Well, the Players is over for another year. And congratulations to Matt Kuchar on a great win. Matt is a really nice guy, and he sure showed the value of steady play around a penal golf course. He kept his mistakes to a minimum, so he was able to just wait for his good shots and capitalise on them without taking big risks. That’s a great formula on tough golf courses.

I had the same thing in mind, coming into the weekend in good position. However, as can happen, my plans did not become reality. Every time I got some momentum I made an error and paid the price. The 3 double bogeys on the weekend really took the wind out of my sails and ended up costing me big time. It’s always easy to look back with a “what-if” viewpoint, but when you’re out there playing its a fine line, and it all happens so fast…..and before you know it there’s an ugly double to be written in the card.

Still, lots of positives, and I’ll be heading into the Byron Nelson event in a good frame of mind. I’m just a whisker away from a really good 4 day performance, so no reason it won’t be this week coming. A couple more putts in, a little less on the mistake front, and there might be a nice trophy for me to take home. Aside from the golf, it was a nice week in Jacksonville – I had a couple of friends from Australia visiting, their first time at The Players – so it was good to see a familiar face and tell stories as you do when you have your friends with you. Maybe I should have had a game or two of tennis like Kuchar – that proved to be a winning sideline!

Speaking of home – apologies to those who don’t follow AFL football – I am rapt to see the form of my team, the Adelaide Crows. It’s been a tough few years for the boys, but the 2012 season is off to a great start, and a big win at the weekend over the reigning Champions. Come on Crows!!

Time to pack the bags and get myself down to Texas. I’ll report in from there.

Cheers, Adam