Friday, May 28, 2010

Not the Cinderella Story but I have to just appreciate the opportunity. I did tee it up in a major and I had my chance. I really hit the ball well today but the putter again let me down. I'm not quite sure where I go from here but I will keep learning and keep getting better.

The crowds were large today and it was my first experience playing in front of that many people. The two players I played with were great and both showed me where I need to be. I actually hit the ball tee to green about as well as Boonchu R. who is the number 1 player on the European Tour, but he got up and down from everywhere.

There are so many good memories from this week that I cannot possibly write them all down. My favorite is when an entire school of kids asked me for my autograph and 20 minutes later I had finished signing them all. It's too bad they when they find out that no one has ever heard of me and the autograph makes the other signatures worthless.

I almost was emotional on the last hole when I realized that this was both a dream and just possibly my only major that I will play in. But after wearing a pink shirt last week in the Rex Hospital Nationwide event, I thought it best to keep my composure.

It is a week I will always cherish and at the same time, reconstruct why it did not go better. The opportunities are limited in my position, so not taking advantage of them can be tough. Thanks for all of the support and hopefully there will some more productive ones to come.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hey Todd, I am Jim Echols sister. I think you played amazingly well. The environment puts lots of pressure on anyone. You beat Ed Sabo (his parents were long time friends of ours) and you played as well as my friend James Mason. He has been out there a long time...sometimes he does well sometimes not. Don't beat yourself up so much. Of course, you will be out on the Majors again. I check the list every week to see if James or Ed are playing so I will add you to my search. Your dream has a long way to go so keep on dreaming and working hard.
Marianne Cheek