Hello everyone, 

Well it’s a start to another LPGA season, my 15th in fact!  I'm going into my 16th year as a professional and I have to say sometimes it feels like it has been that long and sometimes it feels like just yesterday that I set off on this incredible adventure!  

I'm looking forward to finally getting started. I love my off season but a big chunk of it usually consists of preparing hard for the upcoming season and eventually I get sick of the working out and practice. I'm ready to tee it up!

 Before I flew up to Thailand on Monday, I was in North Queensland spending time with my family and catching up with friends. Of course there was some practice which at times was hard because it’s the traditional wet season at home, so finding a few hours out of the rain was difficult some days. I managed to do some work with both my coaches. I traveled down to Brisbane for one full day with Ian and I did quite a few days with Kelvin. My work with Kelvin was made a bit easier this time round as one of the people he teaches made a sort of side-car for a golf cart that Kelvin could ride in down the fairways as I played some holes.

So with a really enjoying off season and all the hard work under my belt, I made the trip up to Pataya, Thailand for the first event of the year. My practice and pro am rounds have gone pretty well and I'm feeling good. I'm sure on the first tee tomorrow there will be a few butterflies, as is normal for me at the first tournament of the year. Mainly the nerves, I think, are just because it’s been a few months since I have officially had to count all the shots and after all the practice where it didn't really mean anything, now it does.

My goal for the first couple of weeks is to ease my way into a rhythm on the course. Obviously I want a chance to win but my goal is to not put too much pressure on myself and just find a groove.

Ok well that's it for my first tournament blog of the year. Thanks for checking in. I hope I give you all plenty to cheer about!

Karrie