This past week has been great at
the British Open with what was comfortably
my best ever performance in the event.
I was a little disappointed not to
pick up a couple of shots coming down
the stretch to beat my best Major
finish which was 23rd at the US Open.
I played really good all week, tee
to green I was very solid and my short
game was good, so overall I was very
pleased with the whole result. The
only slight negative was I didn't
hole that many putts. I putted well
but they just didn't want to drop.
When you look back and realise you
only finished 5 shots out of the playoff
you can't help but think how close
you could have been. That being said
I played very good on Sunday and just
missed a couple of chances coming
down the stretch which would have
given me a top ten. 2 shots better
was 7th. I missed a couple of chances
which was a shame but that's what
happens in Majors, you have to take
your chances and I didn't. So a slight
disappointment there but all in all
it was a great week which gives me
a lot of confidence going into my
next two tournaments which are the
World Event the WGC Bridgestone and
the USPGA. After two top 25's in my
last two Majors hopefully I can improve
my Major record and get a top 10 or
even a win so fingers crossed. The
main thing is that the game's all
in good shape.
It was an amazing British Open to
be part of and obviously Tom Watson
stole the show. Everyone kind of wanted
him to win although it's slightly
embarrassing that a guy his age (he's
obviously a legend in the game) but
a senior player has come along and
played better than us. It was a little
unfortunate that he didn't go on to
win but that takes nothing away from
Stewart Cink who did great in the
playoff.
It's a shame we didn't get another
Major winner over here for Europe
and especially for Lee Westwood and
Ross Fisher who looked really strong
for the English. We are getting closer
though, it was a strong European contingent
up there this year which shows how
strong European golf is.
I've got a 2 week break now where
I can relax and do a bit more practice
and get ready for the US. I'm currently
in Leeds having some scans and tests
done at a mid point in the year to
see how I've improved since January.
Hopefully I'll be able to look back
next week at those results and see
that I've improved physically which
is all good stuff moving forward.
