April Update

Brody Fischer had an action-packed April, which included a trip to Las Vegas and a second Web.com event of the spring.

First, he traveled to Sin City to meet up with his Lifestyle sponsors and some family and friends.

"Getting together in Las Vegas was a great time and I was very happy to meet some really nice people that work for the company," Fischer said. "The golf that we played were two of the most enjoyable rounds I have had in a while. Dodging the large thunderstorm couldn’t put a stop to the day at Southern Highlands."

Following the recreational round of golf, the group headed over to TopGolf to unwind and catch the NCAA March Madness championship game.

"TopGolf is so much fun for all audiences and it was very cool to see Michelle hit a bunch of targets after a few swing tips from my dad," Fischer said. "Thank you again for taking care of us at the golf courses and TopGolf!"

Fischer woke up the next morning at the beautiful Aria resort, complete with a view of the Las Vegas strip.

He spent the morning in the fitness room where he pedaled for 10 minutes with high resistance on the stationary bike to warm up his body for the next part of his workout.

Fischer began his typical sit-up, push-up routine and added a rotational workout using various medicine balls.

"That really helps with a few of the small swing changes I am making," he said. "All of these workouts aren’t to get me in muscle-man shape, but to simply keep my muscles long, loose and pliable. I have been getting more solid throughout my body and it is showing more and more with the consistency in my golf swing. I am 100-percent committed to trusting the process and sometimes have to remind myself that it is still very early in my career and that all of these workouts and practice are about to pay off."

Later, Fischer and his father packed up the car for the long trip home to South Bend.

"We made it to Denver the first day before being a little too tired to press on," Fischer said. "We stopped and got some rest before heading out the next morning. Our next stop wasn’t until Lincoln, Neb., home of the Cornhuskers."

During their stop in Lincoln, Fischer was able to catch a few minutes of the Master's Tournament.

Back in South Bend, Fischer began a new workout program created by PGA Tour trainer Joey D.

"He has a training program they send out with live contact at any time so they can keep me motivated and make sure I am doing the workouts correctly," Fischer said.

Fischer's next Web.com tour event took place in Jasper, Ind. That was a home event compared to his recent travels.

Sunday's practice round at Sultan's Run Golf Course went well.

"Other than a little rain down the back nine we felt that we had a good look of the tree-lined, undulating golf course that is a French Lick resort affiliate designed by many great architects," Fischer said. 

Fischer's Monday tee time was scheduled for 1:50 p.m. That allowed him a quick look at the Leader Board, which already was filled with names and scores of the players who teed off earlier in the day.

"It was good to see some low scores posted but we knew that if we posted a 67 late in the day it would probably make it through," Fischer said. 

Fischer's round began on the par 5 10th hole.

"The landing area is about 275 yards away so I hit 3-wood very well but just through the fairway," he said. "Getting up to the ball I had a few tree limbs in my way and since the course was a wet in spots from the rain I had a little mud ball."

With limited clearing for his back swing, Fischer punched the ball down a large slope. He didn't hit the ball cleanly and it clipped an overhanging branch on a tree to the right of the fairway.

"We thought we saw the ball drop just below the tree, but after searching high and low we couldn’t find it," he said. "Having to go all the way back and drop a ball was not the way I envisioned starting the day."

Fischer opened the round with a bogey but he bounced back with five straight pars.

"I don’t let bad breaks like that get to me, so I kept my head up and gave myself a few birdie opportunities on the next few holes," he said. "I couldn’t get a putt to drop and unfortunately that was the theme of the day."

He experienced a similar shot on the ninth hole.

"If I went through the fairway it’s no good," Fischer said. "I hit a weak drive high and heading right with no help from the wind. Losing that ball and dropping on a huge slope just off the fairway was our only option."

His punch shot again hit a hanging limb and dropped into a pile of leaves. Another lost ball led to a drop and a triple bogey that closed out his back nine with a plus-5 41.

"Again, not giving up I shot 36 on the back nine but the damage had been done on the first nine holes," he said. "I gave myself 7 of 9 really good birdie looks on the back nine hitting good putts, but just short or just barely off line. They all rolled very well and I was actually pleased with how I was stroking the putts, but some days they just don’t fall."

Fischer closed out the tournament with a plus-5 77, good for a tie for 96th place.

The five-hour ride home gave him plenty of time to review with his caddie, Riley Keagle, all that had transpired.

"We broke down hole-by-hole what we did and we will build from the things we did well and the areas we need to improve," Fischer said. "I am really looking forward to the next event because I know that we are close and all it is going to take is one week of everything coming together to kick start the summer."