Tough Course....EHHH?

Hi All,
    As most of know, Bruce and I left Arizona two weeks ago to chase the summer golf tournaments. We traveled up the west coast, visiting friends and family along the way, and headed towards Canada for the Women's Canadian Tour.

        We arrived in Parksville, BC to meet a wonderful host family, and were welcomed into a beautiful home just minutes from the golf course. That afternoon, we played a practice round with our host, whose name was also Bruce. We had a lot of fun and started to learn the challenging layout that Morningstar had to offer. The course proved to be very difficult with tight landing areas, and tricky multi-tiered greens. That Tuesday, I teed off for my first round of the tournament feeling a bit uneasy about the course, which caused me to be a little indecisive in my shot selection. My inability to commit to shots that day caused some trouble and I ended the day shooting a round of 80 and tied for 53rd place. Not anywhere close to the start we were hoping for....
          Although I had a rough first day, I worked out the kinks and was ready to go  play with confidence the following day. We arrived on the final day to see pins tucked in unimaginable locations and soon realized, it was going to be an even more challenging day. Despite the course set up, Bruce and I took it one shot at a time, and finished with one of the low rounds of the day, 74. I finished my first Canadian Women's event tied for 25th out of 80 women. Although those may not be the results Bruce and I were hoping for, but I am proud of the way I performed the second day and know what I need to work on the next week.

         After 4 great days of being spoiled by our hosts, Bruce and Kelly, and managing to get incredible weather, we headed south to Victoria to do some sight seeing!! Here are some pictures of the beautiful city:

Outside the Parliament building

Inside Parliament

On top of Mount Doug

    Next week we are headed to Seattle to compete in the Women's US Open Qualifier, wish us luck!! 

On a final note, my rally is half way done and we have reached over 30% of our goal!! I am blown away by the love and support be have received by our friends and family, we thank you all so much. You given us the opportunity to pursue our dream, and it is our sincere hope that we get the opportunity to do the same for someone else someday! <3

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Hitting the Road

Hello Friends!
Sorry for the delay in posts, Bruce and I have been very busy with scheduling, packing, fundraising and squeezing in two more tournaments before hitting the road. I'll make it short and sweet as we are driving through Oregon at the moment......

Two weeks ago I played in another Cactus tour event at Ocotillo golf resort. I played alright and ended the tournament shooting 72-77-70 and tied for 4th place. Although I wasn't impressed with the way I hit the ball that week, I was impressed with the improvement in my putting and it was good enough to walk away with another top 5 finish.

After the tournament at Ocotillo, I had the opportunity to participate in the Gilbert Boys & Girls Club golf tournament. On that day, I played in a little competition called, "beat the pro" where players had the option to bet against me on a par 3 for a $5 buy in. If I beat them, I gave the $5 to the Boys & Girls club, if they happened to beat me, I doubled their money. It was a fun event and I got to hit a TON of 8 irons that day!! I had a lot of takers in the challenge and only a few came out victorious, but were generous enough to allow the Boys & Girls Club to keep their winnings. It was a great opportunity and experience to work with such an outstanding organization!!

The following day, I took part in the Shriners Pro-am which brought a ton of cold, wind, and fun!! My team didn't play well, but it was great to play with members of yet another great organization. After the pro-am I played in the Cactus Tour event at the same course, Legacy. I had a bit of a rough week but have made some adjustments and am ready to hit the road for summer!!

Speaking of summer, my tentative summer schedule has been posted in the "Schedule & Results" tab!! Bruce and I will be traveling around Canada, going to Washington and Las Vegas, and hopefully to North Carolina for the US Women's Open. We are excited to see where this summer takes us and see how my game continues to improve.

Lastly, Bruce and I have kicked off a crowdfunding rally to help provide funds for our summer entry fees. As many of you know, golf is an expensive sport and playing mini-tours makes it more so. If you all would help out in our journey by contributing or by passing on the word of our rally, it would be greatly appreciated. In the first week of the rally, we have reached 25% of our goal and couldn't be more grateful!! Bruce and I couldn't continue pursuing this dream without you all....
Thank you all for your support and continuous love!!