Final Decision

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I played my best golf yet the last few days before cuts.  I was making all my putts, and hitting it deep and right down the middle of the fairway.  As you know, coach cut 5 players, leaving 8 on the team.  I could tell my teammates were pulling for me when the coach called me into his office.  He had all my scores on a fancy spreadsheet, and we talked about what happened. I told him about the bad slump I've been in for ages.  He commended me on my effort, the last few days especially, but said he had to let me go.  I can't really say I didn't see it coming, because I did, but it still kind of shocked me to hear it come out of his mouth.  Initially, I was upset and wish I was still playing golf, but the last week and a half have been my best weeks at Trinity thus far.  I've had so much more time on my hands to do other fun things I've been wanting to do.  I have also noticed that I am getting my homework done earlier and getting to bed at a more reasonable time, and I'm not as stressed out as I was with golf.  So maybe it just wasn't meant to be.  I gave it my all, and thats all that matters.  But now, I'm much happier.

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Last Chance

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As I posted in my last blog, final cuts are made this Friday.  That gives me two more days to prove myself. The last few weeks have been a little better, but no where where I want my game to be.  This is by far the toughest competition I have ever had, and up to this date I have not been keeping up with the best of them. Anyways, like I said, my game has improved over the last two weeks, but I feel like it's too little too late.  There are 14 people on the team as of now, and coach says after cuts there will be 8.  I hate to say it, but I don't see myself in the top 8 given the scores I have been posting my time here at Trinity.  Some people think that  there isn't any competition in Division 3 sports, but I think it's safe to say they are wrong.  College sports it highly competitive no matter what Division you are in.  If you think about it all of your best athletes in high school will play Division 3 or Division 2 sports, and you might get one person who goes Division 1.  These next two days are really going to separate the boys from the men.  Wish me luck.

Tough Competition



 I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is cuts have been postponed till October 22nd. The competition has been air tight, and Coach has noticed this. He wants to give us a few more weeks to prove to him who should stay and who should go. As for the bad news, I have still not found my game and my chances of getting cut keep getting higher and higher because of it. Although Coach has not explicitly come up and told me I need to step up my game if I want to make the team, I know he is thinking it. As of now, there are 15 players on the team and after cuts, there will be approximately 10. Needless to say, right now, I am definitely toward the bottom 5 players. Also, I didn't qualify for another tournament last week. Who would have known making the golf team for the number 20 ranked division 3 team in the nation would be so hard. The only upside about these last two weeks is that I now have some more time to figure out my golf swing. Let's hope i find it soon! Over and out.


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In the Hunt

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My last two weeks of college golf here at Trinity University have been better than the first few to say the least.  I am beginning to really bond with a lot of my teammates, and I really like my coach.  As you can recall from my last post, I did not make the cut to play in the first tournament.  Since then, I have spent hour after hour working on my game.  Golf is a game of patience and dedication; getting back in your groove after you've been in a slump isn't easy.  And this slump particularly has been especially hard for me to shake off.  Since my last post I have made a little more progress but like i said, it's a process.  I just hope I can step up and start playing well before cuts are made.  As of now my goal isn't to make the traveling squad by next tournament but to make the team period.  If i don't start shooting lower scores, and soon, I am in danger of losing my spot on the team.  These next few weeks are about to get very interesting, I just hope I can keep up with the rest of the team.  I will keep you posted.

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First Two Weeks

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My first two weeks of college golf have been both exciting, and frustrating.  Golfing in college has been a dream of mine since I was a little boy, and so far it has lived up to the hype.  The only thing that could make it better was if I was playing better.  I came into San Antonio playing golf only on bent grass - for those of you that don't know what bent grass is, it's grass that doesn't have grain - and in the south a majority of the golf courses have Bermuda grass.  I never thought the type of grass could make such a huge impact on my golf game.  It isn't so much my long shots that it affects, but my putting.  You see, with the Bermuda grass the grain affects the balls path along with the slope of the green.  By adding this unfamiliar factor, my putting game has hit rock bottom.  It's definitely going to take some getting used to.  Unfortunately, I did not make the cut to travel with the team for first tournament.  But I am confident that I will conquer the Bermuda grass, and make the traveling squad by next tournament.  So long for now.