The Sunshine Tour created a new tour called the Big Easy Tour. This tour is there to give the sunshine tour player above the top 70 on the order of merite an another opportunity to play and compete. As you might know "Big Easy" is Ernie Els's nick name...and the reason is because Ernie is behind that tour. There is 10 tournaments on the schedule and the top 5 gets a full exemption on the Sunshine Tour 2012.

Last thrusday and friday was the first BET tournament in Crown Mines. I shot a desepointing 75 the first day but was almost happy with it because of the low amount of fairways and greens hit...( 2 Fairways / 5 greeens ). After that first round i was lying on the 46th rank. The second day was different, first because of the wind and mainly my game, with 7 birdies and 2 bogeys i shot the best round of the tournament and moved up to the 3rd spot! That was my last tournament in South Africa for a while, i'm really happy to finish on such a good round!

I will stay a little longer until the weather gets better in Switzerland but the next tournament will be the 4ball Swiss Championship at home Wylihof!!

I wish you all a very nice time and send you all my best regards from sunny Johannesburg,

Alex

Finally, i made a cut on the sunshine tour...The course of Windhoek country Club was exactly my type of golf courses! The course was not the longest but required some precise tee shot on lots of doglegs! With scores of 68-72-73-72 . I'm happy for many reasons for that result, first i practice a lot my putting lately and i putted really great, no 3 putts on 4 rounds, that's good! Secondly that tournament was the last "big one" before a re-ranking within my category so i will get a better one for the rest of the season. And Finally i knew that i was in good shape and playing good but i needed to play 4 rounds to really believe in me!

This week, i will play a new mini tour called "Big Easy Tour" sponsored by Ernie Els...This tour is run by the sunshine tour and gives the possibilities to players outside the top 65 of last year Order of Merite to play some more tournaments and get a cateory at the end of the year for the Sunshine Tour 2012. I'm just gonna play the first one because the next is mid April and i'll be at home (Switzerland) at that time...

I wish you all a great week and i'll you inform about my results,

Alex

I played this week a tournament in Joburg which is called the IGT tour. It's a mini tour for players without a card on the Sunshine Tour. It really not to make money but to played competitive rounds of golf between tournaments. I'm glad i did it because i finally played some good score. With 2x 67 and 2x 72 i finished 5th on -10 ! Exactly what i need before going to Namibia. I practice a lot my putting and that way, i could see if it works under pressure and tournament conditions. The work paid off and i'm glad ! Now ready for the Namibian Open.

I wish you all a nice end of week and i send you all my best regards from Joburg,

Alex

Dear readers,

I have the feeling to write every week the same report but unfortunately it is really the case...My game is way better than what i show on tournaments! I'm in a great physical shape, doing 3-5 gym a week. I run 2-3 hours jogging a week that's why i feel a bit frustrated right now! i wish i good give you better news but otherwise i'm doing great! I plan to stay in South Africa until the end of the month, which is after the Namibian Open.

I have 2 weeks to work on my putting which is the part that is lacking right now...but i have to say that i'm looking forward to play in Europe again...may be those courses suite more my game than the ones here where you don't need to be straigh but long!

I wish you all a great week and hope the spring comes soon in Switzerland...

Best regards from Johannesburg,

Alex

That week was still the week i was waiting for...But i saw so positive things happening! I still make so few birdies to be in better position in the tournament. With 3 rounds on: Outiniqua, Montagu and the Links i was only able to do 4 birdies...i do therefor little mistakes but too many in that case. I want to thank Caroline Rominger who was on my bag that week, was a real pleasure to have somebody like her on my side! After the tournament i could also see my coach, Jurgen Horenz to check to technique...but as he said that's not really the problem! So after all those good things happened during that week i feel again sharp to do well in the last big "Sommer" event, the Telekom PGA Championship on Johannesburg Country Club.

I wish all a great week,

best regards from Johannesburg,

Alex