Shell Houston Open : Monday Qualifying (Preview)

This morning I woke up to hopefully find a tee time for the Monday qualifying coming in a couple days. Finally they are up, 8:10am off the first tee. I'm pretty excited about that because it's the best chance to play under perfect conditions (no wind, smoothest green conditions). As I looked through a day or so ago I noticed the player roster... Frank Licklitter II, Ricky Barnes, Tommy (two gloves) Gainey... I was thinking it was going to be a big time field, lots of strong, seasoned players. Then this morning I see even more... Bob Tway, Colt Knost, Brant Jobe, David Gossett and more.
So seeing that I got excited that I might be able to be paired up with one of these guys... unfortunately I haven't been but I'm still excited to go out and have all putts drop. I've been telling myself I'm due, yesterday I was invited out to the Houston Country Club and dispite 2 putting nearly every green I finished -1. It was unfortunate for my visit the greens had been punched two days prior, sanded and they had let the grass grow... so it was a slow and grainy day on the putting greens. The HCC is a great course and a lovely atmosphere, I had a great conversation with some of the members afterwards who were excited to see my name on the roster for the Shell Houston Open. It's always nice to know people are pulling for you. Which is why coming into Monday I know I have just as good a chance to shoot the low round of the day as an old seasoned veteran on tour, a bunch of US Amateur Champions, and a number of PGA Tour card holders and Nationwide Tour players because as long as the putts fall I will be in teh same position to get in as they are... playing Monday.

And let me tell you, if I do get in I am ready for my performance on the PGA Tour ... again.

JS