Last week i posted that i was in Melbourne with Tour player Tim Frazer at stage 2 of tour school for his Australasian tour card. It was a terrific week, getting to see what Tim gets up to on the course when he is playing in tournament conditions. Just like you guys this is where i spend my time working on his game. You may make the same mistake 5 times while on the course, well in this scenario, a mistake made once can be very expensive so we are looking for what transpires and how we can prevent it next time. We were at the Peninsula Golf Club just south of the Sand belt (and a particular favourite course of mine) Tim played great with limited luck.He hit the ball off the fairway 3 times the first day and had to chip out once and had two un-playables for a round of 76. At the half way mark this left him around 65th place, so with 60 positions on offer for the final stage a score better than round 1 for round 2 should put him in good place (or so we thought) Tim played even better during round 2, the wind had picked up and the course really showed it's teeth. Tim shot a round of 75 and then we waited for everyone to finish. Boy what a wait. Definitely the least fun i have had for a long time. As it turned out Tim score was one more than the cut line at 150 for the two rounds. The guys must have played some good golf on the second day in all that wind.
So what was learnt.
That you can play well and it won't always be good enough.
How much luck plays a part in this game ( The young guy Tim played with had nine provisional tee shots and didn't lose a ball, didn't take a penalty - Tim hit off the fairway three times in two days and took two penalties),
How important experience is when it comes to golf. Tim's only been a pro for a little over five months and he has come such a long way but he knows how much more he has to learn. But there is so much more to being a pro golfer than just golf and Tim is going in the right direction, his future looks great so now it's just time and experience. I had a great week and learnt a lot about my young charge and a lot about golf. Well done Tim, we will get them next time.
Next time you get upset with yourself because of the way you played or that you didn't qualify for the event you were hoping too, remember, it's just a game and s#&t happens and don't let it get you down, work out what you need to do to change it and make it better, Tim and i have started already
I hope you had a great Xmas and got to spend some nice time with your families and that you have a fantastic new year.
Play well, i will see you on the course.
Jeff Mansfield
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