May 3, 2005 - I made my second hole-in-one in the last three years on a 175 yard uphill par 3 at Nevel Meade in Propect, KY

March 2005 - I have already played more rounds this year then in the last 28 years combined.

May 2004 - After fighting a left shoulder injury for the last year I am laying down  the long driver for now.  I am working on my entire game now.

April 2, 2004 - Just home from the LDA q-school where I hit it 356 yards in Round 1, 359 in Round 2, 358 in Round 4 and 355 in the final round.  But this was not long enough to get my tour card.  I will now have to go to the Tour events and try qualifying on-site.

March 20, 2004 - Qualified in the local for district 12 for the 2004 Remax World Long Drive that will be held in October.

October 14-19, 2003 - Just home from the 2003 Remax World Long Drive Championship in Mesquite, NV where I made it to the 4th round.  My longest drive of the competition was 341 yards.  The 341 drive advanced me in the winners bracket but then I lost in round 2 and 4.  Time to start working out for next year.

October 14 The Louisville Courier-Journal ran a story about the 3 of us from Louisville going to the Remax World,  you can read it at Louisville Courier-Journal

September 12 - Dan Rather's CBS Evening flew me down to Dallas.  They are doing a story about the Mayo Clinic yips study, that I took part. They taped me hitting long drives and putting with a standard putter and my long putter using my version of the claw.  The broadcast should air in the next couple of weeks.  Watch the events section of this site for the day it will run.  

August 3 -   Just returned home from the long drive tour events in California.  The  first one in Sacramento was  double elimination.  I lost in the first round but then I won in the 2nd and 3rd rounds with my long drive being 347 yards.  But in the 4th round I hit all 6 balls out of the grid.  The second event in San Bernardino, I just mad bad swings and was out in the first round.  Now it's time to get ready for the Remax World Long Drive District qualifying events.

July 22 -I was involved in a study about the YIPS at the Mayo Clinic.  The study got national press coverage and a show will be airing on the Discovery channel about September.  Read the AP story at The Olympian or The Golf Channel

July 6 -The Louisville Courier-Journal ran a story about my Long Driving, you can read it at Louisville Courier-Journal

June 29 - This was the Minneapolis tour event.  I made it to the Second Round but was unable to become one of the 6 finalists.  I hit 4 of 6 balls in the grid in the first round and 5 of 6 balls in the second round.  A big improvement from Boston.

June 8 - Well the Long Drive Tour is still a learning experience for me. In the draw for the hitting order I was last. So I knew I needed to hit a shot that would carry 338 yards up hill to advance to the next round.  Instead of staying with my swing I tried hitting it too hard and hit all 6 balls off the grid

April 27, 2003 - The first LDA tour event was held in Dallas with the wind blowing 20 mph.  I was hitting the ball to high for the conditions and was unable to advance past the first round.  I was also in the group of four that ended up having the 1st and 3rd places finishers.  The next event is in Boston, June 8.

March 2003 - Well I just returned from the LDA Tour Q-school that was held in Mesquite, NV March 7-9. Out of the 41 seniors that competed, only 13 received their 2003 Tour Card. The double elimination tournament was held Friday and Saturday to determine the 13 winners. On Sunday, the 13 winners competed for the 1st place trophy and exemption into the Remax World Long Drive Championship, which is held in October. The top 4 places won money. I finished 7th. Now I am practicing for the first tour event that will be held in Dallas on April 27. I would like to thank Louisville Indoor Golf for allowing me to practice there during all the cold weather.
2003 LDA Q-School Pictures
2003 Swing Video

November 2002 - My first hole-in-one using a 5 iron on the 190 yard number 14 at Lawton Country Club playing with my long time friends John Jeter and Gary Wheatly

October 2002 - 2002 was my first try at qualifying for the Remax World Long Drive Championship in Mesquite, NV. I qualified for the Championship in the Florida District. In the World Championship I made it to the quarter finals.