The golf world has some momentum of late, especially with the rumored return of Tiger. We'll see what happens with that. I see a lot of friends on the leaderboards of the various tours, including the PGA Tour leaderboard the last few weeks. One guy I've played a lot of golf with has been making a splash all over the world. Graham Delaet, a friend I've known since college, has been lighting it up. After two very successful seasons on some of the "lesser known" world tours, he's off to a very solid start on the PGA Tour this year. Pretty cool seeing a guy you know pretty well start to make it big.
As for me, my shotmaking has been relegated to the exibition variety. The only shots I've hit the last 4 months have been in the process of showing the youth of Utah what to do. I'll hit a couple of chips a day, then a couple of putts. Teaching a lot, playing little. It's a weird place, wanting it more than ever, not being able to play much. The weather in Utah has been exceptional for golf this year, but I haven't been able to take advantage of that.
So, I'm hoping to get in some work in the next 2 months. There is still a quite healthy summer tour around the West where I could make some progress. I'm hoping I get the chance to take advantage of that. Honestly, I want the golf career to happen more than ever. It is the thing I would love to do for the rest of my life. I'm blessed no matter what though. With my family and faith, I will be happy no matter what. A little extra time to practice would be nice...
So back to Tour golf. Guys I like... To be honest I like a lot of the foreigners. Rory Mcilroy, Graeme Mcdowell, Ernie Ells, Ryo Ishikawa. Kind of weird, because I am a true blue American. These guys are likeable, though. There are more, but I find myself rooting for a lot of guys not from here.
Hope your are all well. Hopefully we will return with some more stories of life on the tour.
Stay tuned.
Luke Swilor
