The British Open has started, and the weather is just brutal for the players. Greg Norman, at 53 years of age, led as of early Friday morning.
What wild conditions they are having, and if you listen to interviews with the players who are playing well, they are not complaining about the weather. They’re just playing the course and what it will give them.
That raises another good point on the mental aspect of golf: Don’t let things that are out of your control influence your game. Play each shot and each hole at a time.
The Indiana Open concluded this week and unfortunately I did not make the cut. In my first round though I did achieve my goal which was to shoot 75 or better. I started off strong by making birdies on the 3rd and 5th holes to get to two-under-par but closed out the front nine with a bogey on Hole 9.
A side note to this round is the fact that our tee time was delayed over 2 hours. We did not tee off until 4pm and did not finish the round until 9 pm. Any way on the back nine I faltered and got a little tired and bogeyed three out of the last four holes to shoot 75.
Happy Fourth of July to everyone.
The holiday weekend is usually slow for the golf course, and this weekend is no exception. Everyone likes to play in the morning and then go parties and so forth in the afternoon. So it is a great time to get a friend, spouse or family together and play a little golf this weekend!
Professional golf kicks off this Monday thru Thursday in the Indianapolis area with the Indiana State Open being played at Prairie View in Carmel. Yours truly is in the field, and I am looking forward to my first competitive event of the summer here in Indiana.
My expectations are not really high, seeing how I have not been playing or practicing much at all. I hope to get in some practice time this weekend. My pairing for the first two rounds is a pretty strong one: I am paired with Jeff Cook, a four-time Indiana Open champion and former PGA Tour player.