It was a quick few weeks here on the road to kick off the busy stretch of the Web.com Tour season. The week of April 15, we were in Prattville, AL for the Robert Trent Jones Trail Golf Championship, and the week of April 22 we played Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio. I finished T37 in Prattville, carding 16 birdies and an eagle, but unfortunately missed the cut in San Antonio despite making 12 birdies in two rounds.

From a golf perspective, what plagued me these past two events were “Big Numbers”- I made a triple bogey during the first round in Prattville on the 17th hole (but made two birdies and an eagle to get my average back under par for that hole :). And in San Antonio, I made a 13 (yes, a 13) on the 13th hole…. I lost four consecutive drives right in the tall grass on Thursday. I still managed to shoot a 75 though! And just to rub a little salt in the wound, when a playing competitor hit his ball in the right weeds on Friday, we found my first two balls, both in playable position, within two minutes….

The highlight of the Prattville week was the fresh batch of Curriki towels that my caddie Travis brought- I’d say they look great on the bag!! And from San Antonio, Briggs Ranch quickly became my new favorite course on the Web.com Tour. Each hole felt isolated in the middle of nowhere, and it was one of the more peaceful, yet exciting golf courses we have played. After missing the cut, I joined my parents for dinner at the San Antonio Riverwalk, which was one of the most unique places I have ever been. The river is no more than 20 feet wide, and goes straight through the city with sidewalks on either side, lined with restaurants, and massive cypress trees and buildings rising above both sides. Plus, we enjoyed a great San Jose Sharks win!!

Thank you all for your support. I am really excited that the Web.com Tour is going to bring added exposure to our efforts. Their communications and marketing teams are putting together content and looking at ways to help leverage the Tour to get more involvement and awareness of what we’re doing here!

It’s back to the range for me, going to work on debugging my golf swing and get back to basics. The great news is that my short game and putting are better than they have ever been!

Stand by for my Nashville update.

Hello from the last scheduled break on the Web.com Tour this season! Next week in Plattville, AL we begin the 20-in-a-row stretch to finish the season… of which I will probably play 16 events. I am in a great spot, positioned 12th on the points list and made 422 of the roughly 750 required points to earn a PGA Tour card for next season.

I finished tied for 52nd place last week in Savannah, making 15 birdies. I had one great round last week, shooting a bogey-free 66 on Friday. However, I struggled with my ball striking over the weekend and fell down a few spots. While the ball-striking has been up and down to start the year, my short game and putting have been excellent, and I am currently ranked first on Tour in putting.

Before that round on Friday, our tee time was delayed by 2 and a half hours due to fog- we warmed up four different times, but never could play because we couldn’t see more than 50 yards. Travis snapped a picture right before we teed off, where the fog was still lingering.

Saturday was Military Appreciation Day, and the local military base in Savannah brought tanks, helicopters and armed personnel carriers that were stationed every few holes. I even got to climb inside this tank, which is far less spacious than it appears. Fun fact, it takes 7 gallons of fuel just to start the tank. I’m glad these guys are on our side.

The meal of the week was at Gottleib’s Bakery, where they put out tables after-hours and you eat dinner inside the actual bakery. If you ever get the chance to visit, you have to try their chocolate chewies…

We are really excited about the improvements we have made to the Birdies for Education site. You can now manage your pledges through our self-help portal.

Birdies Pledge Center

Thank you again for all your support, and I’m looking forward to a big final push here!!

Thanks to Mr. Mori Yutaka for bringing awareness of the Birdies for Education campaign to Japan!