INGLIS HAS LOST THE TOUCH THAT
MADE THE BOY DAVID SUCH AN
OUTSTANDING PRO PROSPECT

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Former Walker Cup player and past British boys champion David Inglis will be hoping that the New Year brings about a major change in his golfing fortunes as a professional in the United States.
David, a member at Glencorse Golf Club during his stellar amateur career and a star turn for Tulsa University during four years on the American college circuit, earned just $8,633 from 25 tournaments on the Gateway Tour.
Prize money on the fiercely-competitive American satellite circuits is quite high - but so are the entry fees so Inglis would almost certainly have paid out more than he took in during 2007.
Inglis missed 19 cuts after starting the year brightly by winning $2,284, $1,305 and $1,718 in his first three competitions between January 5 and 17.
Then he did not make another cut until March 7 when he earned $800.
He missed 10 cuts in a row between March 28 and the July 10-13 tournament.
His last pay cheque from the Gateway Tour amounted to $1,249 on JULY 13, 2007.
He missed his last six cuts of 2007.
So why is David Inglis not performing like the golfer he was as an amateur? Probably even David does not know the answer to that one. If he did, he would do something about it.
Short of making a fundamental change in his swing, as Sandy Lyle did to his lasting regret, it is highly likely that the red-haired Scot has lost his touch on the greens - and the lack of confidence has spread through the rest of his game like a virus on a computer.