andrew scott jensen

Well, Friday’s round didn’t go as I had expected.  I still played very well in the windy afternoon conditions.  I made two bad swings and they resulted in double bogeys and I had a lapse in concentration and 4 putted for a triple bogey.  This resulted in a 78 and another missed cut.

The other fifteen holes were great.  I hit many great shots, some of the best I have hit in recent memory.  The highlight was a 5 iron from 205y up hill into the wind, out of a divot.  I hit the 5 iron to 4 inches.  I was 4 inches from a double eagle!!(yes, I made the tap in eagle)

Last week I successfully ignored the scoreboard for both days, and never let a potential cut number creep into my head.  This was a big victory for me considering the cut number has been haunting me every event thus far.  This mental victory will help me a great deal in finishing out the season with solid play.

The two rounds in Saskatoon were the best I have struck a ball all year.  Which is great considering I said the same thing about my rounds in Calgary.

I am finally very excited to play golf again.  I am so excited because both my self confidence and swing confidence are rising daily.  I know that when I finally get it together for a round it will be a flood of good play that follows.

I am now in Edmonton preparing for the Telus Edmonton Open.  I am optimistic that this will be the week that it comes together and I get into the mix for the weekend.  I say this because the way this tour has been panning out.  If you make the cut even on the number you are no more than 8 strokes behind, and that is not too large a task that two great rounds can’t overcome.

It really is great having this optimism about golf again.  It really fell off in May and it has taken well over a month to get back to being confident and positive again.  I have learned just how important it is to stay positive and ignore all the negativity that I have brought on myself.

I realize that I have a large task ahead of me to keep my playing privileges for next year, but I love the challenge.  I had a large task in getting my card last fall, and hopefully this similar adversity will bring the best out of my game like it did last year.

Here’s to the great few months ahead…