[Yoda]

Per the pictures available in this web-site it does not appear as thought Jay Williamson has his [right forearm] on plane.

Jay has a great Pivot and Arm Swing that delivers his Right Forearm on Plane during the Release Interval. Ideally, he would be closer to that alignment at Address, but all that is absolutely necessary is that the Forearm be On Plane at Impact. Jay's Clubhead Feel (Lag Pressure) and sense of Plane gets that job done.

In fact, the stats tell us he is one of the best ball strikers on the PGA TOUR. His Greens in Regulation percentage is 70.49, ranking him 5th. His Driving Accuracy (fairways hit) percentage is 69.61, ranking him 26th. Considering that his competitors are the best players in the world, those are pretty high marks.

Unfortunately, his Putting stats are 30.31 per round, ranking him 182nd.

Jay's results this year tell us is that professional golf can be a cruel game. Compare his Scoring Average the past three years against money won:

2009 / 70.97 / $240,574
2008 / 71.52 / $758,862
2007 / 70.64 / $835,515

Bottom line: To succeed on the PGA TOUR, you've got to be able to do a lot more than just score well. As Jay's record proves, you've got to be able to:

(1) Play in enough events. Given the pecking order on the PGA TOUR and the periodic 'reshuffles', that is not as easy as the public thinks. A poor start in the spring, and a Q-School or Nationwide Tour qualifier will be lucky to tee it up in twenty events;

(2) Play in at least a few of the really big money, limited field events (especially those with no cut), such as the World Golf Championships, FedEx Cup Series, The Masters, and ideally, even the SBS at Kapalua (prior year Champions only); and finally . . .

(3) Play really well in at least one or two of those events -- the bigger the purse, the better -- and get one or more really high, big money finishes. To that end, and to help make Item (2) a 'clean sweep' reality, a win is especially useful. Especially, a 'full FedEx Cup points' win, i.e., no 'opposite' or Fall Series events.

Jay has once again survived (for the 5th time) the Q-School wars and earned his 2010 PGA TOUR card. Good luck next year, Jay; you deserve it.

See you in Honolulu at The Sony. Aloha!