Bolton Starts Here

The UK Open which takes place in June starts in Newport, Wales this weekend with the Welsh regional qualifier for the Reebok Stadium event. Basically there is 8 regional qualifiers and the top money earners over those 8 qualifiers make the TV stage in June. I'm not going over to the UK this weekend. I am giving myself a break to be honest so i may head home to Tramore tomorrow and maybe play in my local pub's handicap which i always have a good time playing in. I hope they wont be too mad at my moments a few weeks back but to be honest i couldn't really care.

Tomorrow night in Newport will see all the players outside the top 24 battle it out in a Friday night madness type playoff with the last 4 standing making it through to play in the Citywest in October with the top 24 automatic qualifiers and the 4 Irish qualifiers which will be decided in Dundalk this Sunday and lets all hope that this will not be Kirby's last hurrah. Then on Saturday in Newport its the first of the PDPA tournaments. The PDPA stands for the Professional Darts Players Association and is like a union if you will. It stands up for the players with any problem they may have with the PDC or travel agent or anything really. What people dont actually know is that Wozza is a board member of the PDPA and does a lot of work that end defending players etc,etc with whatever problems they may have. I hope to make a stride to be on that board myself in the near future so we'll just have to wait and see what happens there. Sunday then is what i refered to earlier with the UK open qualifier. Every penny counts in the quest to get to Bolton and it all starts here lads...

Well Done to my mate Ian St John who played in the Irish Professional golf championships today. He shot 79 but scoring was not great and if he can believe in himself i think he can make the cut and be around for the weekend.

As i say i'm going to go home tomorrow as i've been on the go solid now for the last 2 months and am sick of Dublin airport. UK,UK,ITALY,GERMANY,UK and Castlebar so its to Tramore tomorrow and maybe i'll have a pint of guinness. You know what???????It is good I like Guinness.