The big day has arrived and I can hardly believe it. Thanks to all of you who have made this day possible.
It is the morning of the first round, I think I have made excellent
preparation for this event. My game is good and my putting was outstanding
yesterday. I have been playing every other day and practicing on the other
days. The key here is to learn and understand the breaks and speeds of these
greens they are in fantastic condition but require a sharp set of skills to make
good putts.
I have played some practice round with people from around the
world; Sweden , Germany, Scotland just to name a few and now it is go time.
My tee time is at
10:10...wish me luck...and Think Birdie.
Mark Forrest
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Mark Forest-Senior Tour Qualifying: Article 1
Hello Coach And Friends;
After close to a year of hard work I am now in Portugal to go thru final preparations for
The European Senior Tour Qualifying School. The last few months have been extremely busy with work and practice for this event
The fall we had in Vancouver was actually quite nice for golf so I got a lot of playing time in. As the day lite hours got shorter and the weather got colder and wetter I spent most of my evenings at one of the local driving ranges. A couple of months ago "Coach" spotted something in my swing that I needed to fix and after many weeks of practice I have it corrected. My game feels solid and I must say that with "Coach's" help I am ready for the challenge. I had the pleasure of playing a round of golf with Hal a few days before I left.
My preparation plan now that I am in Portugal is to play some practice rounds at the course and then work 90% on short game. The course that I will be playing is Gramacho In Carvoeiro. I played this course last year and I like the Layout It is in fantastic shape as all the golf courses are in Portugal. (You really have to consider Portugal as a golf destination).
I played 18 holes on it yesterday and was even par in windy conditions, so I am optimistic
That my preparations are so far ,so good. The next couple of days will be spent at the short game area and will play again on Friday or Saturday . I plan to repeat this rotation for the next week to ensure that I have both a feel for the course and a great short game.
The first official round of the qualifier is Jan 30 2014. After the second round they will cut the field to the approximately top 22 players. These players will join the other qualifiers from the other two courses at the Finals. The Final are 4 rounds at Val De Pinta golf course. The top 14 players from the finals will gain status on the European Senior Tour.
Scoring can be followed on the European senior tour website. If you Google European senior tour you will see the link to the website. Once you are there you will see a button at the top that says Q-School. This will get you to the scoring.
I will keep you updated as the event approaches and see if I can get some pictures to share from theses fantastic golf courses.
Until then, Think Birdie
Mark Forrest.
After close to a year of hard work I am now in Portugal to go thru final preparations for
The European Senior Tour Qualifying School. The last few months have been extremely busy with work and practice for this event
The fall we had in Vancouver was actually quite nice for golf so I got a lot of playing time in. As the day lite hours got shorter and the weather got colder and wetter I spent most of my evenings at one of the local driving ranges. A couple of months ago "Coach" spotted something in my swing that I needed to fix and after many weeks of practice I have it corrected. My game feels solid and I must say that with "Coach's" help I am ready for the challenge. I had the pleasure of playing a round of golf with Hal a few days before I left.
My preparation plan now that I am in Portugal is to play some practice rounds at the course and then work 90% on short game. The course that I will be playing is Gramacho In Carvoeiro. I played this course last year and I like the Layout It is in fantastic shape as all the golf courses are in Portugal. (You really have to consider Portugal as a golf destination).
I played 18 holes on it yesterday and was even par in windy conditions, so I am optimistic
That my preparations are so far ,so good. The next couple of days will be spent at the short game area and will play again on Friday or Saturday . I plan to repeat this rotation for the next week to ensure that I have both a feel for the course and a great short game.
The first official round of the qualifier is Jan 30 2014. After the second round they will cut the field to the approximately top 22 players. These players will join the other qualifiers from the other two courses at the Finals. The Final are 4 rounds at Val De Pinta golf course. The top 14 players from the finals will gain status on the European Senior Tour.
Scoring can be followed on the European senior tour website. If you Google European senior tour you will see the link to the website. Once you are there you will see a button at the top that says Q-School. This will get you to the scoring.
I will keep you updated as the event approaches and see if I can get some pictures to share from theses fantastic golf courses.
Until then, Think Birdie
Mark Forrest.
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