Welcome to Tom Werkmeister golf.
I hope everyone is having a great start to 2019! Facebook keeps yelling at me to post something...fact is there’s not been much to post about. We’ve been in Naples since Jan 5th. Tom plays golf most every day; either in a game with friends or fellow Michiganders he’s made friends with, or practicing at Treviso Bay’s practice facility. Having (Associate) status on the Tour means he’s a member at all the TPC courses across the US. It also means that a lot of places will let him play for free when he plays with a member. Fiddler’s Creek (where we’re staying) has been nice enough to let him play anytime for free (and he can bring guests) so that’s been nice too. We’re so thankful for the kindness of the people we’ve met down here...and obviously of our sponsors or we wouldn’t be here.
Two weeks from tomorrow is his first qualifier of the year, in Boca Raton. We’ll be meeting up with his buddy Scott Pieri who has the same status as Tom this year; which will be fun for both of them as they can coordinate where they’re staying & work their contacts to mutual benefit (Scott arranged for a place for Tom to stay while at the qualifier in Boca through one of those contacts). I will also help them to do this a little more cost-effectively. They’ve really developed a great friendship based on the shared desire to be successful at this level. We are thankful for Scott and his friendship for sure!
I’ll start posting again regularly before the Boca qualifier. After that our schedule gets pretty hectic so get ready to see me in your feed again...we’re more than ready to get this show on the road! 🏌🏻♂️
Can't wait to cheer our favorite pro on to success!
Keep working hard and enjoy the time, oh by the way it is 0 degrees here this morning!
Cool
Keep up the great Work you two! You know I will be following!
Tom's schedule is available to view now...I've added all the Sunbelt Tour events into it, but he's not sure which (if any) he'll be playing in this year. I'll keep updating this as we learn more about the qualifiers (dates/times).
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Thank you Leslie!
Best of luck Tom. I hope 2019 is an awesome year for you.
Thanks Leslie! We will definitely be at the qualifier for the Rapistan in March 😊 and as always be rooting him on all season. Here's to a fantastic 2019!!
Thanks Leslie
Wishing all our friends & family a joyful & prosperous new year! Next hole, next shot, new chance to make birdie! 🎉 🏌🏻♂️
Tom has seen 7 of the 11. I’ve seen 4. How many have you seen?
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Only 5 for me. Guess I better get busy!
5, I'll see two more in April at the Masters!
9 for me. No 9 or 11
2😔
5
Only 6 for us!
6
Two for me.
I’ve seen 8.
5
May the Lord be with your spirit. May God's grace be with you. Enjoy family & faith on the Eve our our Lord Jesus' birth. We wish all our friends & family a blessed Christmas Eve & joyful Christmas Day! 🎄
Same to you and your family! Merry Christmas!
Thank you Tom & Leslie.
Merry Christmas 🏌️♀️
Thanks Tom
Thanks Tom and keep up the good work you belong out on that Champions tour
the pure golf shot in flight is the closest any of us will ever come to seeing an angel. Merry Christmas and may the new year bring further successes!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Great things coming to you all this year. Will be following. Can't wait for the journey!
Tom Thanks and God bless
Merry Christmas Werkmeisters!!!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas and may God bless you in the coming year❣
To you as well!
Blessed Christmas and New Year to you also!!!
Merry Christmas!🎄
🙏🏾🙌🏾
Merry Christmas to you
Tom got to spend some time with his boss Scott Dieleman yesterday playing TPC Sawgrass with a couple customers. One of the perks of having some status on the tour is having a membership at Sawgrass & playing privileges at all the TPC courses! When we move down to Naples next month he will utilize TPC Treviso Bay as his home course & practice facility.
Gotta have a great practice facility!
I want to join in on the Scotty Dieleman praise group. He is one of my all time favorites. It would be hard to find anyone who is a better all around great guy.
I took diels in when he was homeless
Hey Scott Harmsen, when is Tom Werkmeister taking us to TPC? Has he mentioned that yet?
Scott was super nice to me when I was a clueless young equipment rep. I appreciated his help!
Scott is great. Like you and Tom, proud to say.......our friends
Very Nice!!
Sorry I didn’t make a post yesterday. It was a rough day emotionally for all 3 of us. The stress of what could’ve/should’ve been took it’s toll (mostly on Tom & I - Mike is amazingly positive) and it was difficult to get past. Obviously having been so close to the ultimate goal and then watching it slip away, no matter how hard you try, is devastating - both to experience as a player & to watch as a wife.
I will write a blog about these past few weeks & explain in better detail. I think it’s important to let you in on the not-so-great side of our story because after all, I promised to take you all along with us on our journey. It can’t all be hearts & roses, there are thorns in there too.
