A couple of months ago I bought a few golf clubs so I could go around the golf course behind our house. Nick, a good friend of ours, is a keen golfer and so it seemed like the right time to invest in this sport which up until now I had avoided.
While I haven't been 'bitten' by the golfing bug, I have enjoyed the recent rounds, including one on Saturday.
The course is a nine hole, par 3. The longest hole is 160 yards, while the shortest is about 80 yards.
I am slowly improving my play, but the main thing that I am enjoying is the walk around out in the open. It is relaxing and I am relearning a good skill - patience.
In highschool, I was a good lawn bowler. And that sport is all about patience and finesse. It is like chess. You have to think about what you should do before doing it. And then you must execute very well. Golf is similar. You weigh up your options and then you try your best to improve your situation. And I am enjoying that.
I am never going to bother Tiger Woods and I am not prepared to take my skills out on a long course just yet. I am enjoying the fact that I can go and have a hit and it isn't a long day out.
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