Last week I went to Lake Wales Country Club in Lake Wales, Florida, to compete in a one day event on the Moonlight Tour. It's also a course that holds the local qualifiers for larger tournaments, such as the US Open.

I was unable to play the course the day before, so I went at it blind. I tee'd off around 11 AM and ripped a drive 341 yards off the first tee. My ball striking was right on but my putting wasn't. It was a "dejavu" of Glen Arven, hitting all the greens and fairways but missing the putts.

I ended up shooting 74 and placing tied for 8th. Not bad, considering my putting wasn't there. I stayed around after I finished and practiced putting for about an hour. I started to move my hands a little forward, similar to Phil Mickelsons' putting stroke, to help get the stroke started. It seemed to help some.

The next day, I played in a "No Tour Affiliation, Sponsor Exempt" one day event. It's a new thing down south where I can play if I am exempted in.

The course was Lake Placid Golf Club in Lake Placid, Florida. I had an early tee time of 7:20 AM so I was up at 4 AM. I was excited about this event as was everyone else. They only let 40 golfers play, so I felt honored to be exempted in.

We played as two-somes so we flew through our round. The course was extremely nice and the greens rolled fast. It played a Par 71 and I shot a -2, 69. I left before the tournament was over to get to Tampa for some business and had the director call me as the results came in. As soon as I drove over the bridge in Clearwater, the director called me and said the second to the last group shot a 68 and beat me by one shot. I placed second and was in the money.

I putted better during the second round but still above last years average. I will continue to work on this as the rest of my game is where I like it. I may be going to Tampa to play "The Claw at USF" on the 25th. Then after that, most of my tours go on a summer break until the 1st of July. I will be looking for more events during this time. They will not be big events, just "maintainers" as I am saving every penny for the NGA/Hooters Tour in October. The Winter Series with the NGA/Hooters Tour will costs me somewhere between $20,000 and $30,000 depending on the number of events I will be competing in.

I hope you see the opportunity and excitement in all that is happening and will happen. Thanks again for all your support and words of encouragement. Thanks also goes to all my sponsors, especially Nature Bridges and JD James Corporation for all the assistance given!

Until next time,

Glen

"Nobody ever remembers who finished second at anything." - Jack Nicklaus