T24 Nathan Uebergang (-2) 70 68 77 71
(final rank is 30th on count back)

FINAL ROUND
Gee it’s great to have status on the Australian Tour again for next year. The top 35 from the Tour School get full status on the Australian Tour for 2010. The top 60 are allowed to be Tournament members.

I hit the ball very poorly this week, but for three of the four days I chipped and putted sensationally. To get through the way I was hitting it… I’m pretty pleased. So now the golfing year draws to an end for me which I never thought would come. I’m really looking forwards to a break away from golf, however, I’m not sure how long that will be as the Australian Tour starts up again in January. I may skip the Victorian Open and start up in New Zealand.

3RD ROUND
There was a storm delay after my 6th hole when I was 1 under. I struggled after the storm delay in the wind and rain.

2ND ROUND
Just plodding along.

1ST ROUND
Low scores are there to be had. It’s going to be very hot tomorrow so a 7:10 tee time should be very handy.

MC Nathan Uebergang (+20) 87 75

ROUND 2
I’m disappointed with the scores I’ve put on the board and am really looking forwards to going home and doing some practice for a few months to work on things. But before I head home I will be going to the Australian Qualifying School this Tuesday to obtain status in Australia.

After that, break time 🙂

ROUND 1
I woke up this morning with a sore neck and splitting headache which resulted in me vomiting a few times before I headed out. Something slid out in my neck during the night. Not a great start to the day at all. You certainly can’t play your way out of a slump. You need to sit down, reassess things and go off and work on them.

Photo courtesy of the Hyatt Regency Coolum

Back in Queensland, on the lovely Sunshine Coast, beautiful one day perfect the next…. now we’re talking! It’s great to be back near home playing in Queensland’s premiere golf event, the Australian PGA. The holiday atmosphere up here is great for a golf tournament. The Hyatt Regency Coolum is such a relaxing place. Most players have bought their families along to stay with them at the resort and enjoy the week.

Now, let’s talk about the changes to the course. From my point of view I’m rather reserved. I’ve never played the course before but anyone could see the character of the new holes hasn’t quite settled in with the character of the other holes yet. Will they over time? I hope so. I played the practice round with Craig Parry and Steve Conran whom are both very familiar with the Coolum layout. The boys happily shared their opinions about the nature of the new holes… Let’s just say they thought the old holes were pretty darn good.

Overall the course is a beautiful layout with many challenging tee shots and approaches. Along with the great layout are the beautifully maintained bermuda greens which are as good as you’ll get in Queensland.

Here’s to a good event.

Live scoring

MC (+28) 90 82

Results

The Aussie Open… my first Aussie Open!! Boy it’s great to be playing in my national championship for the first time and I get to do it around NSW Golf Club, one of Australia’s best! There’s signature holes everywhere on this golf course. The two that probably stand out the most are the 5th and 6th with their spectacular ocean views.

The 6th Hole at NSW GC as shown from www.nswgolfclub.com.au

I played some practice holes with Gareth Paddison and Craig Spence this week which was good fun. The practice round conditions were unbelievably tough with a strong southerly wreaking havoc. The wind was blowing the balls off some greens! They were the sort of conditions where play would be called off. In the end it was just good fun playing a round in such crazy conditions.

However, from weather forcasts, we can expect some slightly milder weather starting from Thursday which means some players are going to actually break par! It’s a fair test of golf even without gale force winds. It’s going to be fun.