US Open Qualifier - Atlanta, GA (Monday)

After two weeks off, we started the week in Atlanta, GA at the River Club for the 36 hole Sectional Qualifier for the US Open. We both drove to Atlanta and met Sunday morning for a practice round. The River Club was in great shape and the greens were fast. We woke up Monday morning to some unsettled skies and played 6 holes in the rain before play was suspended due to lighting. The delay lasted about an hour but the rest of the day was played in perfect conditions. We played sloppy in the morning, making two double bogeys and had three 3-putts, finishing the morning round with a 74. The afternoon round was a little better. We still struggled with the swing but Kevin was able to manage it around without making a bogey and shot 69. With only 3 spots available, his 143 total finished in 8th place, 6 shots from qualifying.

After the round, we had a quick dinner and I headed out for the 7 hour drive over to Memphis, TN. We are playing in the FedEx St Jude Classic this week. I was able to drive about 3 hours before I called it a night in Birmingham, AL. I drove the rest of the way this morning and met Kevin around noon at the golf course. He flew in this morning, had a workout and some lunch before we started our practice. We did some putting and range work before playing nine holes. He is still not completely happy with his ball striking but it is getting better and we had a solid nine hole practice round.

After the round, we hit a few more putts before we called it a day. After dinner, Kevin was suppose to pick Brittany up at the airport but someone made a mistake with the travel plans. Brittany was all packed, at the airport ready to check in but there were no planes leaving. She was so excited to come to Memphis, she showed up at the airport a day early. Her flight doesn't actually leave until tomorrow. Sorry Brittany, but that was a funny story that I just had to share with everyone and I'm sure it was all Kevin's fault!!

Tomorrow we will be playing 18 holes off site for our Wednesday practice. I've also been invited to play so I'm looking forward to playing some golf myself. We tee off Thursday at 8:48 with Fran Quinn and Luke Guthrie