February 5, 2010 – PGA of Australia
Having just turned 26 Victorian Steve Jones believes he is ready to ‘kick on’ and make a name for himself, provided he continues to work on the mental side of his game.
Speaking two days after his birthday, hoping to give himself a belated present on Sunday with a good result at the Nationwide Tour co-sanctioned Moonah Classic, Jones has moved into a strong position with rounds of 68 and 67.
That leaves him three strokes adrift of American leader Jim Herman, who followed his course-record 62 in the opening round with another bogey-free round on Friday, a 70, to continue to set the pace with 36 holes remaining.
Having grown up in Geelong and then moved to Melbourne to become a member at Kingston Heath before then turning pro five years ago, Jones has had some success already in his career with a win on the Gateway Tour in the United States two years ago.
But Jones, who also lost the 2007 Cairns Classic in a playoff and finished second at the NSW Open the following year, is in unchartered waters being so prominently placed on an Australasian Tour event leaderboard.
“I haven’t been in this position lately, I haven’t been playing that well,” Jones said.
“It will take a bit of getting used to but I’m pretty confident with the way I’m hitting it at the moment so as long as I can just not get caught up in all the externals and just focus on what I need to do then I think I’ll be alright (this weekend).”
Confident that at this point in his career he’s now playing well enough to contend regularly, Jones also revealed after his second round that he works with a life coach, his friend Jamie Glazier from a company called Dare to Dream, on the mental side of his game. Read story.
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