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I admit it. I have never understood golf. Football (in the stands) is grand. Softball (on the field) is great. But I can't stand golf from either perspective. Even mini-golf is enough to make me pass out from boredom. I figure I'll take it up when I'm 85, give or take a decade.
All this aside, I have a good friend, Kerri, who is a golf fanatic. In high school she was, if I remember correctly, on pretty much every single female sports team available. She could do it all. As an adult she hurt her knee. And then she discovered golf. And she found her next great love. Give her some tee times, and she'll be there.
She thinks I'm clueless, and maybe I am. But what is the fun of hitting a little ball with a club and then walking for ten minutes to find it? Rinse and repeat? She laughs the laugh of an insider, shaking her head at my lack of knowledge that is obviously above my pay grade.
Just found a company called 48 Hour Tee Times. If she lived in the Myrtle Beach area—also known as golfing paradise—I'm guessing she's be a regular. You simply go to www.48hourteetimes.com and choose from myriad great golf courses, book at a discount (savings ranged from $4–43 per round as of this writing)—even at the last minute—and enjoy your time on the green. Or the fairway. Or whatever the proper golf lingo is.
Living in Utah—where golf is limited by weather—may not be ideal. But she seems to find ample places to play and compete. I hope this doesn't persuade her to move to South Carolina.
Alison Moore Smith is a 61-year-old entrepreneur who graduated from BYU in 1987. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 40 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons. She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.
There is only one way to describe golf: b.o.r.i.n.g.
I’m with Kerri. Golf is exercise, fresh air, and socialization all at once. Great way to spend an afternoon.
Amen. I just don’t get what attracts people to golf.
I kind of enjoy it but I’m not very good at it yet.
Golf also provides an opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. It gives you time to reflect on what is really important. It allows you to shed all of the stress that you may get in your workplace or in other stressful environments. Some of the stress could be from work or can even be some problems that you’re facing that home.Being outside and enjoying the game of golf is an ideal way to relax.
It is true that I remember watching my father love and watch golf and I was bored to no end. The more you learn about the technique, the more you will enjoy it.