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Wow, snuck up a few places today. I didn’t hit a fairway until the 15th hole but my chipping and putting was fantastic. As long as I can get a swing I can score. I will have to sort out my woods but my putting is phenomenal at the moment! So that’s a real positive.

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It was a hard battle on day two as I was +3 after 7 holes, but I hung in there, pegged back a few shots and shot a respectable score to finish 5th. My putting has been very solid.

Tomorrow the Troppo Tour heads to GC for a two day pro-am.Maryborough

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Overall it has been a warm and enjoyable week of golf here in Rockhampton. Although I felt like I struck the ball very poorly my wedge game, putting and a level attitude pulled me through to four consistent rounds. It’s great playing four round pro-ams as they simulate tournament golf and it’s nice to keep every round during it at par or below.

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You could call it a forced offseason. It’s one of the challenges Australian based players must consider. As the pro-am schedule runs pretty much all year round you can actually play non-stop for 12 months. So you must choose when your offseason is… something I have failed to do in the past as I had never seen the need to. After all, golf was always great fun! But no matter how much you enjoy your sport you do need to take a break from it at some stage during the year to do other things and recharge the batteries. In a lot of other countries you don’t get much choice due to freezing winter times. It’s through that time though that most golfers will develop a crazy appetite to get back out into the fresh air and see what they are capable of with their new swing thoughts and ideas they’ve mulled over during the cold winter months.

So I’ve just spend the last 6 weeks without a golf club in hand which I must say has been fantastic. I was tired and playing bad golf and needed to step out of the spikes for a while to gain some perspective on things. I spent the time mainly enjoying the normalities of everyday life in the one town. Having recently moved to Adelaide it was nice to spend some time there and get the feeling of being settled.

Last week I started hitting balls again and the swing feels quite nice. I will get back into competition by playing a few pro-ams in South-East Queensland and combining that with some practice in preparation for the One Asia Tournaments later in the year. That’s where my focus will be, having my game ready for those specific bigger events. I really am looking forward to getting back to playing.

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That’s it, I need a break! I am going to have one.

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It may seem odd, but yes, PNG does hold a golf tournament and quite a good one as a matter of fact. Although the course is a bit rough due to the nature of the extremely humid climate, the layout itself is reasonably challenging.

I rather enjoyed my week thanks to Graham, the great billet I had. He put me up at the Ela Beach Hotel and I was able to enjoy the hospitality at his own restaurant. So thanks for the nice week in PNG Graham

The PNG Open is part of the QLD Sunshine Tour. It is fast becoming one of the more popular tournaments on the pro-am schedule.

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