Hey everyone,
It has been a while since I published the last blog post but I am happy to update you with my life as we speak with some exciting news, so please take a couple of minutes and read as well as enjoy a couple of cool pics from the last events on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour.
Ever since the start of this season and especially since my top 5 finish in Switzerland in June I have played very solid golf, I have had fun on and off the course and I have felt in sync and in control with most of the different aspects that I do experience on and off the course on a daily basis. It has been a joy and it is obviously more fun playing golf whenever you feel this way. So the trend continued with a great week in Denmark (the week after the Scottish Hydro Challenge) where I started of with a solid round of 66. I got top 20 that week and continued playing well in Slovakia the week after when I fired -9 for the week and finished T27th. Then I had a couple weeks off at home and I got to just relax by the ocean a couple of days which was fantastic.
After the break I played in Northern Ireland and got off to another solid start with a 69. The second round could have been better but it just helped me to take revenge and play even better later on. However, even though the Swedish Challenge was the game felt great before the event and then from nowhere I got sick, but I decided to just do my best and play but it could have been better those two days. The next event was in Finland and after a solid week there I could feel that my game was great and that top finishes were just around the corner.
The Czech Masters was up next (European Tour event) in Prague, Czech Republic and I had great memories from this place two years ago so I knew it would be a fun week. I did have a lot of fun and played very solid as well with rounds of 71-69-71-71 (-6) and finished T16th in front on names like Lee Westwood and John Daly to just name a few. This week gave me a real boost of confidence going into the next few events like the Bridgestone Challenge outside of London where I finished top 20 again with a total score of -11 for the week.
Now to the peak performance of these consecutive weeks on the road, it was time for the Cordon Golf Open by the northwest coast of France. We rented a nice apartment this week and had a fantastic view of the ocean from the balcony which was awesome. The course which was tight on certain holes and somewhat tricky suited my eye, and after a 64 the second round I was right where I wanted before the weekend. I played solid on Saturday too and shot 68 which put me into the final group on Sunday. A position I have not been in before on the Challenge Tour. I must say I felt most calm the final round and fortunately I put some pressure making a 40ft for birdie on the first hole. So really from the 1st tee shot the final round until the 50ft birdie putt I made on the 72nd hole Sunday I felt in total control. I shot a 66 (-4) for a total score of -11 to tie for 2nd which was fantastic. That putt on the last hole put me in a 35th position on the Road to Oman ranking and secured me a spot into the finals of this year's Challenge Tour season. I am really looking forward to these last events and I will do my very best to secure a European Tour card for 2017 which is my primary goal.
Right now I am at home in Sweden, preparing for what is to come. It is a fun upcoming stretch left so lets do this! The finals starts the week after the tournament outside of Rome, Italy that is played the 6-9 Oct. I will play in Kazakhstan next week which is one of the biggest events of the year so I am looking forward to continue solid play and just have fun. After Kazakhstan I will go back home to re-gain some energy before the finals starts with two consecutive weeks in China (at Hainan Island and then in Foshan), Dubai and the final event in Oman.
Thank you so much everyone that make this journey possible, YOU make a difference! Thank you for all the support so far it really counts. Lets finish off this season right and just be, in the present having fun, with much laughter all the way until the last putt of the season.
Enjoy these pics you all! Take care =)
/Oscar
It has been a while since I published the last blog post but I am happy to update you with my life as we speak with some exciting news, so please take a couple of minutes and read as well as enjoy a couple of cool pics from the last events on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour.
Ever since the start of this season and especially since my top 5 finish in Switzerland in June I have played very solid golf, I have had fun on and off the course and I have felt in sync and in control with most of the different aspects that I do experience on and off the course on a daily basis. It has been a joy and it is obviously more fun playing golf whenever you feel this way. So the trend continued with a great week in Denmark (the week after the Scottish Hydro Challenge) where I started of with a solid round of 66. I got top 20 that week and continued playing well in Slovakia the week after when I fired -9 for the week and finished T27th. Then I had a couple weeks off at home and I got to just relax by the ocean a couple of days which was fantastic.
After the break I played in Northern Ireland and got off to another solid start with a 69. The second round could have been better but it just helped me to take revenge and play even better later on. However, even though the Swedish Challenge was the game felt great before the event and then from nowhere I got sick, but I decided to just do my best and play but it could have been better those two days. The next event was in Finland and after a solid week there I could feel that my game was great and that top finishes were just around the corner.
The Czech Masters was up next (European Tour event) in Prague, Czech Republic and I had great memories from this place two years ago so I knew it would be a fun week. I did have a lot of fun and played very solid as well with rounds of 71-69-71-71 (-6) and finished T16th in front on names like Lee Westwood and John Daly to just name a few. This week gave me a real boost of confidence going into the next few events like the Bridgestone Challenge outside of London where I finished top 20 again with a total score of -11 for the week.
Now to the peak performance of these consecutive weeks on the road, it was time for the Cordon Golf Open by the northwest coast of France. We rented a nice apartment this week and had a fantastic view of the ocean from the balcony which was awesome. The course which was tight on certain holes and somewhat tricky suited my eye, and after a 64 the second round I was right where I wanted before the weekend. I played solid on Saturday too and shot 68 which put me into the final group on Sunday. A position I have not been in before on the Challenge Tour. I must say I felt most calm the final round and fortunately I put some pressure making a 40ft for birdie on the first hole. So really from the 1st tee shot the final round until the 50ft birdie putt I made on the 72nd hole Sunday I felt in total control. I shot a 66 (-4) for a total score of -11 to tie for 2nd which was fantastic. That putt on the last hole put me in a 35th position on the Road to Oman ranking and secured me a spot into the finals of this year's Challenge Tour season. I am really looking forward to these last events and I will do my very best to secure a European Tour card for 2017 which is my primary goal.
Right now I am at home in Sweden, preparing for what is to come. It is a fun upcoming stretch left so lets do this! The finals starts the week after the tournament outside of Rome, Italy that is played the 6-9 Oct. I will play in Kazakhstan next week which is one of the biggest events of the year so I am looking forward to continue solid play and just have fun. After Kazakhstan I will go back home to re-gain some energy before the finals starts with two consecutive weeks in China (at Hainan Island and then in Foshan), Dubai and the final event in Oman.
Thank you so much everyone that make this journey possible, YOU make a difference! Thank you for all the support so far it really counts. Lets finish off this season right and just be, in the present having fun, with much laughter all the way until the last putt of the season.
Enjoy these pics you all! Take care =)
/Oscar
