Wow, what an unbelievable week! From golf to family and friends, I had a week I will not forget for a long time. Once my plane touched down on Easter Sunday morning (from Las Vegas) I was so excited to see my home state. Nothing is better than to go to your own stomping grounds and eat some good home cooking. My first stop was to see my nieces and to give LeAnn and Angelina big hugs and kisses. It's amazing just how delightful little ones can be. I was happy to be with my family on Easter. Amanda and Bob (my sister and brother-in-law) gave me my own Easter basket full of not so healthy goodies, but we all have to splurge once in a while. Even dad made it home late Sunday night after driving my car back from Vegas, what a trooper he is!

On Monday, Bob was my substitute caddie while Greg (Tex) spent an extra day with his family in Mississippi. His little boy was going to come to Atlanta with him, but got chicken-pox and had to stay home, maybe another tourney. Bob did a great job, even throwing me golf balls to hit my driver. Next stop for him is caddie 101, watch out Tex, j/k.

Tuesday was a rather long day as I went out and played 9 holes at Eagles Landing and then took part in a Pro-Am at East Lake. What a wonderful experience that was. I played with some very funny and talented players, while at the same time enjoying a rather beautiful Donald Ross course. East Lake was Bobby Jones' home course. The amount of history present was just remarkable.

This entire week I was able to really work on little mishaps in my swing and putting, thanks to my coach John Godwin giving me sound advice the whole week. We worked on getting my pace back. He could tell that I had played a lot in the wind because my swing got very short and quick. We worked really hard to get my full turn back and have a smooth transition (pace). My putting was just the opposite, as I tend to get a rather long stroke when putting on fast greens. My consistency in my speed has faltered a bit, but came back quickly. Thanks to John, my confidence has started to shoot up quickly without interferences.

Throughout the week I really enjoyed seeing my nieces. On Wednesday, my dad brought LeAnn out to the course to watch me practice. She is learning about golf quickly. Every time she sees golf on TV she watches attentively. She even shagged my balls out of the hole while I was practicing my short putts. She is a professional in the making!

Mr. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-Fil-A, was such a gracious host. He threw a players family dinner on Friday night and it was excellent, even down to the Peach Cobbler. The Moo Town Band kept everyone entertained while the kids were able to run around and play. The Chick-Fil-A organization puts so much pride in "family", it was great to be part of their amazing tournament.

On Saturday night, they had fireworks that were beautiful, even if Ashley (my college roommate) jumped at the loud booms. We stayed to watch the show, but LeAnn didn't care for the loud noise. Maybe Next time!

What a hometown following I had this week. Thank you so much for coming!! On Friday, I had Mike McCollum (his wife Susan was here all week…running the media room scoreboard…a major task in any tournament, thanks), Charlie K. and his birthday boy Harrison showed up. What a surprise to have my friends from Maple Ridge Golf Club, my home course in Columbus, support me throughout the whole weekend. They showed up in groups and made a rather loud yell on the first tee, led by Horace of course. The Ladies from Maple Ridge have been with me since I began playing in junior tournaments and their support is unwavering. They were very loud on my "near" hole-in-one on the 16th hole. When my ball stopped an inch short, I am sure you could hear them yell back in Columbus. Even Lorena Ochoa came up to me after the shot and exclaimed, "I assume you hit a good shot!"

Thanks to my friends, Johan and Ashley for coming out, even if my tee time was during dinner, 4:45pm (haha Ash). Johan's parents made the trip. John Bowen also made the trek in between his trip from Ft. Stewart, GA to Hawaii. Nothing seems to stop him! Thank you all!!

And about my golf well, let's just say I was satisfied shooting my professional lowest round 67, but look forward to going lower in the future. Back to the practice range! Oh, and to Tom C., a special thanks!

Quote of the Week: "Friends…Make everything that much better!" Angela Jerman