The Byron Nelson Classic: course was the winner

I played this weekend in a small pro-am tourney that I helped run. I do NOT recommend playing one you are helping to run! I played just horrible.Â I hadn’t practiced and never stayed with my pre shot routine.Â I don’t care how good you are or think you are, you have to practice.Â It (a bad round/tournament) can happen to anybody.Â So, don’t get discouraged when you don’t have a good round, it can and does happen;Â even to an old pro like me. ;)Â The old adage ‘practice makes perfect’ is obviously true. So before you get down on yourself make sure you have devoted the time.Â If it doesn’t work then, find someone you can trust and see if they can’t put you back in timing.

The EDS Byron Nelson Classic had a great finish. Adam Scott finally closed the deal and got that monkey off his back. It was also good to see Ryan Moore play so well and especially on a Sunday. He has one of the best amateur records in the modern US era, and I figured he would break out if he could ever stay healthy.

However, the real winner was D.A. Weibring (nothing agaisnt Mr. Scott). The Nelson at the TPC Four Seasons in Las Colinas has been affected by where it is on the schedule and it good to see a course worthy of it’s name sake. Last year the greens were the worst on tour (thanks to bad weather) and I personally like playing on one course instead of two. Mr. Weibring obviously did an excellent job with the “remodel” and in only a years time. It looked fantastic on TV and the scores bear out the increased difficulty. In past years double digits under par were the norm. Byron Nelson will always be at the top of the list of all time greats and what he did in 1945 (winning 18 times in one year) is to this day one of the greatest achievements in sport in my mind. Thus, I was happy to see the hard work DA Weibring put in and the money spent by the TPC at Las Colinas. I played it a LONG time ago and look forward to seeing this new course in person.

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