Paul Hills from “the leaderboard” did a great job helping me run the day, providing the scoring and leader board. I would like to thank him and also highly recommend him to anyone holding a corporate or society golf day.

Im off to France on Monday for the next Alps Tour event will let you know how it goes.

I got off to a bad start and opened up with 4 straight bogeys,  however I hung on and shot level par for the next 14 which was pretty good in the windy conditions.  2nd round I played for almost all of the round faultless golf,  after hitting every fairway and every green for 12 holes I wasnt expecting to suddenly make back to back doubles.I finished the round with birdies at 17 and 18 which was a real positive but obviously cant afford to have 2 destructive holes like that. 

Once again there have been so many signs this week that the changes Iv made are paying off but obviously they arent fully ingrained yet. Im making small steps in the right direction and Im definatley finding out what others have told me that its a game of patience!

I go to France Monday for the next event will keep you posted.

It was a shame that my putting stats were high, (32 both rounds) and ultimatley cost me winning but the greens were much slower than what Ive been playing on over the last few months and I found it difficult to get to grips with them.  However I stuck to my routines well throughout the tournament, holed out great in the 2nd round and didnt make a bogey.

So overall a very good result and looking forward to getting out to Italy on Tuesday for the next Alps Tour event. Will keep you posted.

The first round was pretty steady and putted great on the front 9, unfortunatley after a few 3 putts late on I finished with a 72, however I left feeling as though a good round was on its way. Come the 2nd day I had a great start with eagle at the first and 2 more birdies in the next 6 holes to put me 4 under through 7. But in the next 12 holes it slipped away a bit because of some poor putting and lack of knowledge of the course. I didnt have a practise round for this event because of other arrangements and this really highlighted the importance of being totally prepared for an event. and after spending the last few months being so well prepared for the Alps Tour events I really noticed the difference. In hindsight knowing that I couldnt get over for a practise round probably made it a bad decision to enter. I did speak to Carl about this and we both agreed that I cant go to a tournament expecting to win when I havent fully got to know the golf course.

On a positive though, it was the first time in the last few months since my swing change that I really felt under control with my long game and its great for my confidence leading up to my next event. Im certain that some good scores are just around the corner!

There were alot of positives from the week, Carl was with me to re-assess how things are going and its great how much my putting has improved over the last few weeks. I had 29 putts today, my distance putting and routines were excellent and didnt miss from inside 4 feet all week. With the changes in the way I am practising, and my better mental approach I really feel putting  could become one of my strengths.

Carl was also assessing my mental approach throughout the tournament, at the last event where he attended in Girona I wasted shots through mental errors. This week I can say the scores I shot were the best I could possibly of done. I stuck to strict routines all week, I was totally prepared and battled the whole way even when parts of the round weren’t going to plan. We both know how much of an impact keeping that approach will have come European Tour Qualifying in September.

So on the whole a very productive week and looking forward to a couple of weeks practising before going to Italy for the next event.

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I leave on wed for 2 weeks to play 2 Alps Tour events near Graz, Austria. Had a 3D analysis of my swing on Friday and looking forward to putting in the changes aswell as the new routines I learnt last week with Carl in Spain. I will keep you posted how it goes.

I now have 2 sponsors and am looking for 3 more to complete the team. This will include 50 % of my tournament winnings gauranteed for the next 3 years aswell as 10 client or corporate days each a year. If you are interested in becoming a shareholder or have any queries check the sponsors section on the website.

Positives from the week are that my long game really stands up and showed good control with my distances,  and learnt alot on how to properly prepare for an event including course planning, pre tournament practise and fitness.

Moving forward its very clear that I need to work at pre shot routines, keeping very still when putting and dealing with adversity with a more positive and determined approach. Will be home for the next week working at it before flying to Austria for 2 weeks so will let you know what happens there.

Also have some great news, met Mike Lewin and his wife Tricia on the plane going out, they than came to watch me play yesterday and have decided to become one of my five shareholders. Just want to say thank you so much to them for showing their belief in my aim in getting to the European Tour.

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This season I am competing on the Alps Tour which is a satelite tour with 25 events around Europe. I have played 2 events so far and yesterday completed the first round of the third tournament in Girona at Emporda Golf Club. Was a solid round to shoot 69 (2 under) and lying 26th,my stats for the day were good with 28 putts which is a great improvement and on par with European Tour standard. Have had my coach Carl Watts with me this week and have worked on various parts of my game including technique,mind set and the overall preperation of a tournament. The main points being handling adversity, hitting it hard at my spots and being totally commiting to every shot made a real diffence to my round yesterday and will definatley help me for this season and the build up to European Tour School in September. 

My tee off time is at 2.15 today so will keep you informed. If you want to check out any information or stats comparisons please visit my site at www.carlwattsgolf.co.uk/markhooper.