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Joe's Blog BLOG 7-17 After playing poorly in the John Deere Monday Qualifier, I focused my attention towards the Bos Landen Open in Pella, IA. I drove out to Pella late Wednesday afternoon and played nine holes Wednesday night and got in a full practice round in on Thursday before the tournament began on Friday. While in Central Iowa I was able to spend some time with Ryan Johnson, my college roommate, and his family who live in the Des Moines Area. They gave me a place to stay while playing in Pella, and made sure I had everything I needed.
The first two days went very well with Ryan caddying on
Friday and his brother Troy caddying on Saturday. I played solid golf both
days and was pleased with my play heading into the final round on Sunday.
Sunday I got off to a good start but closed the tournament out with a back
nine score of 40 to shoot 75 and place tied for 5th. Although I felt as
though I played better than I scored the final round I was still pleased with
keeping things together and hanging in there to make a birdie on the last hole
to work my way back up the leaderboard. I would like to say congrats and
thanks to Bos Landen on a well run tournament. The course was in fantastic
condition and the staff did a great job.
After the round I drove back to Des Moines, and pack up
the car and headed for Milwaukee, WI to try to qualify for the US Bank
Championship this week. I got into Milwaukee around 1:00 am and got some
sleep before trying my luck in the Monday Qualifier. Monday was rough and I
never got things going after some early mistakes in my round. Now I'm looking
ahead to this weekend where I will play in the Waterloo Open in Waterloo, IA
for the chance to win $30,000.
I would like to thank Ryan and his family for their
support and hospitality. Thanks to Nate, and Brian Lammi up in Milwaukee for
taking care of everything while I was in Milwaukee for 24 hours. I am always
grateful for the support group that I have around me, and their positive words
on encouragement. Check in this weekend for Waterloo Open results or check
out the Waterloo Open Website at
www.waterlooopen.com.
Blog 6-6
Things are moving along fairly quickly here in
the Quad Cities. Everything at DCC is good, we just began our Jr.
Golf Program which starts with a week long junior camp for ages
6-17. It's hard to believe that we are already in the month of June
and I'm sure before I know it July with have come and gone. Last
Friday, St. Ambrose tried to have their annual Golf Outing at the
Arsenal Golf Club, but unfortunately tornado warnings and
thunderstorms ripped through the Q.C. Area and the golf course was
unplayable due to all the rain. It was still fun to catch up
with all the Ambrose people involved with the outing, that outing
has become an event that I look forward to every year. On Saturday,
after an early morning round of golf with some friends I went into
Chicago to catch the Cubs game on Sunday. The Cubs won and it was a
nice break from golf for a couple days.
Tuesday was the Illinois Open Qualifier at White Deer GC
in Vernon Hills. The Illinois Open is a tournament I have qualified for the
last couple of years and has always been one of the primary events on my
schedule. After shooting two-under 34 on the front, I made a two bogies to
slip back to even with five holes to play. I knew I was playing well, and
just tried to keep hitting greens and taking advantage of good opportunities
coming down the stretch. After finishing with a birdie on the par 5, 17th
hole I felt like I was in good shape to qualify. It felt good to play a solid
round of golf where the only thing missing for a great round was a handful of
putts.
_______________________________________________________________________ Greetings All. Today we finally got some much needed rain in the Quad Cities, which gives me a chance to reflect and assess my progress over the last month. I have been working hard on my game since leaving Florida and was hoping to qualify for a few events the last couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful at qualifying for both the Hooters event in Pittsburgh, and the Local US Open Qualifier at DCC shooting 76, 75 respectively. Both rounds were solid rounds plagued with untimely mistakes in the last 5 holes.
I am however, very pleased with the progress I am
making on my game especially my full swing. Over the winter I felt my swing
get a bit long and loose and over the last month I have been working on
shortening the swing up and just getting everything a bit tighter. I have
finally got back to solid ball striking golf rounds and more consistent
results. I am disappointed that I was unable to let my progress show on the
golf course these past two weeks, but do believe that with another tournament
comes another opportunity.
I do want to thank Jason McGrane, an old teammate
from SAU, and his girlfriend Sheila for providing me with a place to stay
while I was in Pittsburgh. Jason was my caddie for the qualifier out in PA,
and I was glad to have him out on the course with me. Having friends across
the country who are willing to put me up for a week or two is something I am
extremely grateful for. Not only do I get to spend time with some old friends
but it also cuts down on my expense which is always a big help.
