2008 season is finally here!

I just got back from my first tournament of the year and I'm quite pleased with my results! I shot 71-75-67-70 (-5) to finish tied for fourth.

The tournament was the National Pro Championship, held at Peñon Resort. The course is almost at sea level (only 288 meters, around 950 feet), plays 7020 yards long with a 74.1 rating and a 130 slope. This means that it is a pretty hard course. The back 9 is one of the hardest of the country, having really long and tight par 3's. It is a good ball striking test, the only downfall for that course is that the greens are really slow and grainy, making it hard to chip and putt.
Fist round I played ok, didn't hit the ball too good but i made a bunch of putts. I had 27 putts. Second round was tough... I just couldn't get anything going and couldn't make anything that day. I ended up with 34 putts...
Third round was a completly different story! I chipped in on #2, birdied #3, #5 and #8 on the front for a 32, then I chipped in again on #11, birdied #12 and #13. I was -7 thru 13 holes with chance to tie or break the course record! Unfortunately, i lost my concentration and finished with 2 bogeys in the last 3 holes, for a 67 (-5). My college coach would have been very mad with that round!
Final round was fun, because I was close to the final group and there were a lot of people watching the tournament. I've really gotten my game to where I can perform under the toughtest pressure. That is when I play my best! I shot a solid 70 (-2) to climb 4 spots and T-4th.
Diego Vanegas won, with a total of -15. He played solid golf.
Here is the link to the final results. http://www.federacioncolombianadegolf.com/noticia.php?nt=21923
There is a picture of my on this page, from the tournament. http://www.federacioncolombianadegolf.com/noticia.php?nt=21891
Some more pics:
http://wichita.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2051672&l=299e0&id=46104209

I will be in action again this week here in Bogota, at Carmel Open. I will keep you updated!

2007 Recap

Well, 2007 was a good year for me. I won two tournaments, had 2 top-10 the Majors, had a few top-5 and finished the year ranked 13th. I played well on my last 3 tournaments, 2 in Barranquilla and the National Match Play tournament.
At the Master, I finished 7th, unfortunately I blew my chances of winning with a round of 43 on the front nine saturday, but it was blowing around 40mph and the average score that day was around 77 or 78. Good solid top 10.
At Caujaral Open, I shot 77-75 and made the cut, before moving up with 2 solid 70 (-2) on the weekend, finishing 13th. Good comeback!
I lost on the second round to the runner up, Angel Romero. He played solid golf and was -4 through 16 holes and I was around par, so he beat me 3/2.
After my December tournaments, I took some time off to recharge my batteries and work on my swing, to get ready for 2008. I will update my swing, with some minor changes...