Looks like another banner year for the Adverse Events.  Congratulation to to them for their consistent play.

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Woody Austin will be home in Wichita this upcoming week getting ready for the next tournament.

 

 

 

Sometimes as our temper gets the best of us, it causes the the worst of us to appear.  I had a run in with my temper this past Monday and must apologize to my opponents for my behavior.  When I find that when my frustrations sour my game I tend to read about the "great" golfers of our time and how they even fall prey to temper tantrums.  Then find inspiration in their climb out of the rubble.

Such as Bobby Jones, who notoriously overcame his trappings of anger.  Below is a brief excerpt from bobbyjones.com that should lift even the most battered spirits.

The young Jones would first have to conquer himself before turning his efforts on the golfing world.
Bobby Jones made his first visit to Great Britain in 1921 at the age of 19. He traveled as part of an informal team of Americans who would compete against their British counterparts in what would become the Walker Cup matches the following year. The trip also gave the Americans a chance to participate in the two British major tournaments' the Amateur and Open Championships.

After losing in the fourth round of the British Amateur at Royal Liverpool, Jones came to St. Andrews where he initially disliked the Old Course. Despite not playing particularly well, Jones led all amateurs after the first two rounds. But, in the third round he covered the first nine holes in a dismal 46 shots. At the par four 10th, he took a double bogey six. Then, on the par three 11th hole, he hit his ball into Strath bunker and eventually picked it up without completing the hole. Although he completed the round, Jones’ actions meant that he had withdrawn from the tournament and he forever viewed the event as his “most inglorious failure” in golf. The British press was openly critical of Jones’ conduct at St. Andrews, yet this seemingly bitter disappointment would ultimately prove to be a significant turning point for a young Bobby Jones on his way to becoming the greatest champion golf had ever seen.

O.B. Keeler, an Atlanta newspaperman and close personal friend, traveled with Jones to tournaments and covered his career from start to finish. He would later describe Jones’ career in two parts, “The Seven Lean Years and The Seven Fat Years.” From 1916 until 1923 Jones failed to win a major championship, losing 10 straight before recording his first win. Following his disappointing showing at St. Andrews, while traveling to the 1921 U.S. Open later that year, Jones confided in Keeler, “I wonder if I’ll ever win a championship?” Keeler responded, “Bobby, if you ever get it through your head that whenever you step out on the first tee of any competition, you are the best golfer in it, then you’ll win this championship and a lot of others."

In 1927, Jones returned to St. Andrews to defend his Open title and in the process erased the bitter disappointment he had suffered six years earlier. Declaring that the trophy would remain in St. Andrews if he should win, Jones endeared himself to the people of St. Andrews, forming a kindred spirit with the birthplace of golf that would flourish for all time.

Nancy Knopp shot a outstanding round of 37 to beat up on the Bogeymen.  Well done.

On The PGA Tour
AT&T National
July 2 – July 5, 2009

On the LPGA Tour
Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger
July 2 – July 5, 2009

On the Champions Tour
Triton Financial Classic
July 5 - July 7, 2009

On the Nationwide Tour
Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Presented by Samsung
July 9 - July 12, 2009

On the PGA European Tour
Open de France ALSTOM
July 2 – July 5, 2009

*denotes Major Championships

 

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