Well guys, the time is almost here. I leave for Temecula, CA on November 1st for the first stage of Champions Tour Q-School. The tournament will be contested over four days, November 4-7. As most of you know, this is the event that culminates three years of effort to make my golf game better. I have gotten better, and will be going to California full of confidence and anticipation. You have to look at it like just another tournament, but it is so much more than that for all of the competitors. For some it is the last attempt to qualify; for others it is the only time they will be trying. For others still, it is just the next year of a seemingly endless pursuit of golf at the highest level for the "over 50" set.

You can follow the action on the PGA Tour website, and the name of the course is Red Hawk. I need to finish in the top 20 (my goal is to win) to advance to the finals later in November at TPC Eagle Trace in Florida. My good buddy Glenn Funk will be going with me to California to caddy and be my boy Friday. Any of you that might know Glenn are aware that he is an avid golfer and one of the most positive people I have ever met, so he will be a positive influence and a good companion on the trip.

I need to thank all of my sponsors that have helped me get to this point in time. They have been very supportive of my efforts, and I certainly could not have done this without them. As we Catholics say, "light a candle for me" and pray for many putts to find the hole out in California!