ISPSHanda Ladies European Tour ProAm.

I was so lucky to be invited to take part in the ISPSHanda Ladies European Tour ProAm at The Buckinghamshire by Craig Thomas from The Golf Academy, chance of a lifetime. We got there nice and early and met Craig and he showed us around and got us passes. I registered and got given a goody bag which included the most detailed course planner ive seen in my life, it was the one the Pros use. I went to do some putting alongside the Pros already on the putting green, the green was like a sheet of ice compared to the greens im used to but I loved it. Then I went to practice chipping along side other Pros. After chipping we went to get my buggy and put the bag on it then over to the range to warm up along side other Pros. Its mad how close they stand...I was worried i'd bang one on the head because they are so close. On the range I met the two other amateurs I was playing with. Then we headed to the tee for our 11am tee off and met the first of the two Pros we played with Marianne Skarpnord and her caddy Richard Green. I was really nervous but excited. The Pro teed off first and then it was me and I hit a good drive that set me up to score a course par on the hole. We played the first nine with Marianne Skarpnord and then after hole nine changed Pros for the back nine and we met Whitney Hillier and her caddy Lee Nash. I had a couple of not so great holes after a wayward drive but pulled myself together. The course was lovely, fast fairways and fast true greens. I was pretty pleased with how i'd played, I played a never seen before course set up for Pros and off the Pro's tees and played just above my handicap. The Pros were so nice and encouraging the entire time. After the game we went in and there was food and drinks laid on for us and I met all the other disabled golfers who had taken part and we spent time chatting to Whitney. I also met the Golfband people and the lady gave me a demonstration and a free band which ive used since for warming up etc. Then I did a blind putting competition with Craig...that was not easy. Mam and dad had a chat with Craig too and since then I wish I lived closer to his golf academy as he would be an awesome coach to have for my golf. I also spoke to Lydia Hall, she is from Bridgend near me and based at Southerndown Golf  Club where I play a Junior Open soon. They had the awards ceremony and then we had to to head home. I had an incredible day and an amazing experience and learnt loads from watching the two Pros I played with and can't thank Craig Thomas enough for the experience and also ISPSHanda and the Ladies European Tour.

Junior 1st Team.

My short term goal since the beginning of 2013 has been to get my handicap down to 15 by the end of 2014 and to permanently make the junior 1st team. Since April 2013 ive dropped 8 off my handicap. Last weekend I got asked to play with the Junior 1st team I was really chuffed. I was paired with Alice and we worked really well as a team, the format was foursomes. We did ok and we halved the match. I really enjoyed the opportunity and can't wait til I get my handicap down and play permanently on the junior 1st team.

The Open 2013.

I was really lucky and won tickets to The Open from Nikon Golf. We travelled up the day before as it is an 8 hour drive. We got to Muirfield at 7:30am on Thursday, we had a quick look around and went to the shop to buy some Open stuff and then headed to the range to wait for Ian Poulter to arrive....while waiting we saw Ernie Els, Sir Nick Faldo, Bubba Watson, Justin Rose and Tom Watson and when he passed me I wished him good luck and he smiled and said Thanks kid. Then Ian Poulter came to the range and I was lucky enough to be stood right behind him as he warmed up. Then I followed him to the short game area and then putting then headed to the first tee and watched him tee off. After hole 3 I waited to watch Phil Mickelson tee off three as I like him too. After a bit we took a breather for some lunch and a nose at the practice area to see who was about then headed back to watch Poulter and ended up finding seats in the grandstands by 18 to watch the Faldo group  come down then watch Poulter come down 18 and then waited to watch Mickelson come down too. After Poulter had finished playing we made our way to the exit as we had an 8 hour drive home. It was an awesome day and it was awesome to see Ian Poulter playing live.

DGA Raglan Park.

On July 16th I took part in the next competition on the Race to Wales tour at Raglan Parc. I was having a bad time before hitting the course as my tourettes and hypermobility were bad and the roasting heat made them worse. I was in a group with an awesome guy called Stan...ive seen photos of him before and it was great to play alongside him, he was really encouraging to me all day and he is also inspirational because he plays golf with one leg and no prosthetic limb. My front nine was a real struggle and I scrambled 14 points, the back nine I played better and got 20 points. I didn't place top three but did get more points towards my Race to Wales Order of Merit position and also got Closest to the Pin.

DGA Glamorganshire.

On July 4th I played the next competition on the Race to Wales tour with the Disabled Golf Association. I was unsure how i'd do as my tourettes has been bad and I was unsure if it would affect my golf. We had a delay to the start because the club had messed up a bit so we had to wait for buggys. When we eventually teed off there was strong winds and also drizzly rain tho that stopped after a few holes but the wind was strong all day. I hit a lovely drive off the first and my driving was excellent all day, my approach play took a while to get going so wasn't spot on on the front tho not bad either but I had quite a few one putts. The back nine my tourettes got worse and I had vocal and motor tics but managed to play on through them tho they did exhaust me, on the back nine my driving was still great, my approach play came back to me and putting was still really good. A friend who is the Captain of the Wales Deaf team told me about the tee and view on 17 and he wasn't wrong it was stunning but also the hole I had my longest drive of the day off :) I came in with 39 stableford points even tho I had one blob on my card. I won the competition and handicap drop with DGA to 28.5 (my card is in the club but taking forever to get the congu one changed). I'm currently the Race to Wales tour Order of Merit leader by 67 points.