Swine flu...Golf...Etc....

Thought I'd take this chance to write on a dismal drizzly Thursday morning.

Have had a good week, I passed my probationary hearing at work which was a huge relief. Having been dealt redundancy not long ago, it definitely feels good to have a secure job again. I need more hours however, as life is proving difficult financially at the moment. However, I know I am not alone in this predicament. But enough about that....

Big news at the moment is this 'Swine Flu' that seems to have launched the world into a chaotic state of panic. I am wondering, particularly as I work in a doctors surgery, whether I should be more concerned about this. I figure it is a waste of energy to be concerned about things I have no control of. Also, how many times recently have we been faced with these threats?? Mad Cow Disease, Bird Flu etc. And in response to that, how many times has this become as catastrophic as they predicted. Not very many!! So, I think everyone needs to chill a bit and let the authorities deal with it as they have promised they will do.

Played 36 holes at Hollingbury yesterday. It wasn't the inspired golf I was hoping for. Rounds of 77 and 78 (+11 total) were not good considering conditions were good. I'm just still not comfortable with my swing yet. My driving particularly at the moment is so sketchy! I lost 2 balls in the morning round with shots that were just so far off line it was embarrassing.
That being said, I did hit 23 out of 36 greens in regulation and that is a good number. When I execute the swing properly, happy days but the consistency is lacking and worryingly I seem to be missing shots left and right at the moment too so I have very little control over my game.

I just need the time and a place to work on these things. A club not too far from me refused my emails asking if I could pay to use their facilities. This was really disappointing as it would have been a great place to work on my golf. The scary thing is, I have a tournament next week and realistically I may not get the opportunity to play between now and then. I'm sick to death of it. Oh great, a tournament next week on a course I've never seen and I'm gonna be rusty too. This makes me wonder if it's worth spending the money on the petrol to get there. Very frustrating!! Maybe all these negatives will culminate in a good round. Golf can be that unpredictable sometimes.
It's a Powerade Qualifier at Royal Ascot Golf Club and I need to finish somewhere around the top 15 to get through to the finals at the London Club. Had it not been a shank - ergo - triple bogey last year I would have qualified so hopefully something will happen for me. As usual it will come down to how nervous I am and how well I can handle playing competitively. I know for certain that I am capable of producing the golf I need to produce in order to qualify so we'll just have to see what happens.

Anyways I'll leave it there for now....