Grand Junction
With hopes of qualifying for the Regional Championship, I failed miserably. I played what I believe to be my worst round of footgolf maybe ever. Through two holes I was five over par. I couldn't combat the wind or kick consistently straight to save my life. I embarrassed myself. My sister Jamee, on the other hand, qualified, and I couldn't be happier for her. We had a good time driving to and from Colorado in what was a memorable trip.
Qualifier at Riverside Golf Course
With one chance remaining to qualify, I had my eyes set on defending the home course in the first AFGL qualifier in Utah. I made a lot of mistakes and finished one over par, but still managed to take home some hardware. I tied for third place overall, which was just enough to qualify me for the Regional Championship. It's funny how I spent the money to travel to Idaho and Colorado to try and qualify, but I wouldn't actually do so until the qualifier at my home course. I didn't play my best, but I'll take the results. What's even better is that the Regional Championship will also be held at Riverside on September 24. Biggest event for me so far this year.
My brother Gavin and good friend Scott came to the course to watch me, which I was very appreciative of. I get that being serious about a fringe sport like this can be odd, but I love those guys for supporting me that day.
Losing my Adidas Nativo
While playing a round one morning by myself at Riverside, I was a bit too aggressive with my approach on hole 4, a par four with a green surrounded by tall, thick rough. Not far beyond the hole was a steep drop off to the Weber River. The grounds crew had placed a net to prevent balls from making the plunge, but I watched in horror as my Adidas Nativo, a ball I spent a good amount of money on, dropped through the net and into the river. I searched for three hours and found nothing. My name and number are on the ball, but no one has contacted me.
Since I lost my ball, I've been playing with an Adidas Jabulani training ball, meaning it's not the official match ball that the pros use, but a step or two below. I haven't played as much as I would like to, but since using that ball I haven't shot over par at Riverside. It doesn't carry nearly as much spin or bend as my Nativo does, so I can let it rip with a lot more confidence. I also believe the ball rolls with more accuracy than my Nativo. I'm planning on saving up money (like $200-$300, I know, crazy) to eventually buy an official match ball Adidas Jabulani. All in good time.
Club Championship
Riverside is putting together a Club Championship this Saturday, and the winner gets their AFGL membership for 2017 paid for. They had a qualifying tournament to get into the actual tournament, in which I was the overall winner as I matched my personal best score of -8 (using my Jabulani training ball. Go figure). Turns out that the tournament was meaningless as everyone will be able to play in the actual championship, but it was great to see that I can play well in a tournament situation. I hope I can replicate that on Saturday to save me $50 for next years. More than that, I need to build up that consistency for the Regional Championship.
In summation, I'm definitely not playing as much as I'd like to, but I'm ok with where I'm at. Stay tuned for a product review soon as well as updates with the upcoming tournaments.
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