I was at my local golfing spot at the park last week, and something very profound dawned on me as I stood there at the tee with my driver in hand. This course is full of people, most of them wearing funny golf t-shirts like me, and none of them even close to be considered "rich" or "well off". The sport of golf was finally popular amongst more regular folks than people holed up in some private clubhouse, gloating to each other about how the only poor people around were the waiters. Golf is an everyman's game, and I'm proud that this day has finally arrived.
For years upon years as a shaved numbers off of my handicap and grew ever-more in love with the game of golf, I realized that I was really jealous of the private clubbers who got to play on immaculate courses that were tended by professionals every day. Even if I took off my funny golf t-shirts and put on their polo shirts, I would still never be welcomed in a place like that. This was definitely a case of the grass being greener on the other side...literally. What I didn't know until recently, is that I'm perfectly content with the courses available to me.
It's time to stop taking this whole game so seriously. Trust me, I may wear funny golf t-shirts to the course (and everywhere else), but I really do care about my handicap. I care about what score I get at the end of 18 holes. I still manage to have fun, though. Golf is a source of stress relief in my life, not a cause of it. I'm not shushing people who are talking during my swing, and if you find yourself being one of those people...then quit it! That's not how golf is supposed to be enjoyed, people! In fact, you will find no joy in anything if you approach it with such an angry attitude.
Now that a "lesser class" of people in funny golf t-shirts are playing the game more often, it would be good to note that there is nothing you can do to stop us from bringing beer. There are lots of courses that prohibit drinking, but few really enforce it. I like to be good and buzzed by the time I get to the back half, and there's no harm in it. I don't litter and I'm a courteous drunk who likes to laugh. There's no better way to play the game, in my opinion.
As far as my funny golf t-shirts go, I have a whole closet full. I like wearing them because they show off two things about me: I love golf, and I'm not a stuck-up golf snob. I like to have fun, and when you really get down to the brass tacks of things...that's what golf is for, isn't it? Have fun and quit stressing about etiquette, clothes, and general sobriety on the course. Life is long and hard, but golf will help you through it.
For years upon years as a shaved numbers off of my handicap and grew ever-more in love with the game of golf, I realized that I was really jealous of the private clubbers who got to play on immaculate courses that were tended by professionals every day. Even if I took off my funny golf t-shirts and put on their polo shirts, I would still never be welcomed in a place like that. This was definitely a case of the grass being greener on the other side...literally. What I didn't know until recently, is that I'm perfectly content with the courses available to me.
It's time to stop taking this whole game so seriously. Trust me, I may wear funny golf t-shirts to the course (and everywhere else), but I really do care about my handicap. I care about what score I get at the end of 18 holes. I still manage to have fun, though. Golf is a source of stress relief in my life, not a cause of it. I'm not shushing people who are talking during my swing, and if you find yourself being one of those people...then quit it! That's not how golf is supposed to be enjoyed, people! In fact, you will find no joy in anything if you approach it with such an angry attitude.
Now that a "lesser class" of people in funny golf t-shirts are playing the game more often, it would be good to note that there is nothing you can do to stop us from bringing beer. There are lots of courses that prohibit drinking, but few really enforce it. I like to be good and buzzed by the time I get to the back half, and there's no harm in it. I don't litter and I'm a courteous drunk who likes to laugh. There's no better way to play the game, in my opinion.
As far as my funny golf t-shirts go, I have a whole closet full. I like wearing them because they show off two things about me: I love golf, and I'm not a stuck-up golf snob. I like to have fun, and when you really get down to the brass tacks of things...that's what golf is for, isn't it? Have fun and quit stressing about etiquette, clothes, and general sobriety on the course. Life is long and hard, but golf will help you through it.
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