Going into the week I probably would have accepted a top ten finish at the Tour Championship. Unfortunately I had a great chance to win and collapsed on the back nine. I was leading the tournament with 10 holes to play and playing some of the best golf of my life. The course was extremely difficult with hazards left and right on almost every shot. I navigated my way through the hazards without a mistake for the first 63 holes. The last 9 holes however weren't so kind. I pulled a hybrid into a pond going for the par 5 10th hole with my second shot that lead to a double bogey. I then blocked two consecutive tee shots out of bounds on the par 5 13th hole that lead to a devastating 9. I really don't know what to say about the collapse other than it happens. I played great to give myself a chance for the win on the back nine and didn't come through. Hopefully I can store this one away in the learning experience category and take away how well I played the first 3 and a half rounds. The more times I can knock on the door of a victory the closer it gets to becoming a reality. I had a great opportunity to learn from playing in the final pairing the last 2 rounds and sleeping on the 36 hole lead. It was fun to be in contention again, even if it didn't go our way this time.
I am now in Dallas getting ready to play in the first Dallas/Fort Worth Gateway Tour event that begins tomorrow. I will update the site after I get back to Arizona Friday night. Thanks again for checking in and I will be in touch soon
Matt
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