I learned this week why they say it is always tough to follow a great round with another good round. Tuesday was a tough day after shooting a 2 over 74 and trailing the leader by 12 shots. I left the course wandering what the difference between the guys shooting 8,9, and 10 under and myself was. I spent all day searching and questioning what it would take for me to finally break through and shoot a low round. I was really hard on myself and very frustrated with the situation. If only I had known that 24 hours later I would shoot my personal best score by 2 shots, a 9 under par 63, I might have slept a little better Tuesday night. It was one of those days where I was in the zone and every time I looked up the ball was flying right at the hole and all the putts were finding the bottom of the cup. Wednesday's round was definitely the boost in the arm that I needed. There is no feeling in golf like the one coming down the stretch knowing you have a career round going and fighting off the nerves and excitement. This was definitely the best round of golf I have ever played mentally and physically. Unfortunately, the final round saw all the putts that went in the day before just slide by the hole. I hit the ball well and felt good on the greens but I just couldn't get anything to go in. I made 1 birdie, 1 bogey and 16 pars. An even par 72 dropped me into a tie for 26th.I really feel like this was a break through week in my professional career. I needed to know that I was capable of taking it low in a tournament. Now it is just a matter of putting myself in this situation more often. It's always easier to do something when you know you've already done it. I will be playing again on the Gateway Tour next week at the Raven at Verrado tournament. I will keep you posted before the tournament begins. Thanks for checking in.
Matt
