My 100th Post–Thank You For Following My Journey Back!

In December of last year, when my Dad asked me if I wanted to play a round of golf with him, I never dreamed that this would have been such a crazy, nutty year. From that first 85 at the end of last year to my much sharper low to mid 70’s scores I’ve posted throughout the summer, this season has been a wild ride. From a 15 handicap to start the season to my 4 that I am ending it at, my game has come back much sharper than I could have ever imagined. Playing rain soaked rounds and dealing with poor course conditions early in the year made way to sunny days and beautiful scenery. This year has been amazing so far, and as I gear up for the off season, I’m excited to see what 2017 will bring.

First up in 2017 will be officially joining a club in my area. I’ve been using TheGrint as my handicap tracker thus far, but I’ve heard of some people having issues getting registered for tournaments without a full GHIN number. By joining a local club, this will give me that number and allow me more access to regional and national tournament schedules. After that, the first major qualifying tournament that I plan on making a run at would be the USGA US Open Regionals in May of next year. This is if my handicap is able to be established at a 2 or less before then. If not, I will be participating in the Puetz Golf Winter Tour if that is an option for next season. Next up on the list is the USGA US Amateur Qualifier in early July and the WSGA Amateur Qualifier later in the month. This would be followed by the USGA US Mid-Amateur Qualifier in early August.

If I am lucky enough to make it past the qualifying rounds of any of the tournaments, I would be participating in the actual tournaments during the month of August. The WSGA State Amateur, USGA US Amateur and the WSGA Mid-Amateur were all held in August this year and will probably be scheduled for about the same time next year. If the schedule continues similarly to this year, the final tournament of the year would be the USGA US Mid-Amateur in September next year. I’m also going to participate in the club tournaments at the club I choose to join as long as they do not conflict with any of the other dates on the calendar as well.

Next season should be a busy one, so hopefully it will come together quickly for me and I will be competitive. I want to reach out to the amazing people at Wilson Golf, who, while they haven’t officially sponsored my run to tournament golf next year, they have certainly gone above and beyond what I ever expected in a company to help me find the gear I need to get to the next level. Also, a huge thank you to Golfsmith, World Wide Golf Shops and Amazon for helping me raise funds to keep my golf blog alive. It’s been an adventure through the first 100 posts and I can’t wait to see what the next 100 will bring!