The first two rounds of The 2011 Australian Masters are now history and the weekend is shaping up for a great event that will go down to the wire to decide the champion.

Day 1 saw the morning players get the better of the conditions. Only one afternoon player made it to the top 10 at the close of round 1.

I was second last group out on Day 1 at 1.12pm and certainly had the toughest conditions. That's tournament golf however and you have to play all 18 holes and do your best.

I hit the ball quite well in round 1 but the combination of a strong wind and greens that dried out made scoring very tough. Getting the ball close enough to the hole just to 2 putt was a challenge in the conditions.

I had some good stretches of play but started with 2 bogeys and finished with 2 bogeys for a 4 over par 75 in round one.

The second round today gave me an earlier 8.15 tee off time and the course was more accessible although still tough when you put your ball in the wrong position to approach from.

I played great today hitting every fairway and hitting 16 greens in regulation. I managed a 2 under 69 which dropped me to 2 over par for the Championship and inside the cut line. I also have some confidence in store for the remaining two rounds because of my solid ball striking and some good short range putting (inside 6 feet)

Seeing I haven't played an event for 12 months I am more than pleased to have performed to this standard so far and look forward to trying to claw my way farther up the scoreboard over the final two rounds. It has been a lot of fun to go out and play tournament golf again and hit the ball so well. If I can get a few putts to drop from outside the 10 foot range I can see a nice weekend on the horizon...

Hit them well wherever you may be....