Why are so many people, men and women, reluctant to take part in what may be one of the oldest and most beneficial games ever invented?? Perhaps it is a lack of understanding of all that golf offers on so many different levels.
1. LIFETIME OF FUN: Golf is a tremendous game, sport and networking tool that can last a lifetime. It is not gender, age or skill specific.
2. GET ONE WITH NATURE: Golf is played outdoors and provides an opportunity to stock up on your Vitamin D daily requirement (assuming you are playing on a sunny day!)
3. CHARACTER ASSESSMENT: It is a game of honesty, ethics and integrity. It can give you a barometer of one’s true character and to get a ‘window’ into the soul of those that play. This is great for business and personal relationships UNLESS you are one who cheats!!
4. PLAY BY YOURSELF: It is a game that can be played with a group or as an individual. If you feel the urge to play and no one else is available, no problem! You can play as a single or better yet get paired up with others at the course and forge new relationships.
5. LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: There is a golf handicap system (GHIN) that helps to ‘even the playing field’ when playing with more experienced golfers. This means that no matter how many strokes it takes you to finish you may still ‘score’ better than some of the other players.
6. EXERCISE: You can get as much or as little exercise as you wish. Walk the course and carry your own bag if you’d like or hop in the golf cart with your golf clubs loaded on the back and drive up to the ball. Either way golf is still a good workout!
7. STRESS REDUCTION: You can spend quality time away from the stresses of life and enjoy the beauty of nature. I have never seen a golf course I didn’t like. There’s always a better view than from an office cubicle.
8. CHALLENGE: There is constant challenge to improve and still have fun. You don’t have to compete against anyone but yourself if you even choose to compete at all.
9. FASHION STATEMENTS: Golf offers a variety of styles of dress to ‘show off’ your personality. The better you feel about how you look the better you play! That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
10. LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS: No matter what else came before this (that would be points 1 thru 9 above) the top benefit that golf offers is a medium to forge lifelong bonds and commonality that make gathering at the 19th hole more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Drinks all around, please!!>br>
There are so many more benefits that the game of golf offers. My intent here was to offer up some of the more universal ‘gifts’ the game offers. It can grow from a favorite pastime into a career, as it did with me. It can take you to the highest highs and the lowest lows if you choose to get into competition. No matter, the plain and simple truth is that golf is a game that keeps on giving and giving. Don’t be afraid to offer this ‘gift’ to others.
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Despite being a new player (which should really stress me out) I have found golf to be the ultimate stress reducer. I’m so busy thinking about what to do that there’s no room in my mind for anything else. I always feel relaxed and invigorated after I play.
Glad to hear you have found your ‘escape’ with golf! Keep on, Keeping on!!
All the best!
Sherry
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