Peter will return to the TPC River Highlands course early on Saturday morning facing a seven foot putt for birdie but only needing a two putt par to get through to the final 36 holes. Play was called off at 6.00pm after players had initially been halted for stormy weather at 4.00pm  

Peter had opened with a three under par 67 on day one but after missing the green at his 5th hole (the 14th) he failed to get up and down and was behind the eight ball in terms of the cut mark of three under. He regained that shot with a birdie from 5 feet at his 8th hole but bogies at his 10th and 14th holes again had him struggling. Then came the shot that changed his prospects for the week.

At the lengthy par three 5th hole (his 14th) Peter found the greenside bunker but holed from there for birdie and then added another when he hit a tee shot from 200 yards at the 8th to 5 feet and was again inside the cutline.

Needing a par at the last to ensure being around for the weekend, Peter found the fairway and hit his approach to seven feet. He needs only a two putt par to be required later in the day. 

Peter will have the alarm clock set early on Thursday morning as he will have the honour of teeing off first at the Travelers Championship in Hartford in Connecticut.

Peter plays at 6.50am with Kevin Na and Robert Garrigus on a golf course he enjoys. Peter has generally played well at the TPC River Highlands more especially in 2006 when he led after round one and was just one behind at the halfway mark.

After spending much of last week working on his short game, Peter is hoping that the attention he has paid to it will pay off. 

Peter heads back into action this week when he flies to Hartford in Connecticut for the Travelers Championship.

Peter has spent the week between the St Jude Classic and this week's event back at his home in Orlando where much of his attention has been focused on his chipping and pitching game.

"That part of my game has been letting me down and I have tried to work on new techniques but there is now part of me that thinks I might revert to what I was doing previously. My chipping and pitching action has, in the past, been been satisfactory at best but I have been looking for something to give me a greater variety of shots and something more suited to the style of courses and grasses we play here."

"I have worked this week on trying a bit of everything in very long practice sessions. It has been very hot here but I am determined to get that part of my game sorted. I'm not sure I am a lot closer to a solution as yet but I might yet go back to my original action which essentially is one of trapping the ball."   

My game overall has started to feel very good in recent weeks. Halfway through the qualifying for the US Open in Ohio I felt that things were beginning to fall into place and then overall I played pretty well in Memphis especially considering what had gone before.

My plan now is to play as often as possible over the next few weeks so I will play in Hartford and then in Washington at the AT&T, then the John Deere Classic, Milwaukee, Canada and at the Buick In Michigan and see how things develop. 

In the meantime go the Bullgogs!!!"

Despite two late bogies and a final round of 72, Peter has something to take out of the St Jude Classic in Memphis other than a cut made.

With six consecutive missed cuts to his name, Peter needed something to stop the rot and this week he was able to go someway towards that with a much improved all round showing at the TPC Southwind. He is still some way short of where he needs to be but at least there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Peter's ball striking stats made good reading at the end of the week, his driving in particular continuing improvement.  Still no real joy on the greens however with another less than impressive week.

Peter will now take a week off before the Travelers Championship starting on June 25th.