Miami, OK....pronounced Miamuh

Chris got in a practice round while I've been hanging out at the hotel getting my workouts in and finishing another book. We're ready to get started. Tee times are 12:30 for Thursday and 7:30 for Friday. We're staying near the course so the 7:30 won't be too terrible. We did go to Joplin, MO tonight and were able to eat at a Cracker Barrell. We're happy now that we got some veggies (me) and Mama's french toast for Chris. Hoping for another great week.

Summing it up

So. Chris was leading going into the final round in Bentonville...which was crazy exciting. He grinded all the way through the round. The putts that were falling earlier in the week were coming up just short. He played so well and saved a few pars including 18 which he had bogied the day before. He worked hard all day and finished at +1 for the round, -12 for the tournament which placed him 4th in the tournament. I'm extremely proud of him and I think he ended up ok with it all :) It was a mentally taxing day but we are so thankful and we appreciate all the good wishes, prayers, support and congratulations.

After the round we grabbed some lunch with some other players and then headed to Fort Smith, AR. Parts of that town/city were interesting. We headed straight for the course he was going to play so he could scout it out a bit since he wasn't able to get a practice round in. When we got to the hotel we were tired to say the least and ordered in a pizza, hoping to rest before the Nationwide qualifier on Monday. See Holiday Inn pic on left. It was ok...glad to have just the one night there. Monday morning had a really early start so that we could get to the course in time to warm up for Chris' 8:30 tee time. This was a hilly course...the caddie had a little more trouble on her fifth day in a row - but for the record, she made it through. It's a good thing they had carts to carry us up the hills between a couple of the holes. After the week in Bentonville and the slow greens, Chris just couldn't get anything going at this qualifier. We were able to swing by the course where the Nationwide event is taking place so Chris could meet with his club guy and so I could see how cool those events are. Definitely not as extreme as the PGA set-up I saw in Memphis but I found it impressive still.

We then hit the road again to head to Miami, OK. (Not pronounced the same way as the city in FL). Another state, another tournament. We checked into the next hotel, see picture, very nice. So hopefully Chris will have another good week out here. Before coming back to the hotel to do laundry we stopped by Waylan's KuKu Hamburgers. Small town, good burgers. And it was a cheap meal which we both appreciated. Chris headed off to get a practice round in early this morning. It's been raining but hopefully he's getting some good practice since this is his first time at this event. I've just been hanging around the hotel...went down for breakfast...and of course trying to get motivated to do my work-out...no excuses today since I won't be carrying the bag for the next couple of days. Have a great day and wish me luck I'm going to try to find a Wal-Mart somewhere around here later in the day.

Round 3 - Bentonville

Another great round today. Chris worked hard and held steady today. It was windy again but he had a three under par round and is leading going into the final round tomorrow. I'm very excited and we both appreciate all the prayers, contacts from friends and family and the well wishes. We're enjoying a relaxing evening at the hotel after having dinner with Brenton and Hillary. Our evening routine in the hot tub was disturbed by some weekend softball team members...but all is well :)

Good Rounds

Yesterday, we had a good round in windy, and just a bit of rainy, conditions. The caddie's workouts are apparently working because it hasn't been too tough :) Today, Chris shot 7 under to push his tournament score to -10. Yay! We played in the wind again but that didn't stop the putting from being amazing. I was hoping to take some pictures during the practice round on Wednesday but it was a little rainy. I'll try to get a few pics this weekend even though they may be practice shots since I'm carrying the bag. So, Chris went back to practice some and do a workout and I'm hanging out at the hotel. Life is good and full of blessings.

Bentonville, AR

We're here! Notice the "we." Chris has been home for the past 3 weeks. He had a good tournament at the State Open and a couple of weeks of good practice. I even went out and played a few holes with him. We are glad to be playing for the next couple of weeks. Yesterday we drove to Bentonville, stopped by Memphis so I could see the goin's on at the St. Jude tournament...very impressive. On our way we saw some crazy clouds so I had to take a picture :) We got here safely, yay, and I even did my P90 workout while Chris practiced at the course. We're staying at a nice Best Western. See other picture. This morning Chris has headed back out to the course to play...we might see some wind and/or storms. I plan on getting my workout in, possibly some laying out and acting like I'm on vacation. Later this afternoon I'm planning on meeting up with some of the wives to do some ceramics painting while the guys are at FCA - if that goes well I'll post a picture!