white_tiger_137

I play golf for days like Thursday. Get up with the sun to skip school go to a match play tourney at St. Ives.

First and third matches were cake, but the second was epic. That's about as good as it gets.

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DennisM

I had a strange day on the course last Saturday, but thinking back on it, I wonder if only golf could affect us this way...

I hit the ball better than I have in weeks, (maybe I simply took enough ibuprofen?), but I totally ruined my scoring with some chucked half wedge shots that cost me a couple more strokes as a result. I made a snowman on one of the par 5's after having 60 yards in for a third shot...

The funny thing was, I hit 13 out of 14 fairways and 10 out of 18 greens and went home remembering the good shots for a change. Individually, I hit some shots to brag about, but the scorecard looked like a bowling score!

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DennisM

Ah ! Twenty minutes until I close the office on Friday... Go home, make some lunch, do some laundry... play my guitars... clean my clubs... lay out clothes for tomorrow morning at 7:44 AM... pray for the rain to miss us... drink a beer and let it knock me out for a 2 hour nap!!!

It's funny, but I really do think about this thread a lot. With some stupid stressful things going on at work lately and with golf being entirely a weekend pastime now, I tend to look at the weekends with more passion than I used to otherwise.

During the summer, our office goes on short hours, 9-3 M-Th and 9-1 on Fri. I used to hit the range or play 9 holes about 2-3 days a week during the summer, but I've not managed a single weekday round this summer. I have added a work related escapism to my list of "Why do I play golf?"

I am the Executive Director of a synagogue. We are open 7 days a week, but my schedule is M-F unless we have a holiday or event on a weekend. So, the weekends, Shabbat, or what most of you would call the Sabbath, has taken on a new meaning. While the Sabbath is supposed to be the day we rest, in respect of God having rested from the creation of the world, with those work related stresses I mentioned, I am finding that nothing more than hitting a little white ball relaxes me more than anything else I can do. I can play my guitars, but I seem to lose interest because there is too much related to my work around my house. I can go to the Everglades with my cameras, but it's a bit too uncomfortable this time of year unless I go at sunrise, so being somewhere way out of sync with my normal day only seems to remind me of what I;m trying to avoid, not that I am there to enjoy myself.

Pretty messed up, huh?

Thank God for golf...

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broken tee

Now, Now Dennis don't be to rough on your self. This is why most Americans are stressed out they don't know how to let go and make time for themselves. Look what you can do; you can relax with a Beer and play the guitar, you can relax with a Beer and Play golf or you and just relax with a Beer but the best thing is you can do this all year long.

Now us northerners or high country golfers can't do most of that all year long. no playing golf, no shorts flip flops or sandles, photography is a yes but but you have to be 14 clubs short of a full set to go outside. you can flatulate and no one will hear it until spring. So make time for yourself and chase that ball! Teachers homework assignment hear me youg man!

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Surtees

Does anyone think that Bob likes beer?

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That sounds like something a "Super Hero" would say; "I Have The Power" lets put you in tights and a cape!

broken tee

Only when there is no water and Beer has water

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Surtees

yes Bob whatever you say

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That sounds like something a "Super Hero" would say; "I Have The Power" lets put you in tights and a cape!

broken tee

you've been gone to long your come backis "yes Bob, that is what American beer is...WATER"

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Surtees

So I thought about it but I've told you that your beer is water before and I stand by the pervious statement. Just a quick thought I know I started it but maybe we should take this thread off topic as it is quite a good thread with some great replys in it. just a thought

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broken tee

We're not off topic if you play golf there is a good chance you have a beer, if you're stressed out you play golf and have a couple of beers. A stressed out school teacher plays golf and only thinks of drinking at this late hour. golf is a stress relief and is another reason I play. besides Its fun if you can figure out where I'm going with this

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