The next couple of months will be a bit of a break for Tom. We’ll be back in Michigan for the holidays from Dec 17-Jan 5 and then we’ll come back to FL (Naples) where will stay until the end of March. The Sr Tour events will start up again in February so he’ll have some time to practice & work through some swing issues he’s having during that time.
Thanks for your well wishes & support...it means more than you know. #teamwerk
Hang in there Leslie and Tom. And make sure to call us when you get to Florida. You can come up to the Hideaway for a round. The best is yet to come!
Where in Naples?
Congratulations Team Werk! Long road is better than no road!
I am still very proud of you and your accomplishments don't ever stop trying. Love you guys
💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
you may not havepreached your goal yet, but it is still attainable.
good luck
Many fall, some get up. I’m willing to bet Tom always gets up.
Sorry that you guys didn't make the top 5. But what a nice run it was. Keep the faith. I'm sure Tom keeps learning new things out there which in itself is exciting . Loved following you online. Have a nice holiday 😁
Proud of you Tommy and Boogs!!! Learn and grow.
#KeepMovingWerk
Our hearts are full of pride for the effort and difficulty that you have gone through these last few weeks. The positive is no ground was lost and we know you will make that end dream come true. Love you friends...🤩
You said it Mo👍 Keep on keepin' on you guys❣️❣️❣️
Always here for you!
Congratulations on making it through Q School. See you when you come back
The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don’t give up!!!
Tom, we are all so proud of you. Keep grinding, you’ll get there.
I was watching online !!! Love y’all
Keep your chin up Tom Werkmeister keep at it your a great player!!!
One step at a time. Never give up. Good things are coming your way. Would love to see you guys when your in tow
In a time that I was at one of life’s low moments, a wise man told me “Everything will be fine in the end. If it isn’t fine now, you are not at the end”. I found/find that statement to be extremely hope-filled. Keep up the hard work and dividends will be paid.
Love you guys!!!!
It’s gonna happen, patience is key. Happy holidays.
Ok
Followed online all 4 days Was like I was there,but very stressed Play like a champ babe That is who u r GO TEAM WERK TEAM WERK MAKES DREAMS WERK LUV U GUYS Enjoy the time off See u in Michigan in a few weeks
So the report is 3 bad shots cost him 4 strokes...but all-in-all Mike is very pleased with his ball-striking. Honestly, I’m such a wreck after having to stay home today & watch online that I really don’t feel like posting anything else. My ulcer is back & I’m tired.
Lots of Werk left to do.
9:50am tee time tomorrow
#teamwerk
"Cream" always rises to the top. Team Werkmeister will get this done. Mike is excellent and Leslie you are fantastic. Get'em Tom!!!!!!!!
All will be well. Trust it!
Tom, you are the best player any of us know, you’ve got this. Leslie, I shared your ulcer today. Literally no work got done today.
Tom is right where he needs to be! Keep grinding!!!
Leslie just try and stay calm and say a few prayers!!! It will all Werk out no matter what happens tomorrow!!!
All of Werk's Work about to pay off.
I’ll carry the ulcer, Hope you feel better! Tom, just do it!
He’s right in the mix !!!! Let’s go WERK !!!!!
Doing great!! Stay steady and make a couple more putts and everything will be set for an easier program!!! Nice Werk!!!
Keep it rolling team Werk!
You got this Tommy!
Your right there Machine. Stay sharp! You got this thing.
Right where you need to be - play solid tomorrow and all will work out.
Tied for 5th place is damn good! Best of luck to you tomorrow Tom!
Tomorrow is gonna be a great day!! Hope you feel better.
Get it, Tom! Proud of you!
Awesome! Keep it going. Good luck!!
He will nail it. Stay positive!
Climbing on up...keep it going, you can do it🤩
You got this!!
Once again, the score you see online does NOT tell the story of what happened out there. Tom’s swing problem reared it’s ugly head again. He has a drill he needs to practice EVERY day & before EVERY round until he gets past this particular glitch. Today he did not do that drill before his round (trusted he had it under control). In his words, he had the mid-iron swing yips. However, he hit his driver well (barely) missed 2 fairways, hit his chips & pitches great & putted pretty good. All these things made for a stressful round, full of scrambling to keep what ground he’d gained. It was cold (by Florida standards) 49 degrees, windy and the greens were running about 12’s. All this made for a great day for Tom to have swing issues - because he’s so good at playing in challenging conditions - his “poor play” in those conditions equates to another’s good play in those same conditions. I hope that makes sense. Anyway, that’s how you move up 10 positions when you’re not playing your best. 😉
10:54am tee time - much Werk to be done.
