Pepsi Tour-Napa GC @ Kennedy Park

I wrapped up this weekends tournament today at Napa GC at Kennedy Park. I fired rounds of 71, 72 (-1) to take 2nd place once again! I had a rough start the first day 3 putting the first hole and hitting it out of bounds off the tee on the 2nd hole. +3 thru 2 was not the ideal start. I continued hitting it sloppy for the rest of the front 9 but made some key putts and some good up and downs to make the turn at +1. After making a 10 foot curling putt for bogey on 11, I settled down a little to make an eagle on 14 and a birdie on 15 to get the round in the red. I missed birdie putts of 15, 10, and 7 feet on the last 3 holes but was still happy to shoot a round under par after struggling for much of the round from tee to green. I was in 2nd place, 4 behind the leader, and 1 ahead of 3rd place, going into the 2nd and final round. After a good practice session Saturday afternoon with good friend Rick Reinsberg, I came out today swinging much better. On the first hole, I had 6 feet for birdie. I was definitely confident I could get the job done today. Unfortunately I missed that putt and struggled to make putts and save those same type of shots I had saved the day before. I swung so much better on today's front 9, yet I still made the turn at +1 again. I stayed patient as I was 3 off the lead. I made routine pars on 10 and 11 and finally made my first birdie of the day on 12 when I ripped a drive and hit a sand wedge to 13 feet. Unfortunately the next hole my 5 iron got taken by the wind and missed just right of the green and nestled down in the rough. I failed to get it up and down and was once again over par. It was frustrating because I felt like I was swinging well enough to be 4 or 5 under but it just wasn't happening. The next hole, a par 5, I missed a 4 footer for birdie. After 3 routine pars, I finished with a nice up and down on the par 5 18th for a birdie. Although not the score or finish I wanted, I feel better about my game today going into this weeks event in San Diego, than I did 2 days ago. I look forward to improving off this finish and having a solid upcoming week. Thanks for the support and come back soon.