It was a great to be at the Atlanta Athletic Club for the 2011 USPGA. This was the first US Major I had attended so I was looking forward to the experience and appreciating the different demands the challenge brings.

The players I had competing were Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke and David Horsey.

I arrived on the Sunday evening ready to walk a few holes with David Horsey early Monday morning. The first impression of the course was awesome. Long, great condition with fast sloping greens it will test the player's imagination and pace control.

On the Tuesday I walked with Thomas Bjorn and then separately again with David Horsey. By Dave's own admission the greens were taking some getting used to, so on the Tuesday afternoon Dave and I also spent some time on the putting green trying to recreate the putt's that he would face on the course. The grain on the greens went with the slope so the down hill putts were exceptionally fast. The practice putting green was very reflective of the greens on the course so it was perfect preparation. We spent the time working on David's green reading and matching pace to the read.

On the Wednesday I caught up with Darren who was happy with his preparations so we didn't really do any work on the greens. It was great to catch up though as I hadn't seen him since his win at St Georges.

On the Thursday I walked the course following the players which is good to do when I can get chance. It gives me an opportunity to see how the players transfer what they do on the practice green to the course.

On the Friday it was more of the same on the course. Although I did also catch up with Darren in the morning, in his warm up, as he had struggled on the greens on the Thursday.

Unfortunately none of the guys managed to make the cut into the weekend, which was unfortunate.  One player who did make the weekend, with whom I have worked with was Edoardo Molinari. Edoardo has been playing more in the states this year so I haven't seen him at all. On the Friday Edoardo asked me to have a look at him as by his own admission he had been struggling over the last few weeks on the greens. We spent some time together and I spotted a couple of old faults that had crept in. It didn't quite click for him over the weekend but with Edoardo planning to visit the studio over the next few weeks, hopefully we can give him a better direction.

Overall upon reflection of the week it was a great experience for me as a coach. The USPGA is a fantastically well run event. They really do look after the players as well as their coaches and support staff. The course was very different to those we have in Europe and in particular the greens, so it was good to help the guys prepare for the unique conditions. Next year the USPGA will be at Kiawah Island, let's hope I will be back.