I just arrived back in Johannesburg after 6 hours of driving from Durban...it's a nice, long straight road but after missing the cut you don't really enjoy as much the view as i should. The first day was very earlier tee time 6.30 but because on the coast the wind can blow very hard, i thought it was a good draw! Never the less, i shot a 2 over with two doubles...exactly what i tryed to avoid! I was laying 40th exactly on the cut line after the 1st round! Now second day started to be solid even if i bogeyed the tought first...level par after 11 holes i saw me making the cut... Huge mistake, i lost my goal of playing shot by shot and the result came very fast...+ 4 on the last 6 which are not as tough as the first 11!! That's why i was really sad to loose it like that! Next week in Joburg, on a course that i like very much! i really look forward to play there again and this is the only way to erase a bad result...making a great one the following week!

I'll keep you in touch and have a great week end,

Best regards from (27 dergres) Johannesburg,

Alex

I feel a bit disapointed after that week, the course was the kind of where i should perform a bit better. Comparing with the other South African courses where you have to be long, this one was more a strategic one! But anyway making the cut and making some points on the Sunshine Tour was the goal before travelling to Ndola (Zambia). The first round was the best one even if i started with 3 consecutive bogeys with a final score of 71 and 73,74,73, i finished at a decent 42nd place! Just the time to write this report and tomorrow i'll drive to Durban for the next one! What i heard it should be a great course where they played many times the SA Open so i'm looking forward and will let you know how was the course!

I wish you all a great week and if you're lucky like me to play golf then...play well and have fun,

Best regards,

Alex

I arrived this morning in Johannesburg on the Swiss flight, everything went very well and the next two days until my departure to Zambia i will rest a little and recharge the batterie. I think i was lucky to leave our beautifull Switzerland at the right time ( talking about the weather).

I'm looking forward to play some events here specially because it will keep me in "tournament mode" until the European Tour Q-school stage 2. I think in that way i put all the chances on my side to do the best in Spain!

I will keep you inform on my several trips and results,

take care and best regards from Joburg,

Alex

I'm very happy and please of that week in bogogno...The first round was by far my best round on that course ( El Conte ) 5 birdies and an eagle for no drop shot, a dream start for the 1st round of the European Tour Q-school stage 1! The rest of the week was a nerve game...second round 75 which at the end was a decent score for the form of the day! 3rd round was again a solid round of golf, 68 with 7 birdies and 3 bogeys but the goal was reached. And after that i started to feel a bit nervous for the final day...it's not like in a real tournament where you have to take risk and every spot is more money...here you have to be top 26 and then you qualify for next round...being level par after 13 holes was good but then i was thinking and playing way too defensive which made me doing a couple of bogeys on the final 5 holes but it was at the end good enough to go trough that stage!

I'm really pleased and looking forward to the 2nd stage in Spain from 2-5 of december but before i fly next friday (7th of october) to South Africa. Next stop Zambia for a Sunshine Tour event.

Have all a great week and write you soon,

Take care,

Alex

I am a bit sad that i could defend my title a bit better than loosing in the first round vs. Damien Ulrich. I have to say that he is was better than me in that game and playing the man in form at his home golf course wasn't really my chance! Now i'm also not really happy the way the draw is made, i explain my self : in every sport the top seed is playing against the last seed but here the first 8 of the order of merit draw the name of his opponent. I'm not a person how's used to complain but about that i have too because i feel like! Last year it was the same and i was seed N°2 and i drew the N°8 so what's the reason to be high in the ranking?!

I wasn't good enough that's the answer of this year but there are, in my eyes really stupid rules! The rest of the year looks like that : SwissPGA in Gruyère than the Q-school in Bogogno and soon back to South Africa where i need to be ready and fit to face 4-6 tournaments to keep my Sunshine Tour card for 2012.

I wish you all a great week and i'll keep you in touch,

Best regards,

Alex