#teamwerk
My point was his score looked good on paper...it was not so watching it. He did well to scramble his way to a good score.
Seems like he's doing just fine to me.....positive vibes!
I just read this and thought he shot a million. Checked the scores and he did great. Get it done Tom
Tied for 8th is a good position to be in... couple good rounds now and he'll be there!
Grinding is what you do best...you can do this🤩
I was worried to look at the leaderboard after reading the first part of the message. I looked and was very happy! Keep grinding team!!
I think he played great! Keep up the great Work!
Never let up! Hope conditions stay "Michigan Favorable"!
Nice outcome Tom
Keep positive and play your game. In great position. Go Team Werkmeister
Buddy you should be proud of yourself for grinding it out and pulling out this number. Cuz you know you can do much better so when your bad days are like this man your good days are going to shine very bright. Keep it up one more day! Go get them
We're excited! Go Tom! PMA. Positive mental attitude
Never be satisfied, grind away!!!
Stay on the grind bud, keep it up!
Keep it going Tom! You’re doing awesome!
Great playing and great position Tom
Lots of folks back home in Michigan trying to Will your putts in the hole from afar. Have a great day out there
Time for a "who's on fire " round!
You got this!!!
Finish Strong !!
68 today!
Tom played great today other than the 3 holes that cost him the strokes he gave back. The conditions were not easy; wind & FAST greens (probably 11.5 to 12). With the wind, 18 played super tough, even the pro-shop said that was probably the hardest hole today. Unfortunately that was also his worst swing of the day & in those conditions, an unforgiving, tough hole goes from bogey to double.
Tee time tomorrow is 10:21am...lots of Werk to do. #teamwerk
Please keep an update going. So fun to follow his progress!
Where does he stand?
We all have that bad hole. But you are right in it with that. It's now behind you. You will be much better today. Positive thinking!!! You got this.
New day tomorrow. Stay mentally sharp on every hole. You can do this Machine!
Thinking of you tomorrow! Stay warm and positive!
Today is over, new day tomorrow. Time to go low!!
You've got this Tom!!!
Can't look ahead or behind. Each stroke is its own task. Go get em, one at a time.
Let’s do WERK
Good luck Tom
Conditions change......you are a very talented player. Stay positive. Tomorrow is waiting for you. GO GET IT!!???
He’ll Werk it out
Keep the focus👏🤩
Go get ‘em Tom!
You got this! Wear mittens... 🙂
In case anyone didn't see it, here is the link directly to scoring for this week:
www.pgatour.com/champions/leaderboard.html
2019 PGA TOUR Champions Qualifying Tournament-Final Stage - 2018 Leaderboard - PGA TOUR Champions
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View the latest golf scores and results of the 2018 2019 PGA TOUR Champions Qualifying Tournament-Final Stage.
You got this Tom
Another good day! 😎
how many get full time status?
Whew... looking forward to tomorrow... go get em you cool kids!
Just a couple hiccups...you can do it WERK!!🤩
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Good Day! Congrats
Go get'm Team Werkmeister!!!
Lots of golf left. You got this
Pre-gaming #teamwerk style.
Good luck tomorrow!!
Pasta and carbs...perfect pre round meal😋
Hope you have a great round!
Get your carbs. Good luck!!
Good luck Tom!
Brazilian Steakhouse is the pregame choice of many
I would wish Tom Werkmeister luck, however, he doesn't need it. Talent will take over. Play your game and have fun. You have a wonderful fan base rooting you on!
Good practice round today. Although Tom is struggling with some swing issues right now, he & Mike were able to work through some things that helped a great deal. He’ll need to work on those “fixes” some more during tomorrow’s practice round and hopefully will find a comfort zone to take him into Tuesday’s first round and through the rest of the week.
Tuesday’s tee time is 9:14am off #1. I am going to try to get there in time to watch him on the back 9 on Tuesday & I’ll go out for the all 18 on Friday (I’m working this week). They shuffle pairings according to score after Tuesday’s round.
Top 5 finishers this week walk away with full status for next year. If it’s the same as last year, finishing 6-30 will earn conditional status (which is what Tom has this past year).
www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/pgatour-champions-q-school/tee-times.html
Good luck today Tom. Go get em!!! Team Werk
Wishing you the best of luck this week Team Werk!
Best of luck Tom Werkmeister
Trust in your game brotha, that is what matters, you will do great. Get that card buddy!
Good Luck Tom
Good Luck to you and Scott . Play Well
You got it this year. Us West Michigan golfers are vicariously living through your golf game. Lot of cheering headed your way!
Good luck Tom and TeamWerk.
