“If we taught sex like we taught golf, the human race would have died out long ago.”

T124 MC Nathan UEBERGANG (+11) 77 78

Results

It’s been a rough couple of weeks on the course. To say I’m disappointed with my results is an understatement. I’m doing some good things out there but not often enough and the results are showing the inconsistency. It’s time to go home, sort my head out, start again and get ready for the next trip. I feel some good golf is just around the corner.

A re-rank occurs after this event. Given my slow start to the season I shouldn’t move to many places from my current rank.

Mizuno Open website:
http://www.mizunoopen.com/

The scenic Yomiuri CC is a mountain top course featuring huge undulations from tee to green:
Yomiuri CC

Live scoring:
JGTO

I didn’t waste much time with this one. These clips are footage of my new stance position and footwork. I worked on getting rid of my pigeon toe setup so the left foot can roll to the inside through impact which should greatly improve my left hip action on the way down.

Jim, I think you’ll like it:

T136 MC Nathan UEBERGANG (+17) 78 79

Results

That’s enough… now it’s time for a swing change. My ball striking sucks. I’m going to turn my toes outwards. No more pigeon toed setup! I’ll work on it and go to the Mizuno Open from there.

Henry and I will head to Tokyo for a couple days and then head down to Osaka for the Mizuno Open on Monday.

MC Nathan UEBERGANG (+7) 73 76

Results

It’s impressive how good these courses have all been so far on the Japan Tour. Shishido Hills Country Club, well, it’s no exception. The course measures around 7300 yards and plays as a par 71. It weaves amongst the mountains and is in immaculate condition, each hole finishing off with a severely undulating green. You should be pleased with under par rounds around this setup.

T40 Nathan UEBERGANG (+7) 73 78 74 70

Results

DAY 4
The weather was good today and the scoring reflected it. I had it moving along nicely today, getting to -4 through 11 but finished a little rough and wound up with a 70 (-2). Overall a good day and a good tournament. It’s nice to make my first cut on the Japan Tour and get things going over here. There’s a lot I can take out of this week.

I must say it’s just great playing in front of the big crowds over here. They are so supportive and really get into the mood with you. It’s nice being able to put on a show for them.

DAY 2
It was a tough day out on course. I though I struggled out there but clearly everyone else did too. The howling winds and slick greens made it extremely tough to post a score. I’m very pleased that I’ll be playing tomorrow and have a chance to climb the leader-board. My short game is working great but my ball striking continues to hinder my scores. Hopefully tomorrow I can get the two working well together.

Mitsubishi Diamond Cup

Wow, what a great venue they’ve got here. The Oarai GC has been rated in the top 5 courses in Japan and I can see why. Beautiful tree lined golf holes, extremely thick rough off the fairway and lovely fast gently undulating greens much akin to a US Open venue. Oarai GC (course pictures) is a seaside golf course, probably one of the flattest courses on the Japan Tour as it’s one of the few not located on a mountainous range. It’s one of the toughest tracks all year and will be a good test especially if the rains and wind turn up as predicted during the week.

Live Scoring (here)

MC T79 Nathan UEBERGANG (+3) 75

Results

For the two day Challenge events they have a cut after the first round. Man it sucks when you double the last to miss the cut by one. Entirely my own fault as I made a bad decision on my second shot and didn’t execute it well.

Henry (my caddie) and I will now spend a few days in Tokyo before heading to Mito for the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup.

Coutesy of Golf Style Japan I have these great “What’s in the Bag” pics from the Token Homemate Cup. Just click the “what’s in the bag?” section at the top of the page.

There’s a bit of chopping and changing going on with my bag at the moment, but more on that later on.

I will be heading back to Japan next week for the Sashima JGTO Challenge on the Challenge Tour in preparation for two events on the Japan Tour, the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at the Oarai Golf Club and the UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship held at Shishido Hills Country Club.