Hello golfers…

I’m back out on the road again for a five-week stretch. A long run of more consistent playing and time to get my “summer game” in shape!
I’m currently in Raleigh, N.C. for The Rex Hospital Open, and it’s raining like crazy! The TPC Wakefield Plantation course is in great shape but very wet, and we’re probably going to have chances all week long of more rain!

I went back into the gym this week to get my body back into shape and into the playing mode that I have been in before. Feeling confident and eager for this stretch of events!

I have a good friend at home whose mom started a fan site for me on Facebook. Click here to take a look and join in the support! Keep it in the short grass and make some putts will be my motto and mental approach to each day on the links!

Take care and tune in next time!

Good day…

CC

Note: Follow Chad Collins’ scores all weekend in Raleigh, N.C. by clicking here!

Hello again all golfers and race fans!

Last week at the BMW Charity Pro-Am tournament, I needed to make a 35-foot putt on the 72nd hole to make the cut. I thought I just needed to two-putt to make the cut safely on the number. Instead, I tried to two-putt and actually made the putt to make the cut on the number! I was laughing with joy and surprised at the result, not trying to make the putt! A little luck every now and then never hurt!

This Monday, I was playing in the U.S. Open local qualifier in Cincinnati and needed to make a 15-foot par putt on the last hole to get into what I thought was going to be a certain playoff to move on to the next stage. I made the putt and had to wait around the rest of the afternoon to see if my score of 71 was good enough for a playoff. Two guys in the last group of the day came in with better than 71 and bumped me out of a playoff!

Golf is a funny game, and some days you have luck on your side, and some days you ain’t got nothin’!

Good day…

CC

Hello Hoosier golfers and race fans!!

Back out on the road again after a two-week break at home, which seemed like five days! I’m here in Greer, S.C., for the BMW Charity Pro-Am tournament.

Three beautiful golf courses set in the hilly terrain of South and North Carolina. Playing with one pro this week, along with my amateur partner, should be a slightly more relaxing and conversational time. Playing three different golf courses the first three days, setting up the cut for the final round back at the home course on Sunday.

Before leaving on Sunday evening, May 10, I had a chance to work with my swing coach, Sam Foley, out at the Brickyard Crossing. After a few issues he saw with ball positioning and swing path, I feel like things are back to where they should be for this week’s event! Sometimes another set of eyes helps when the game goes a little sour.

I am really looking forward to this week, as I feel like my game is getting into “summer mode!” Another week off after this event brings me back home for a week, then back out on the road for another five weeks.

Wish me luck and watch my scores, as I feel a solid week ahead!

Good day…

CC

Note: Click here to follow Chad’s scores online starting Thursday, May 14.

Hello Hoosier Golfers:

I am at home again for another off-week in the good, old Indiana weather … enjoying the rain. I’ve been out in the woods again this week trying to get that big gobbler, with no luck again! Although, now I consider a day in the woods a success if I haven’t been shot at!!!!!

My dad and I have been out fishing throughout the week, as well. With all the rain we’ve had, the fishing has actually been fairly decent considering the rising stage of the summer pools in the lakes. Using fishfinders and electronics have helped us to locate schools of fish, and we have had moderate success. Each time my dad and I have went, we’ve put about 15 fish in the live well.

Coming up this weekend is the the annual Cloverdale Dollars for Scholars Outing. I try to play in it each year, donating various clubs and apparel for the event. It’s one of the highlights of my year because I know everyone that comes out, and I always enjoy giving back to my roots out in Cloverdale. Anyone who would like to play on Saturday morning, May 9 at Clover Meadows should contact the golf course at (765) 795-6001. It’s always a great time.

I’m heading out to Greenville, S.C., for the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs on Sunday. I’m really excited for this week because I’ve got a few people flying out to see me play. Hopefully I will break through with a top 10 or better! I always play better when I have close friends or fans out to follow along, so I am thinking this week could be the real deal!

Tune in next week!

Good day…

CC