30+ years later. These 2 guys played high school & college golf together...it’s been fun watching them play together again! 🏌🏻♂️
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving and this next gives you the blessings you both deserve. Love ya❤
Welcome to our neck of the woods!
Welcome, hope Tom does well and enjoys Tampa area.
During the last half of Friday’s round...Tom struggled. After the round he & Mike went to the range where they discovered Tom’s ball position had crept way forward in his stance...which leads to him having to slide forward to try to get to the ball, which then leads to all kinds of directional issues.
It’s always something easy...it’s just a matter of figuring out what it is. Part of the learning process between player & caddy is the caddy knowing when & if he should make mid-round suggestions. They came to an agreement during this last round that ball position is something Tom needs to be aware of when & if he gets out of position again in the midst of a round.
Developing a comfortable-ness with where the ball needs to be (he’s always played it forward) comes with practice. Thankfully he has friends down here who are able to provide him a place to do just that.
They need a “safe word.” I use “Mr Pickles” when my massage therapist gets out of control. Try it.
So he is staying down there until stage 2 is over?
Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. -Arnold Palmer
We know that place well! It’s PJ’s home away from home. Tell Brian O’NEILL we said Hi.be there in about a week.
It was a little scary at the end...but this piece of paper is all we needed! We’re off to TPC Tampa a week from Sunday. I am SO glad this week is over! Time to enjoy a nice relaxing evening out with a very handsome man & his caddy 🥰
Go TEAM WERK TEAM WERK makes DREAMS WERK LUV U BABE go get em👏👏👏👏👏👏
Great job Werk!
Great going Tom💖👏🤗 Keep it going❣️You definitely "got what it takes"👍❣️👍❣️👍
Never in doubt! We all had faith in you. One more stop then off to the races for you! You got this!
♥️You da the Man. Congrats
Wonderful! We knew you could do it, Now, how many of the 79 participants qualify for the next step and what is that?
Yes!!!!!
Congratulations
Way to go! Congrats!
Good job Tom
Congrats Tom!! Have fun celebrating with Steve tomorrow!! 🎉❣️💗
That's totally awesome!
Awesome!!!
Congrats!
Nice Job Tom and Mike!!!
Nodoubter!! Way to go Werk, and caddie! Congrats!!
Survive and advance. Let’s go do some Werk!!
Bam. Keep it going good lookin
Congratulations Tom and Leslie and Mike! Mission accomplished, on to final stage.
One more
Nice!!
So exciting!!!!
Have fun... time well deserved!!! Congratulations Tom
So happy - enjoy a great evening!
So happy for you!! Enjoy a relaxing week and have a wonderful Thanksgiving 🤩
Obviously today was not a good day...not much more I can tell you. Lots of Werk to do tomorrow. Of course his tee time is an hour earlier...it’s the one day I can go watch! 😂
Oh. And it’s gonna be cold.
8:40am tee time. Top 29 advance to the Final round.
#27! Moving on!!!
Werk will come back firing!
Best of luck today Tom go get it my friend.
You guys got this!❤️❤️💪💪
Werk it Tom..you got this🙏
You can do it Werk
what position is tom in right now ?
Good luck
Do Werk, Tom!
What is cold down there?
Prayers for the best!
Congratulations Tom Werkmeister Golf you made it! Placed 27th...
Good Luck Tom
oh thats a golf question..haha
Good luck Tom!!
Good Luck!!
Best of luck! I have a good feeling about tomorrow!! 👊🏻
Many players had a more difficult day on Thursday, including the leader. Just play your game Tom and you will be fine. We are are pulling for you.
At lease he's used to that temperature. Go get em Tom. HE loves the pressure!
Bundle up !!!
To post that Tom shot 68 says something...but to give you an idea of what his caddy/coach Mike thought of his round, here’s how he graded him on the different facets of his game today:
Tee shots B+
Fairway woods & dickwoods B+
Irons B+
Pitch shots B-
Chipping A+
Putting A-
Still lots of Werk to do! 9:50am tee time tomorrow.
Great playing Werk!! Keep it up
What was the golf attire grade?
Looks like a B+ average room for improvement 👍
Keep it going Tom!! Enjoy the day.
Im sure Tom Werkmeister can at least get to an A in the dick wood part..lmao
Great werk Tommy!!
Keep it up Tom!!!
You got this!!
Keep it up Tom!!!
Did Tom happen to grade his Caddie? 😬 Would love to see his grades.
Strive for valedictorian! Go WERK🤩
Nice going Team WERKMEISTER
Good job, and keep up the good werk
Better work on those dick woods lol 😂 good luck tomorrow Tom!!
Werk it!!
Good job Werk