Kansas CIty

Greater Kansas City Classic

 

Had a good week in Kansas City.  My parents came out to watch and Robert Low the owner of Prime, Inc and Palace Casino in Biloxi, MS was my partner in the Pro Am on Friday and Saturday.  The tournament format is like the ATT at Pebble Beach in that each professional has an amateur partner the first two days and there is a secondary competition.  And my Dad got a chance to caddy for Robert, so he was inside the ropes with Ryan and I the first two days. 

 

Robert and I didn't do too well in the tournament, but had a great time and he and my Dad beat Ryan and I out of $2 on Thursday.  Robert made a bomb on the last hole to beat us.

 

My game is showing some signs of life.  I started Sunday eagle-birdie then birdied my 5th hole to get for 5 under for the tournament.  I wasn’t able to hold it together but actually played pretty well coming in just didn’t get the ball in the hole.  I finished at 2 under, tied for 31st and my best finish by far.  I drove the ball better than I ever have, and hit a lot of putts that looked like they could go in.

 

My parents headed home and Ryan and I are in Hutchinson, KS this week at Prairie Dunes www.PrairieDunes.com for the Senior US Open.  The golf course is rated in the top 20 in the world and I can see why.  It is unbelievable; the feeling is Scotland without freezing to death.  Perry Maxwell, who designed Southern Hills in Tulsa, OK, which has hosted three US Opens, designed this course.  This is the course that Juli Inkster beat Annika for the Women’s US Open a couple of years ago.  The greens are wildly undulating and the rough is really deep.  Going to be an interesting week. 

 

I will try and take some pictures tomorrow and post them on the journal.

 

They are expecting 100,000 people this week.  Really fun, I'm looking forward to the rest of the week.