My next steps; Off to Phoenix for the Gateway Tour

As some of you may know, I am taking my golf game to the desert.  I have the very fortunate opportunity to go play golf for a couple years down in Arizona, as well as other golf-friendly locations.  I am very excited to start this phase of my life and my game, as it is an opportunity that I have hoped for since college.

I will be moving down to the Phoenix/Scottsdale area to begin this adventure by joining the Gateway Tour, and also potentially join other tours as well as do some Monday qualifiers for the Nationwide Tour. I will continue to update this blog with my tournament information, results, future plans, etc.  Thank you to everyone that has made this opportunity possible, as well as all my friends and family for the endless support.

DB

Final Results from Second Stage of Q School

Derek just got off the golf course, so I wanted to update everyone since the tournament site doesn't yet have his score posted.  He went out today and shot -5! Sadly, this won't get him in the top 21 to move on to the final stage.  However it is a great round, especially under pressure, and makes for a much better note to end on as the season comes to an end. 

Derek said that he hit the ball much better than yesterday, however couldn't get his putter rolling.  His final round of -5 today put his 4 round tournament total to -4 (284).  For more tournament information, go here.

Thank you again for all the support from everyone!  Derek will be heading back to WA tomorrow, just in time for the snow that is suppose to show up!

Candice

Second Stage Q School - Round 2

Today it was really windy, especially at the end of the day.   I shot -2, with only one bogey on #8.  On #8 I didn't hit a great drive which cost me the bogey. I birdied #5, #9 and #18.  On #9 I hit a 40 yard bunker shot to about two feet and made the putt and on #18 I made an 8-10 footer.   More tournament information can be found here.

Thank you all for the support and encouragement.

D

PGA National Assistants Championship & Off to 2nd Stage PGA Tour Q School

Couple items to cover:
1)  PGA National Assistants Championship final results
2)  PGA Tour Q School - Stage 2

As a follow up from the PGA National Assistants Championship down in Port St. Lucie, FL Derek shot -1 in the final round, putting him with a four round total of 288 (even par).  He finished T15th which was only 5 shots off the winning score of -5.  With a bit of a bitter end to the tournament Derek bogeyed the final hole in round 4. However the tournament as a whole was a great experience, and beneficial to be in competitive play the week before heading off to the second stage of PGA Tour Q School.  Final results from this tournament are found here.

After spending a few days in Orlando practicing, which included a round at Isleworth G&CC, Derek headed to McKinney, TX (near Dallas) for the second stage of PGA Tour Q School.  Today was the first round of the second stage. Derek shot -1 today in a colorful round that included 4 birdies and 3 bogeys.  Tournament results can be found here.

Thanks everyone for all your support!

Round 3 PGA National Assistant's Championship

Today I swung the club better than yesterday, however I still had a miss that cost me two strokes.  On #18 (9th hole of the day) I hit my second shot into the water finishing the hole with a double bogey.  On the second nine, I managed to get three birdies and one bogey.  One of the birdies included an 80 foot putt on the par 3 hole #4.  Tomorrow is the final round, and I tee off at 7:57 am.  To follow along you can go here:  http://publicscoring.pgalinks.net/leaderboards/lobby.cfm?eventid=5021

The scoring is updated real-time (only about a 2 minute delay), since there is a score keeper following each group.  Thanks for all the support.

Derek

Round 2 PGA National Assistants

Today's round was a bit rough, with a +2 finish (74).  I didn't hit the ball as well I planned, and also missed a few key putts.  After two rounds I am at 146 (+2).  As of right now, the projected cut is +3, but with the winds blowing very strongly, odds are it will go up. 

Tournament results are found here: http://publicscoring.pgalinks.net/leaderboards/lobby.cfm

PGA National Assistants Championship - Round 1

Round one is underway, I shot a even par 72 today.  I didn't feel totally comfortable hitting the ball until about half way through my round.  I didn't putt well at all today, so hopefully tomorrow I can go out and drop some putts.  Tomorrow I tee off at 8:27am. 

Tournament results can be found here: http://publicscoring.pgalinks.net/leaderboards/lobby.cfm 

I will update more tomorrow.

Derek