Aloha from Scottsdale!

I'm back home this week, but luckily it's because this week's event, the www.Frys.com Open, is taking place just down the road from our house at Grayhawk Golf Club. It's always great to play an event in your backyard, sleep in your own bed and play a course that you're familiar with.

Last week I was in Las Vegas for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. It's one of my favorite stops on Tour because of the golf course and everything that takes place off of it. The course suits my game and I was able to play well again this past week. I continue to make great strides with my swing and it felt great to test it under the pressure of competition, particularly on the weekend.

As I said, I love the Vegas tournament just as much for what happens off the golf course. I, like almost everyone from Hawai'i, enjoy visiting Las Vegas when I can and this time was no different. Luckily, I had a chance to chat with the tournament host, Justin Timberlake, out on the range on Wednesday. He was a great guy and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to talk to him about his golf game as well as his full- time job. On Saturday night, he hosted a concert with some friends, including Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg and more. It was an incredible show!

I also need to thank a few of the local fans who flew up to Vegas for the weekend and came out to support me on Saturday. It's always an amazing feeling to have people from home come out and watch and cheer me on, no matter where I'm at!

Hopefully I can have a great week here in Scottsdale. These last few events of the year, I'm focused on continuing to test my swing under the pressure of competition and to build confidence so that I'll be fully prepared when the Sony Open comes around next January.

Thanks again for all your support! I'll catch up with you again next week!

Join us as we travel on the PGA Tour with Parker McLachlin, a former Punahou athlete. McLachlin and Castle alum Dean Wilson are the only Hawai'i golfers on the PGA Tour. McLachlin, Waikoloa's touring pro, will write his impressions on events that he has just completed and tournaments that are coming up on his calendar.

Parker McLachlin can be reached at www.parkermclachlin.com