I used to be suprised by the query.
It was the final gap of a center college par-3 match that I used to be working final Saturday, and I used to be strolling in direction of the final inexperienced with a teen when he stated one thing out of the blue.
“Do you play plenty of golf?” he requested.
The character of the query didn’t shock me, however was stunned because it’s not the primary phrases I anticipated from him.
I’ve been requested that loads through the years, and I by no means know how you can reply. It depends upon your level of reference.
So, when you play within the occasional scramble, perhaps two a 12 months, then, sure, I play plenty of golf.
Possibly you’re the participant who finds time to play on the weekends, then, sure, I play plenty of golf.
Even when you play in a weekly night league after which as soon as with the blokes one other day, then, sure, I play plenty of golf.
Fairly frankly, in comparison with most individuals, I do play plenty of golf. It’s not the six or seven days every week that it was (neither is my handicap a 4 prefer it was), however I nonetheless handle to hit some balls and play just a few holes a number of days every week.
I don’t play 100 plus 18 gap rounds like I as soon as did, what with working 70 golf tournaments from April-October after which working 40 hours for the Paxton Media Group.
I’ve realized to mood my expectations and should say that I nonetheless take pleasure in taking part in as a lot as ever. There’s nonetheless some frustration and I’ll hit a shot and marvel, “The place within the hell did that come from.”
As I informed that younger man on Saturday, and as I inform highschool college students when doing a guidelines seminar, golf is the best sport there may be. In contrast to most sports activities on the market, you possibly can play golf if you find yourself 6 or 56 or 86.
Some issues do change once we begin to age, and I’m studying to cope with not hitting the ball as far and in addition to I did years in the past. When many people had been stuffed with testosterone, we might play from the again tees, not as a result of we had been adequate, however as a result of we thought we had been able to doing so. (I do wish to brag that I used to be the primary participant to interrupt par from the ideas within the Maywood Membership Championship).
As an alternative, I’ve realized to play the tees that swimsuit my recreation. It’s best to do the identical. It permits you to play your second shot on many holes as when you hit it when youthful and longer from tee farther again. If I’m simply out taking part in on my own at Rosewood Golf and Nation Membership in Lebanon, I’ll play a hybrid of tees.
Once I play within the member Nassau workforce recreation, anybody underneath 70 performs the white tees that measure 5,929 yards. I flip 70 subsequent 12 months and can be capable of transfer as much as the pink tees which might be 4,878. I’ve performed there just a few occasions and revel in hitting driver and mid-iron to the par 5 holes or a wedge to a par three that now could be a 5 iron.
A buddy did ask me just a few weeks in the past if I’d transfer up or nonetheless play the white tees.
“Somebody needed to wager me that you’d nonetheless play again there since you hit the ball properly,” he stated. “Ought to I’ve taken the wager?”
He didn’t know me in addition to he thought he did.
Transferring up would possibly assist me shoot my age for the primary time and win supper cash as properly.
A few notesThe 2024 PGA returns to Valhalla subsequent 12 months so that you’ll need to look into tickets on the PGA web site. There are additionally loads of methods to volunteer (though technically you might be paying to work) to get even nearer to the motion.
With the completion of the PGA Tour Championship, the golf season is about over for a lot of golfers. Don’t put your golf equipment away too quickly as a result of the autumn is a superb time to get out to play.
Once I began penning this column, I informed the editor of The Information-Enterprise that I’d accomplish that till the top of August. That point is now. It’s been enjoyable, and to the three or 4 individuals who have learn my silly diatribes, I say thanks.
Possibly we are going to strive it once more subsequent 12 months.
