Deutsche Bank Championship recap...

The last time we blogged I made a point to mention that there are no excuse in life. Some of my guys have been struggling - for various reasons - and as their coach, I was frustrated. I know they're putting in the work both with me as well as their swing coaches, so to see them not to get it done Thursday through Sunday, it wears on you. Still, no excuses. At the end of the day, everybody needs to step up to the plate and take care of business.

As rough as last week's Barclays proved to be, the Deutsche Bank Championship proved to be that 'turnaround' week I was hoping for. Body, spirit and mind, my guys were ready. The weather cooperated and everybody seemed to win that battle between their ears last week. They all came to play and all rose to the occasion.

We say it time and time again here, but you can literally miss the cut out here one week, yet muster up enough to win the tournament a week later. We saw Tiger Woods do it a few weeks back, missing the cut at the British Open and then winning his next two events (Buick Open and Bridgestone). Tiger is the most recent example and being the best in the game, he's probably not the best example.

That said, it happens all the time out here. Last week is last week. It's all about the present and the ability to put four good rounds of golf together. It's all about your physical game, your mental game and your emotional state - they all have to be tip top and nobody does that better than Tiger.

Jason Dufner had a banner week in Boston, going 16-under and reeling in a T2nd finish. That initial win still eludes Jason, but I couldn't be prouder of him for his effort this year. Here's a kid that just made a few hundred thousand last year and struggled to keep his card. This season, over the $2M mark and 10th in FedExCup points. That's a hell of a turnaround.

Dufner's T2nd finish came on the heels of three missed cuts and before that, a T3rd finish in Canada - further proof this is a very fickle game.

Charlie Wi had a solid T19th finish in Boston after wrapping up T67th at the Barclays. A solid second round 64 set the stage and he closed strong on Sunday with a 67.

My horse Pat Perez pulled in a respectable T27th finish last week after missing the cut in Jersey. A third round 75 knocked him off course, but it was sandwiched between a second round 65 and final round 67.

As for Ryuji Imada, the struggles continue. A second round 66 put him back in the mix, but a 75-81 run on the weekend knocked him out. Unfortunately he won't be in Chicago next week do to the 73rd place finish. My other three will, so tune in next week to see how Dufner, Charlie and PP do at the BMW Championship.

Back home at D1 Athletics, I've been working with Jensen Callaway and things are moving along nicely. Jensen is still recovering from a rather brutal car accident on his way home from a surf contest a few weeks back. The car was totaled, but Jensen and the other passengers were lucky enough to walk away from the crash.

Jensen and I got after it at D1 today and we're going to add some pics to the blog soon enough. We're continuing to focus on balance, blindfold training and a slew of other exercises I'm sure are going to blow your mind.

Off to Chicago tomorrow and will tune back in soon enough. - Joey D