With my caddy Butch at the
Syracuse event (July)
Before a practice round in Canada (June)
Helping with Special Olympics at
Southern CT State University (June)
Having a great time with Golf teammates at Princeton Reunions
With teammate Jeff Moriarty at Princeton
alumni tournament
Catching up with friend & roommate Ashley (Puckhaber) Shine at Princeton Reunions (May)
Ladies Tournament Series event at Deer Island CC (March)
Taking in the local culture-Lafayette, LA
Futures (April)
Golf with my cousin, Eddie Moan, in Orlando
(March)
(March)
Hi everyone!
The summer is flying by! I wanted to give you an update as to how I am doing.
Since early May I have played in a number of events including Futures tour events in St. Anne, IL (just south of Chicago), Bloomfield, CT & Syracuse, NY. I also traveled to Rhode Island (New England Open), Kensington, CT (CT Open) and Barrie, Ontario (Canadian Tour). I had a strong finish just this past weekend in Syracuse shooting rounds of 74-77. I am looking to build on the momentum and confidence I gained during this event. I had the opportunity to play with the current #4 money winner on tour who has won twice this season. I held my own against her (we finished one stroke apart) and it was encouraging to me to know first hand that I can compete with the best on tour!
It has been an eventful few months but very fruitful ones as well. I am finally beginning to get settled with some of the swing changes I have made with coach, Tom Garner, and I feel like my shoulder is also feeling good. I have 5 more Futures events and looking forward to getting into the routine of being on the road the next few weeks. I will be traveling to Concord, NH, Morgantown, WV, Queenstown, MD & Gettysburg, PA in four consecutive weeks followed by the labor day week off. Our final event is in Albany, NY following the holiday. I will also be squeezing in a trip to the Mass Open between the WV & MD events. I have had 3 strong finishes there over the past 3 years (low amateur in 2004, 6th in 2005 & 4th in 2006) so I am making the trip even though it is going to be a lot of travel in a week's time.
In between the playing, practice and workouts I have been keeping busy in a number of ways. I am enjoying my part-time duties at the Course at Yale helping with our outings as well as instruction with the First Tee & Special Olympics in New Haven. I had also had some time to help the Yale women's coach, Chawwadee Rompothong, with a clinic for the Course at Yale women members as well as a clinic for visiting Chinese scholars. I recently helped to coordinate a beach day for young inner city New Haven kids through my church. These outlets have helped me keep a balance.
I am heading into the rest of the season with great confidence. I am seeing development in my course management and confidence. In addition, I am excited about my recent decision to begin working with a local sport psychologist who was recommended to me. You can read more about Dr. Fabbri using the link under my favorites. Take a look at the section titled Mental Training for Competitive Athletes. I truly believe this time of development will soon grown into outstanding results.
Thank you for your support, encouragement and faith in my talents and abilities. I hope you enjoy some selected pictures from my travels. Hope you enjoy the photos!
