Home Coming

I left Hawaii thoroughly disappointed that I hadn't been able to play over the weekend due to my bout of food poisoning, it just goes to show that you can do all the right things, be in a great position and you are still reliant on outside factors.

I travelled home to Newcastle for a family gathering and spent the few days I was home trying to work out what day and time it was, all sleeping tablets managed to achieve was make my eye lids heavy! On a positive note what a week to be in Newcastle, the city has been uplifted by the return of Kevin Keegan. I always try to tell people what it means to be a Geordie and how proud we are of our heritage. This is something that Kevin Keegan totally understands as he was a player and manager at the club and in my eyes, the right man for the job, to bring what we all want, passion and success. Another recent signing has been for the Newcastle United Women's team, they have just made their Captain Mel Reay assistant manager, she will now split her duties between on and off the field.

I flew back out to Los Angeles on Sunday and drove down to San Diego first thing Monday morning to prepare for the Buick tournament. I am still unsure as to whether I will be playing this week as my qualifying position from Q-school determines my entry for the California swing, I am 1st reserve at the moment but hopefully will be in the field come Thursday morning. It is a different position to be in as in Europe my exemption allows me to pick and choose my events, hopefully when I do get to play I can perform well and improve my ranking position which will allow me to get into more events.

Again thank you for all the messages of concern and support, hopefully you will be able to write some more cheerful messages in the future