I’m into the final stretch of my first full season on tour and I can’t wait to be back home and have a chance to take in all that’s happened this year, writes Rosie Belsham
The last couple of months have included a lot of golf and travel. After a break in the middle to rest and reset, I feel my scores are starting to get better and reflect where my game is right now. Having made the last two cuts as I write, I have a lot of confidence to carry into the last two events of the season.
As I continue to reflect on my first season on tour, I thought I’d share what my most recent tournament week was like.
My most recent event was in France, just 30 minutes south of Calais. Having played the Rose Ladies Open in London, we set off for the Channel Tunnel on Sunday evening and arrived at our apartment late on Sunday night.
Starting a third week on the road, tiredness was a factor, but I had to make the most of three days practice on a course I’d never seen before.
I played nine holes on Monday and did some recovery work before the hard work began on Tuesday. I played 18 holes at 9am, then did some short game finetuning after lunch. On Wednesday, I played nine holes at 9am followed by practising all parts of my game. Wednesday afternoon was filled with a physio session to loosen off my hips and back after lots of travelling.
I teed off at 9.50am on Thursday, so I arrived at the course at 8.30am to give me plenty of time to warm up. We played one hole before the rain started – and it didn’t stop until after play was paused due to the greens flooding on our ninth hole. We had to stay in place on the course in the pouring rain as they tried to clear the greens.
It took nearly seven hours to complete the round and I was exhausted by the end, so we headed straight back to the apartment. Normally, I do 30-40 minutes of practice after a round – just to finetune things for the next day – but I wasn’t teeing off until 2.30pm so I could practice in the morning.
I arrived at the golf course at 11.45am on Friday – with weather warnings in place – and didn’t tee off until 5.30pm after a lot more rain. We were called off the course at 8.30pm due to darkness and headed back to get some sleep ahead of a 6am alarm and 8am restart.
I knew I had to shoot at least level-par for my last seven holes to make the cut. Thankfully, I shot one under-par for those seven and made it. I then had 45 minutes before we teed off in the third round – which was a shotgun start. We only managed seven holes before another storm rolled in and we were called back to the clubhouse. After three hours of waiting around, the third round was cancelled and the event was shortened to 36 holes – with the two leaders returning to the course for a playoff in the rain.
We packed all the soaking wet gear into the car and set off on the seven-hour drive to Switzerland for the next tournament – in four days’ time!
When I started my journey on tour earlier this year, I didn’t know what to expect. With just two events to go, I can confirm it has been exhausting and I’ll be adjusting my schedule in 2026.