Next on the schedule is the LaSalle Bank Open
Qualifier, a Nationwide Tour Event, in Chicago the week after Memorial Day.
_______________________________________________________________________ 4/03/07
Its
good to be back in the Midwest. Last week I packed up my car
and headed north to start working at Davenport Country Club and
re-group before playing in some tournaments in May.
Overall I am pleased with the way things went
throughout the winter. I didn't play as well as I had hoped to
play but I showed signs of improvement and really feel like this
summer could be a good summer. I am excited to be back at Davenport
C.C. for the summer to help out with the junior clinics and also
help out where needed.
I would like to thank Kate and Greg for allowing me to invade
their home for the winter. Not only do they provide me with a
place to live throughout the winter, but they also housed the
many visitors that I had while staying with them. I'm sure at
times it felt like they were running a bed and breakfast. They
never once made me feel like I was intruding, and always were
there to remind me to keep my head up. I am very grateful for
their help over the last two winters. So, Greg, Kate, and Elizabeth,
thank you for letting me be a part of your everyday lives for
the winter.
My next event is a Hooters event out in Midway, PA the week
of May 7th, following that event will be the US Open Local Qualifier
hosted at Davenport C.C. on May 14th. So until then I will be
working on my game out at D.C.C. and preparing for a good summer.
Joe ___________________________________________________________ 2.22
Well the Hooters winter season has come to an
early end after missing the cut in the Tour Championship. This week was a
rough week that really left me with not much to say other than, some weeks you
got it, other weeks you don't. In the two rounds at Black Bear, a P.B. Dye
course, I was only able to make two birdies in 36 holes which was clearly not
enough birdies to even make the cut had I made 34 pars. The cut ended up
being 3 under par, one of the lowest of the season.
Although the season has come to an end on a low
note I feel there are many positives to take from these last four months in
Florida. This winter I played 9 events on the tour only making the cut in two
events. However, taking advantage when you are playing well is something
that I have learned you must do at this level. This season was more
profitable than my first winter in Orlando even though my first season
included more cuts made. The highlight of 2007 so far would have to be
playing in the final group in the Hooters event at Rio Pinar C.C. With a
final round 72 I managed to finish T-4 and earn the biggest paycheck of my
short career.
With another season behind me I am looking
forward to playing into the summer on a variety of tours. I will be
finalizing my summer schedule in the upcoming weeks and will post that on the
website shortly. I will stay down south until Easter and play in Moonlight
Events and a few Hooters (summer tour) events. Thanks for all the notes of
encouragement throughout the season, I am blessed to have the support group
that I have behind me. Keep checking back for updates and results until
Easter.
1.29
Now that I got a paycheck under my belt in 2007
I am hoping there will be many more to come in the next few months. Last week
I had a lot of fun on the golf course, after two rounds of 70-71 I was happy
with my play and felt good going into a final round. The final round was
delayed one hour due to rain, but once the maintenance crew took care of the
greens we were ready to tee it up.
We played the first 3 or 4 holes in a cold,
constant rain, which reminded me of some of the weather from my college days.
Once the rain stopped a strong wind started to blow out of the north. I hung
around at two over par thru the first 11 holes but failed to get some shots up
and down and then made a double bogie on my 14th hole. I finished strong
playing the last four one under and was happy to be taking home a paycheck for
Demory Golf.
This week we are playing West Orange C.C. out
near Windermere, FL. I have good memories from West Orange, the Tour
Championship was there last year and in the final round I shot the daily low
of 66 to make a good finish before I came back home for the summer. This week
I hope to play some solid golf to make back-to-back cuts, something I haven't
done since this summer at the Illinois Open, and the Q.C. Open.
1.12
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful
Christmas and New Years. Being home this year was extra special because I got
to spend some time with my family in its entirety, which doesn't happen all
the much for us anymore.
My Brother John whose now stationed in St. Louis
made the drive up and my Sisters, Kate and Andrea, both came back to
Sterling with their respective families. In between spending time with them
and my girlfriend, Ali's family I had a little time to relax and regroup for
2007.
I have now made the trek back down to Orlando,
and I am getting ready to get back on the links for the next six weeks. The
second half of the Winter Series is going to be quite a whirlwind. This year
they have scheduled the final six tournaments in six straight weeks, starting
this upcoming week at Forest Lake GC. I am looking forward to having no time
off and I am hoping this could be a good thing where I can play some good golf
and keep it going for a little bit.
