Hey Everyone!
I've been in Richmond, Virginia for the last 4 days and am so glad to be here. When I traveled with the Futures Tour as an amateur in 2008, 2009 and 2010 I participated in this event, remembering that it was one of my favorite venues. The course is surrounded by pine trees and the wildlife of the north east. It is just a very relaxing atmosphere up here. The weather has been amazing so far this week, feeling about 15 degrees cooler than the humid Orlando I am so familiar with, it has been a nice change and not so sweaty!
Due to my Tour status (the eligibility I earned at qualifying last year) and the trouble of finishing school through the summer, I don'd know if I would have gotten into the event solely on my status. Bryan Kornblau with Eagle Construction (Title Sponsor and HUGE Gator!) gave the one sponsor's exemption spot to me, I am so blessed to be here and excited for the first round to start tomorrow!
Yesterday I played in the Pro-Am with Bryan and others from Eagle Construction and it was a blast. We shot -7 for the scramble event, didn't even come close to winning (-18) but I'm sure we had the most fun! It was a great group and I truly thank Bryan for his help and the opportunity to be back at Richmond Country Club!
I've already been out at the practice facility (which is 20 yards from our host family's home) for 2 hours of the morning and just taking a break until I tee off with some of the AU girls for one last practice round/friendly match before tomorrows first round! Karlin Beck, Cyd Clanton and Candace Shep have been my go to girls this week and even though they are AU tigers.....I love having them around!
After the round this afternoon, we all have meetings to go to where the LPGA commissioner is coming for open mike, question and answer seminar, should be interesting! and then a fund raising fashion show event at the club for dinner. The LPGA Futures Tour staff and volunteers are awesome with keeping us busy and entertained after long days of practice and for most, traveling and being away from home.
Ok, going to grab some lunch and head back out to the club. Remember you can follow "Real Time Scoring" at http://lpgafuturestour.com/eagleclassic.aspx?mid=1&pid=0 tomorrow through sunday!
Ill write more tomorrow after Round 1
GO GATORS! 25 days til kickoff!
-JY
That's the way to do work!
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