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

Q School Stage 1 Complete, Moving on to Stage 2

Despite the nerves that stuck around most of the day, I played another solid round today.  I hit 17 greens in regulation for the second day in a row. I birdied #3 and #6, had a bogey on the par 4 hole #9 to turn at -1.  I got one more birdie on #13 to finish with a 70 (-2).  Thank you again for everyone who was supporting me, including my Grandpa who made it out to watch my final round. 

Full Stage 1 results can be found here.

Q School Stage 1 - Round 3

I hit the ball better today, hitting 17 of 18 greens.  I had 4 birdies and no bogeys, finishing with a 68 (-4).  I felt a little bit more comfortable out there today and I hope I can go out and shoot another good round tomorrow.  I tee off round 4 at 10:40 am tomorrow.

Tournament info can be found here.

Q School Stage 1 - Rounds 1 & 2

I am half way through stage 1 of Q School.  Thank you to everyone who has been following me online and your words of encouragement. Round 1 was a bit of a roller coaster, with 6 birdies, 4 bogeys and 2 doubles, finishing at +2.  In round 2 I teed off from hole #10 and got off to a hot start with 5 birdies on my first 9 holes.  I was putting well, which obviously contributed to my birdies.  I finished the round with 3 solid pars coming in, to finish the round at 67 (-5). 

Tournament results can be found here.

2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School

PGA Tour Qualifying School for 2011 is underway!  Derek is down in Carson City, NV where he was assigned to the Dayton Valley CC location for stage 1.  The tournament is a 4 round stroke-play event.  The tournament started today and Derek teed off at 9:40.  He will be updating the blog with the results shortly, so stay tuned!

For more tournament information, click here.

Northwest Open Invitational begins today

The Northwest Open Invitational officially started today. The pro am portion of the event was over the weekend, and today through Wednesday is the championship portion.

The three round tournament is being held at Wine Valley Golf Course this year. Derek's first round began at12:30 this afternoon, and tomorrow he tees off at 7:30 am. As an amateur, Derek won The Northwest Open twice (2005, 2006).

Tournament information, tee times, and results can be found here.