| Golf is more than just a sport. It is an | | | | huh? NO! I can't think of any sport that is |
| obsession, addiction, and a way of life. Why | | | | half as entertaining as golf. In baseball, |
| do golfers enjoy golf so much? After all; | | | | football, and soccer, you are stuck within a |
| what could be so exciting about walking | | | | 100 yard radius the entire game. In golf, |
| around a field, and swinging a stick at a | | | | you are never in the same place for more than |
| ball? I mean come on! Golf is just a boring | | | | a few minutes. You are able to spend time in |
| non-contact sport that old people play; a | | | | the great outdoors, enjoying the weather, and |
| "good walk spoiled," as Mark Twain once said. | | | | scenery. |
| Or is it? | | | | |
| | | | I love golf, because I can either play by |
| I can tell you one thousand reasons, why I | | | | myself, or it can be a social sport. Going |
| like golf so much. Just within the past | | | | out on the course, and walking eighteen holes |
| couple years, it has become my obsession. | | | | alone provides for some great thinking and |
| The summer is the one time of the year that I | | | | reflecting time. At the same time, golf can |
| look forward to; because I get to spend it at | | | | be played with other people, and is an ideal |
| the golf course. Let me try explain to you | | | | activity in which to bond with other people. |
| the lure of golf. I don't think I can | | | | |
| justify the beauty of the game in words, but | | | | Not to mention, what other sport can you get |
| I will attempt it. I am going to try and | | | | drunk while playing… and sometimes even |
| explain why golfers are so nuts about golf. | | | | play better drunk than sober! "Party Golf," |
| | | | as I call it, can either loosen you up enough |
| The Addiction | | | | to hit the ball smoothly; or can be |
| | | | disastrous, depending on how many beverages |
| The first time I attempted to go out on a | | | | are consumed. Either way; it is fun! |
| golf course, I of course, was not a very good | | | | |
| golfer. I did take naturally to the sport | | | | The Social Aspect |
| though, and my friends were pretty impressed. | | | | |
| At first the game was frustrating, because I | | | | By far, my favorite part of golf is the |
| could not finish a hole. I just had to keep | | | | social aspect of the game. I have met some |
| trying though! I would have a relatively | | | | of the most awesome people, and have |
| nice shot every once in awhile. Each time I | | | | befriended individuals that I never thought I |
| had a little taste of success with my hit, I | | | | would ever socialize with. |
| would crave that feeling more and more. | | | | |
| Eventually, I pared a hole! I wanted to par | | | | Golf is an amazing way to create bonds with |
| every hole; just paring one hole wasn't good | | | | people. I have gotten to know so many people |
| enough for me. | | | | by just playing golf with them. Something |
| | | | about the game brings people together. |
| The rest of that summer, I continued to go | | | | Everyone at the club that I work at all has |
| golfing on a very regular basis. By the end | | | | the same goal in mind; to play well! It |
| of the summer I was out playing every single | | | | makes for endless amounts of conversation. |
| day. Each day, my goal was to beat my | | | | Put two strangers in a room together; and if |
| current personal best score. I became a | | | | two of them are golfers, they will have an |
| perfectionist at golf, and would get mad if I | | | | instant conversation. |
| messed up on a shot. Basically, I became | | | | |
| addicted to the game that summer; and golf | | | | Not only has the golf club given me |
| has been a part of my life ever since. | | | | unexpected friendships, but it has given me |
| | | | connections. I know lawyers, real estate |
| The Environment | | | | agents, doctors, and countless other |
| | | | professionals. |
| So golf is a boring sport for old people, | | | | |