Working on 2008

Nothing is set in stone yet, but I'm starting to really put together my schedule for next year.  Right now the plan is to play the Canadian Tour full-time in the summer months.  They're trying to add a few more events this season, so that is a good thing.  The more options every week the better.

Early next year will probably be a mix of mini-tour events, depending on how I like each tour.  I think I'll be trying a couple I haven't played in yet.  The Butch Harmon Tour in Vegas has been pretty solid, and it's much easier to drive to Vegas than Southern California.  We'll see how those tournaments work out. 

There is a new mini-mini-tour starting up in Utah too.  The Wasatch Tour has been having some small events locally, and they're planning a tournament every other week this winter in St. George/Mesquite.  These should help to fill up the winter schedule, giving me the best chance to be prepared going into the Canadian Tour season.

The weather has been really bad around here as it relates to golf, so these early season tournaments will be very important to get the rust off.  I feel extra motivated this year, so I don't think the layoff has hurt me at all.  I feel more refreshed than I ever have.  Batteries are charged, and I'm ready to go.

Now we're going to have a great finish to the holiday season.  I go a long time during the year without seeing my family and friends, so this is an important part of the year for me to get back in touch. 

To get a feel for what my schedule might look like, here is a link to my calendar.  Pretty rough right now, but it will get locked in as the year goes along.

Merry Christmas!

Luke

Tis the Season

What do you do when there is snow on the ground and you can't get out of town?  Work out and putt in the basement.  That's about as deep into golf as I've been getting lately.

I've been doing a lot of shoveling, though.  Our house is halfway up the mountain, so we've been getting a lot of snow.  Our driveway faces North, too, so that doesn't help.  It hasn't snowed the last couple days, but there is still snow to shovel just about every time I get home.  It's been windy, making me have to shovel the snow I just shoveled over and over again.

Ah, the winter.

I've also been running errands for an old golf buddy.  I hadn't seen him in years, but he sent me a Thanksgiving email.  He's been promoting concerts locally, so I asked him if he needed any help.  Sure enough, so I've been making a little money sending emails to record label bigwigs and delivering tickets.  It's really the perfect thing for me right now, as the schedule is so flexible.  I can still do all the work I need to do on my game, leave town at a moments notice, and make a little money in the meantime.  Not enough money, but it should get me through the next couple months.

I'm really excited about golf right now.  I wish I was heading out to a tournament tomorrow.  Seeing a lot of guys I know at tour school makes me want it that much more.  I've been going over the year in my mind, and I feel like I'm ready to really step up next year.  I really think I can shave 1-2 strokes off my scoring average just by eliminating some of the little mistakes I made this year.  I wasn't making a lot of those mistakes in past years, but I feel like my "skills" are better now.  I'm ready to put some aggressive swings on it, and my scores are going to come down.  Expect me in contention a lot more next year.

Anyhow, you're now up to date.  Let's have a good holiday season, then get back to shooting some low scores.

Luke Swilor