THE ORLANDO SENTINEL has a good profile on whats going on with Ty Tryon currently. Sounds like his heads in the right place, its just a matter of if can get his game back where it needs to be.

They also have a breakdown of the endorsements he received when he first turned pro.

Ty's swing is still a work in progress. His good hand-eye coordination lets him get his hands and the clubface into a good position at impact, with a lot of clubhead speed. The league he's getting into now, he needs fewer compensations, simpler technique. For example, like a lot of youngsters, when he was little, he tried to generate power with a lot of leg movement. You can see his left heel still comes off the ground sometimes at impact. Now we're trying to stabilize his lower body.

After some decidedly unproductive years, Tryon moved back to his native Orlando, Fla., a few months back and renewed ties with former trainer David Herman, who has worked with major championship winners Trevor Immelman, Suzann Pettersen, Se Ri Pak and Ernie Els over the years.

Herman said that Tryon, after being lost in the woods for a while, is serious about doing everything he can to rebuild his game and reputation.

"He's got his mindset back," Herman said Wednesday. "He's hungry again. When he talks about his career, he sounds really good."

On the Gateway Tour this year, Tryon has made three of 21 cuts since January, none since February. A 69 Tuesday matched his best round of the year but still left him well off the cut line. "I'm not playing too good," Tryon said, "not getting good results. But I'm getting better. I'm just struggling with my putter and making big numbers every round. "I'll get back (to the PGA Tour) eventually. I know I will. If it's not this year, it'll be next year. I definitely have a lot more stability in my life now. I feel better about it in general, just being a pro golfer."

A former student at the David Leadbetter Academy, Tryon now goes it alone, without a swing coach. He's currently inspired by Ben Hogan's book, Five Lessons. "I love it," he said.

He's become a poster child of what not to do to a young, aspiring athlete who clearly isn't ready for prime time.

HERE ARE Ty's results from the Gateway Tour so far this year.

STAGE 2 OF Q-SCHOOL SURE ended ugly for Ty this year. He finishes the week with rounds of 77-74-76-78 for a +17 total. He needed -10 to advance to the next round.

This poor finish means that Ty will likely continue to play in obscurity overseas, or perhaps he'll take a crack at the Canadian Tour.

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A 3rd round 76 drops Ty further back - 18 shots off of the pace needed to advance.

TY IS DOING WELL in the 1st Stage of Q-School so far. He's 3 under after 2 days and sits in a tie for 10th place. The top 25 & ties advance. [thanks to Brad for the link]

UPDATE: Ty finished up with 73-71 and finished in T12 - advancing to the next stage of qualifying.

Tryon is now missing more than his share of fairways and greens, not to mention cuts. Last week, he shot 82-74, missing the cut by 12 strokes - and 17 shots behind Wie. More telling was his general lackadaisical attitude. In the first round, on the par-5 third hole, Tryon pulled his tee shot, and it landed among rocks. He just shrugged, and told his fiance not to worry. He went on to bogey the hole. That could have been the sign that either he had his emotions under control or, quite simply, he didn't care.

Former Orlando phenom Ty Tryon, the youngest player ever to earn a PGA Tour card, is planning to get married soon and expects to become a father in mid-September.