We are into the second day of competition at the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks.  The course is beautiful, and I’m beginning to get comfortable with my new V-groove irons.  I’ve only had them for a few days, but thought I might as well go ahead put them in play.   

This is also my first tournament with my new eyewear – which has been a great experience for me.  As most of you know, I’ve struggled with vision-related complications throughout my career, and I’m grateful that my partners, Transitions Optical and adidas Eyewear, have come together to find the right solution for me.  I’ll now be competing in adidas Eyewear fitted with prescription Transitions lenses.  

No matter if I’m reading the greens or following the ball through the air, Transitions allow me to see clearly and more comfortably than I ever have before.  This new eyewear really has made a difference for me and will continue to be essential to my game.

Continue to follow the action from the Chevron at www.pgatour.com this week.  Please feel free to share your comments, and I’ll be back in touch again shortly.

Today I will be teeing off at the British Open at Turnberry and having another go at winning my first major championship. The views from the Alisha Course at Turnberry are incredible and so is the golf course. While the weather at the Open is always a huge factor, I am just looking forward to getting out on the course, controlling what I can and hitting solid golf shots.

The Open is going to be a family affair for me. My son Justin will be caddying for me and we are both hoping to catch a little magic like Jack Nicklaus did when he won the 1986 Masters with his son on the bag.

You can follow me and Justin and all the action from the open at www.opengolf.com.

I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every fan who wrote me words of encouragement after the Masters and during the week of the U.S. Open. Each one of those emails provided me with strength and motivation and made me all the more excited about getting over to Scotland and trying to bring the Claret Jug back to the States (and Kentucky)!

Please keep those emails coming, they mean the world to me. You can send me a message by visiting www.yeswekenny.com.

It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to participate in this blog and share some additional perspective about vision and sports performance, particularly as my relationship with Transitions Optical has just been announced. However, recent events leading up the FBR Open provide a relevant and very personal account of how much my vision means to me and how my experience may help to help educate others about the importance of protecting and maintaining healthy sight.

I flew to Phoenix on Thursday (the week before the FBR Open) to work with a couple guys from Titleist on testing the new Pro V series golf ball and also to get in some extra practice before the tournament week got started.

Late Monday afternoon my eyes started hurting, it felt kind of like I had an eye lash in both eyes. By late that night it got so bad it felt like someone had just poured sand into both my eyes. The pain was so incredible I was really afraid I was going to have to withdraw from the tournament. I had to pull out of the PGA Championship last year because of an infection caused by my contact lenses. Needless to say, I got very little sleep that night.

I kept my contacts out all day on Tuesday and was able to meet with Dr. Lampert that afternoon. After examining my eyes, Dr. Lampert figured out why I was experiencing so much pain and gave me some antibiotic drops. By Wednesday morning my eyes were starting to feel better, but still not good enough to wear my contacts.

Fortunately, my pain was pretty much gone by Wednesday night. I finally got a good night's sleep, was able to wear my contacts the rest of the week, and ultimately picked up my 13th career victory on the PGA TOUR! Healthy sight is an easy thing to take for granted, even when you play golf for a living, but a simple eye infection almost cost me a win. I've definitely learned that when it comes to healthy sight, protecting your eyes can make a world of difference.