Much needed week home

I went home from July 4th to July 12th for a much needed break! I was really excited to see my family and of course my boyfriend Travis. My brother, Andy's birthday was July 4th and so we all got together in Orlando to celebrate that afternoon. He just moved to California so it was good to see him one last time before he moves. We all went and played putt-putt (I thought I wouldn't pick up a club my first day home! HA) Don't mind my youngest brother in his lovely 4th of July outfit.

During the week I was able to sleep in, relax, and work on my game with Travis. I also was in my childhood friend, Jessa's wedding. I was very busy during the weekend for her big day but it was a lot of fun! This week was a well deserved break home and I definitely felt rejuvenated for 5 more weeks in the Northeast.

Travis and I with the Vero sunset at The Moorings Club

I don't think Harry wanted me to leave again! :)

Crown Point, Indiana

This was my 5th week in a row playing in tournament play and boy was I feeling it! On Tuesday, I played in a Junior Pro-am with a few girls from the local First Tee Program. They were really fun to play with and will be future stars and probably my future competitors :)

That night all of the girls on tour loaded on top of fire trucks and we took a parade into the town! It was really fun and neat. It was a great welcome by the city of Crown Point!

During the first day, I played really well and made the turn at 1 under. Then the lovely par 5 number 11 hit me and after a few shots in tall weeds and an unplayable lie, I walked away with a 9. I was really frustrated but tried to put it behind me but struggled down the last few holes and walked away with a 78. Once again a big number got me and I was really upset with my round. The next day I came back and played 5 holes before a huge storm came in. I was even through 5. I knew if I shot 1 or 2 under I would make the cut so I was happy with my start. We didn't get to play the rest of the day and it rained so much that we had to restart the following day. I started with a 3 putt bogey and that sucked out my confidence in putting. I did okay up until my 6th hole which is an island green only 20 paces from front to back. I preceded to hit one short in the water and then my 2nd long. Standing over my 5th shot all I could think about was DON"T HIT IT IN THE WATER!!! So I got it on the green made my 2 putt and walked away with a 7. Another hole where I was 4 over in one hole! I finished with a 77. What a disappointing weekend but looking back, I was 8 over on those 2 holes and 3 over on the other 34. So I can't get too upset with my play just need to learn not to get big numbers!!! I was ready for a week off after this tournament!

Island Resort Championship

Hey everyone. Sorry for the delay but I'll update you on these past few weeks on each tournament! During the week of June 20th I experienced my first trip up to the "UP" of Michigan. The course was in Harris at a casino. It was an awesome course and was in great condition. Unfortunately, the weather was not in great condition. On Tuesday, I got to play 5 holes then a monsoon of rain came and didn't stop raining until the next afternoon. On Wednesday, I went out with some friends to walk the course since we couldn't play. It was so foggy and so cold.

I played in the Pro-Am on Thursday and I was fortunate enough to get paired with the News Channel 5 guys from Greenbay. We had a great time! They filmed a bunch and I'm hoping one of them will still send me the footage :)

On the first day of the tournament, I really struggled. I felt like I couldn't breath and was rushing to play. On a par 3 island green I walked away with a 6. Its very comparable to TPC Sawgrass' 17 except its about 150 yards. Here's a picture of the green from the tee box.

It was a very frustrating day which resulted in an 81. I knew I was way out of the cut line so the next day I went out and forgot about the day before and just tried to take one shot at a time. Sure enough, I shot 71 and improved. I think I missed the cut by 1 or 2 but I proved to myself that I can bounce back from a bad round. It was still a fun week especially since I had awesome housing hosts!