I would like to thank all of you for your
support, while I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to while home for the
holidays, it was nice to see those that I did. I hope this year brings good
things to Demory Golf in 2007. Anyone interested in "joining the team" please
let me know, I will get you the corresponding information.
_________________________________________________________ 11/14 - This week the NGA Hooters Tour stopped in Poinciana, FL at Stonegate at Solivita, a new course to the Winter Tour this year. I played a practice round on Sunday and liked the course for a few reasons and was excited to play there this week. The practice round went well and for not knowing which directions some holes went off the tee I was pleased with my solid round of golf. Stonegate is a new course that is built inside a gated community with 36 holes on the inside. There is no driving range at the course and the head pro told me that if I wanted to get in a good practice session before my round that I should hit balls at one of the surrounding courses. He gave me directions to two different courses and I drove by one of them on the way home from my practice round. Before my round I hit balls at a neighboring course about 12 mi. down the road from Stonegate. I got in my car at 12:20 and headed for the course which was a 20min. drive, I timed it the day of the practice round. Traffic was heavy and to make matters worse for 5 minutes I got stuck behind a delivery truck that wasn’t being granted access into the community. I got to the first tee at 1:06, 6 minutes and 32 seconds after my scheduled tee time. On the Hooters Tour if you are 5 minutes or more, late to your tee time you are disqualified. This is the first time I have ever been DQ’d and it is not something that I want to ever happen again. It has been a very disappointing and frustrating start to the winter season. When Scott, the tournament director, told me I was disqualified from the tournament, I can easily say I have never felt worse in a long, long time. I want all my current shareholders to know that the last three tournaments were paid for with money that I had saved up over the summer and any earnings made were going back to Demory Golf. Thanks for all the support and I am looking forward to spending time with my mom, who is going to be coming down for Thanksgiving in a week. -Joe ______________________________________________________________
11-10 The first two weeks on tour have
been a little bit of a struggle. Week one was a pair of rollercoaster rounds
with several double bogies to complicate the week. In hopes of solving that
problem I focused on grooving my swing for week two. I felt confident that my
hard work over the week would show and really believed that week two at LPGA
International could be a good one.
However, week two wasn't meant to be, and I
struggled with executing my shots both days. Many times when a straight ball
or draw would keep the ball in good shape, I hit the opposite, a fade to find
trouble. It was a very disappointing and trying week that I will learn from
and soon forget.
Thank you to all of those who
offered their words of encouragement over the rough start. I am so grateful
for all the support that I get from back home. Next week the Tour will
stop in Poinciana, FL a course that wasn't on the schedule last year. I am
looking forward to another opportunity to play and compete another week.
Joe ______________________________________________________________ 10-26 - As fall comes to an end it is now time for my second trip down to Orlando, FL for the winter. It has been a very productive and event-filled summer in the Quad Cities. The summer was filled with many working hours between the Davenport Olive Garden, and The Davenport Country Club. I found time here and there to stay sharp on my game and really work on getting a more consistent short game out on the DCC practice facility. Throughout the summer I played in a handful of events, some went well, others went not so well. The summer started off slow with a close call at the South Bend, IN Hooters Event in May, just coming a few strokes short of the cut. Then followed a handful of Monday qualifiers where solid play was just not enough. With only a few events and hardly any more funds left in the L.L.C. bank account, I knew my chances were coming to an end. The 2006 Illinois Open was a tournament I had my eye on since the start of the year. The Glen Club in Chicago is a course that I felt set up nicely for my game and I was anxious to play against the best in the state. Unfortunately, it was a rough week that finished with a disappointing tie for 33rd place. I drove back to the Quad Cities on Wednesday, August 2nd, and prepared myself to play in the Second Annual Quad City Open on Friday, August 4th, at Glynn’s Creek Golf Course. With everything that had happened the three days prior behind me I grinded out an opening two rounds of 72-71 and advanced to the final round, 10 strokes out of first and 6 strokes out of third. In the third and final round I opened with a 7 under 29 on the front nine, and played the back nine, bogey free to shoot a 64 to jump from 15th to 3rd place and earn a paycheck of $1,300. It was a nice end to the long summer season. I would like to thank all of the members, and staff at The Davenport Country Club. Working and playing there was a valuable experience that has made me a better player. Also, thank you to all of my current shareholders who have made it possible for me to play golf at the professional level. I look forward to another year of competitive golf with a great support team behind me. Joe Demory
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