Friends

It is nice to have friends while we travel the world playing this crazy golf game. We all know what a "rutt" I have been in. My friend, Jenny Gleason, was shocked at my putting performance when we were paired together in the first round of the Duramed Futures Tour event in Cincinnati. She said "can I give you a putting lesson?" I immediately screamed "PLEASE!!" 10 minutes with Jenny and one drill (well I did the drill for over an hour), my ball started rolling and continued to roll on Saturday and Sunday. 28 putts and 27 putts respectively. Thank you Jenny Gleason. She says I only owe her a Starbucks coffee. Well if I continue to putt this way, Ill be buying more a lot more than one coffee, maybe the whole store.

I finished 16th in Cincinnati. After shooting 3 over the first round, I was happy with this performance. I am looking very forward to playing this week in Hammond, IN. It is near my home in Chicago. It is so wonderful to play close to home. These are usually my best tournaments.

Links to article & interview

Since I won the Decatur tournament two times, the media gave me a lot of attention last week. Also, If you were on the Duramed Futures Tour or LPGA Web site last week, you would have noticed a feature article on the Home page with my name on it. Very Cool!! I loved it. Most of it is about Narcolepsy (great for N awareness) Next time, I hope it is for winning a tournament!!! think birdies for me!!
Here are a few links if your interested.

This is a TV interview: click on "Quick View" box to view
http://media.vmsnews.com/MR.pl?id=061608-868404-X001439519

This is an article:
www.herald-review.com/articles/2008/06/18/life/features/1033421.txt

Thank you to all of you who follow me (especially my "stalkers"!!!!)

Decatur

Finished 49th in Decatur. Not too bad considering I hit only 6 fairways each day. The rough was super thick and I feel like I handled it pretty well. Oh yeah, my putting.....soooooooooooo much better. Had only 10 putts on one nine.
In Decatur, we must have a caddy. If you dont have one, they assign you a volunteer. Could be hit or miss, if you know mean. I was lucky enough to get a sharp college kid who knew nothing about golf. Really the perfect caddy for the week. Since he was smart and observant, I knew he would not get in the way - big plus. He just chatted with me, encouraged me, made me laugh, always had water for me (soooo important), and let me play like I know how to play. Loved it!!! Thanks Robbie!! Another player was telling me how her caddy counted how many times she swore. Yikes - a whopping 47. I have never laughed sooo hard.
In attempt to hit more fairways this week in Cincinnati, Ive changed drivers, back to the Tour Edge (last years model). So far it seems to be going straighter than my Taylor Made and maybe a bit longer. Time will tell.

Mushy Brain

Ive been on the road for two and a half months...no wonder I'm having a difficult time putting the ball in the hole. My brain and my hands are no longer connecting. After having 37 putts on Saturday and missing the cut at the Duramed Futures Tour event in Lake Geneva, WI, I came to the conclusion that my brain is mushy from traveling and playing every day for 10 weeks. You would think that after all these years of professional golf that I would have learned that more that 4 weeks in a row is a lot. When Im not playing great, I keep practicing more and more trying to figure it out. Every day I leave the course feeling good and prepared, but my scores sure are not showing it. Well, this week I am in Chicago recuperating.