Well that will be number 9 and counting
at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
I finished second, a couple of shots
behind the eventual winner Simon Dyson
who I partnered for the first 3 days.
Its been a while since I have been
in contention so I was really pleased
as I have put a lot of solid results
together over the last couple of months
but the games not been quite there
and this week it was a lot closer.
The work I have put in on my golf
swing over the last few months with
Hugh Marr is really paying off, so
overall I am pretty pleased with how
things went last week seen as though
I didn't really have a chance at winning
even though I got off to a great start
I wasn't far off. Simon played brilliantly
so I was always 3 or 4 shots behind
him so second was pretty good in the
end.
I partnered Marcus Allen who is an
ex NFL MVP superstar, a bit of a legend
in the game to say the least and Simon
Dyson partnered Kelly Slater so that
was great for the first few days,
we all had a lot of fun and obviously
me and Simon were playing well which
helped.
Part of the reason I played great
as well was that I changed the grip
on my putter, which was a lot larger
and really helped and I felt like
I putted very solidly all week which
converted a few more chances and got
me right into contention so it proved
a good choice.
Its obviously been a while since I
finished second or been in contention
so that was just what I needed and
with that to do it at such a big event
and the home of golf at St Andrews,
walking up the last couple of holes
with the adrenalin flowing, and being
in contention was a brilliant experience
and something I hope that I can replicate
next year at the British Open.
The 2nd place managed to guarantee
me a place in the Volvo World Matchplay
in a few weeks which is brilliant
as it was one of my goals earlier
on in the season and it should have
sown up the Masters for next year
with my career high of 35 in the World
Rankings.
So now I have a week off where I will
relax, do a bit of practice and try
and improve before I fly off to Portugal
next week.
