July 2005

Monday 25 July - Scandinavian Masters, Stockholm
After trying to qualify for the Open Championship ( I missed by 5 with a pair of doubles on the same hole each day!) I returned to Sweden to spend time with my family. The summer here has been fantastic and I have been enjoying the weather and also practicing. This week sees the Scandinavian Masters at Kungsangen Golf Club, just outside of our capital, Stockholm. I have been given an invite to play in my national championship and am excited about playing. I know the course well and it will be great to be surrounded by the enthusiatic Swedish crowd. I will keep you posted each day. You can also check the live scoring on www.europeantour.com. Catch up later, Per

Thursday 28 July - Scandinavian Masters, Kungsangen, Stockholm - 66 (-5)
A terrific day out at Kungsangen in front of my home crowd. The Swedish crowd is both knowledgable and enthusiastic and this really makes it great fun to play in front of. My putter was solid today and I made a few good putts in my 66. With only 1 bogey on the 12th and 6 birdies on 5 and 6, 9 and 10 and 15 and 17, it was a day to remember. I played all 3 par 5s in birdie and would sure like to keep that record going for the week. I need now to keep it going and put myself in a good position for the weekends play. I had many family and friends out watching and a big thanks to all of them for coming out. I am out late on Friday, so hopefully I can have a sleep in after my early start this morning. For those of you in the US you will be able to watch the Scan Masters, as everyone calls it on The Golf Channel in the mornings over the next 3 days. Thanks for all the emails of support. I appreciate them all, Per

Friday 29 July - Scandinavian Masters, Kungsangen, Stockholm - 70 (-1)
After all the rain that they have had in Stockholm it was another great weather day. My golf wasn't quite as good and I recovered well from a bogey and double around the turn to shoot 70. I actually finisehd with a pair of birdies to move off the cut line and finished at -6 for the event. The course has been reduced in length because of the weather so the scoring is much lower than is normal at this course. I am still in the top 30 and in good shape for the weekend. A solid pair couple of rounds should move me in to the top 10 - that's the goal. The weather forecast is really bad tomorrow, so we are teeing it up first thing in the morning. Early night for me. Bye for now, Per

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