I managed to end the desert swing
on a positive note with a final round
66 in Dubai. Overall it has been my
best effort yet out at the Emirates
but I am a little disappointed not
to have done better. Tee to green
I have played very solid for the 3
weeks but the putter has let me down
quite badly on this trip. It started
to come together in Dubai when I left
the grainier greens of Abu Dhabi and
Qatar behind but this is something
I need to work on for the coming tournaments,
especially the WGC in Doral which
I hear are very grainy. I have picked
a few peoples mind about it and realised
that because I naturally tend to putt
dead weight, as the ball loses its
speed the grain snatches it away from
the hole, I think I need to adapt
and putt firmer at the hole like the
South African and Asian payers tend
to do. We will see how this works
out come March in Miami.
I now have two weeks back in London
where it looks like I will be restrained
to my house to stay warm and avoid
the snow before starting my US trip
which begins in LA before the World
Matchplay. Stay warm...
