Cory Schneider’s Golf Blog

Today was my first official PGA Tournament at the Verizon Heritage which started at 9:00 AM off #10 tee with Matt Weibring and Brendon de Jonge. I was a little nervous on the first tee however felt comfortable throughout the remainder of the round.

Unfortunately my golf swing didn’t work well and put me in tough situations making it difficult to score. Harbour Town is a very unforgiving course when you’re hitting the ball off line. The round felt like swimming with bricks on my feet as I could never stay a float.

Today’s round was extremely disappointing and tough to swallow because of my personal expectations and friends and family watching the event. I’m going to shrug it off and tomorrow is a new day to apply knowledge from today’s round.

I arrived at the golf course this morning and had a new driver and hybrid custom made by Taylor Made. I hit some balls on the range and then proceeded to the practice green where I spotted Justin Leonard and asked if he would be interested in playing in a practice round with me.

I ended up playing a practice round with Justin Leonard, Tom Pernice, Jr., and Matt Weibring. It was a great experience to see how my game compared to theirs and they were roughly one in the same. It was also was beneficial to get out on the golf course again, only this time in front of larger crowds.

I think today’s events will all be helpful to gain experience that can be applied towards the first round of play on Thursday morning when I tee off with Matt Weibring and Brendon de Jonge.

For those of you have not heard, I qualified last month for the Verizon Heritage in Hilton Head Island, SC.

Today I was able to get on the golf course and see it for the first time by playing an early morning round. The course was in great condition and will be a great test of my game. Extremely tight tree lines and firm greens will add to the difficulty.

This week I hope to take in the experience of participating in my first PGA tour event while still balancing my personal expectations for the week. It is surreal seeing all the players I normally see on TV, however I am confident my skills can hold up with the rest of the field. I’m looking forward to getting another practice round in again on Tuesday, fine tuning my game on Wednesday, and delivering my skills during the tournament.