You need a good head for this game

Standing at the short par 4 12th, Driver or 3 wood?  Practice round at Bonnie Doon with good friend James Grierson. They both got birdies.Travis left for Thailand two days later to try for his Asian Tour card.  He obtained exemption to final stage on the back of his amateur career.Tour school starts on 10 January for 5 days.  Played at two courses; Rayong Green Country Club and St Andrews 2000.Some 131 players were exempt to final stage to be joined by 111 players who fought through qualifiers.Q school is over 5 rounds with cuts after 2 rounds and 4 rounds which will see 70 players in the final round looking  to get top 35 and a tour card."Guess I am a bit rusty tournament wise after a six week break but I am eager to get going on this."There are 25 Aussies playing in the final stage.  A big number but no surprise given the depth of talent in Australia relative to the size of our local tour. But golf is increasingly competitive globally with an equal number of players arriving from Europe and the Americas despite the pathways available to them nearer home.