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Golf and Friendship

05.17.08

Swinging in the Rain Golf and Friendship, Golf and the Weather, Just golf
OK, so a Debbie Reynolds I’m not. I am not terrifically graceful, as one might guess from my often out of tempo golf swing. This particular day seemed in some way out of kilter as well, and therefore proved perfectly suited for me and my golf game. The golf was hurry-up-and-wait, so agonizingly slow that, had I been playing poorly, I might have tried blaming it on the pace of play. Nor was the weather anything to dance and sing about. There was, at best, a heavy mist in the air; at worst, a light shower spitting out ...
05.12.08

When Worlds Collide Golf and Family, Golf and Friendship
I was scheduled for office duty on Mother’s Day, being the only “non-mother” amongst my colleagues. Evidently, the Border Collie doesn’t qualify as a real child. Knowing the day would be quiet, with most people tied up with their own family celebrations, I planned an office picnic to mark the holiday with my parents and godmother. If I had to be working and couldn’t be golfing, at least I could squeeze in some family time. On the day prior to my planned get-together, my aging golf friend phoned to chat. I asked if she had plans for Mother’s ...
05.10.08

Golf: Weather or Not ? Golf and Friendship, Golf and the Weather
Each spring for five weeks, women golfers in Massachusetts have a golden opportunity for competitive golf unlike any other. From the end of April through late May, 840 ladies playing in twenty eight “cups,” tee off on consecutive Thursdays across the state at their respective roster of golf courses. The traditions of Spring Teams run long and deep, having been played out for over a century. In the past, Spring Teams used to commence much earlier in April. With our fickle South Eastern New England spring weather, such as it is, I’ve heard tell that matches ...
05.03.08

May Day is a Good Day to Play Competitive Golf, Golf and Friendship, Just golf
May Day. As a child, it was a day full of frolicking, fun and baskets of flowers. Historically, it is a day filled with traditions and symbols ranging from May poles, to May queens to May flowers – and even cows (yes, cows...). No where could I find reference to May Day traditions with regard to golfing but yesterday I hope I started a May Day tradition of my own: playing twenty seven holes of golf. I can think of no better way to celebrate the start of a season full of rebirth and ...
04.03.08

Ready, Set, Golf! Competitive Golf, Golf and Family, Golf and Friendship, Just golf
For lovers of golf, it is time to focus, to practice and to play as much golf as we can cram into our lives. My warm -up for my own season is fast approaching; four days of golf and trash talking with my brother, the likes of which I'm pretty sure Atlanta Country Club has never seen. As is often quoted, “there's no crying in baseball.” Well, as far as I know there are no umpires in golf. That hasn't stopped my brother from lining one up to referee our first match when we meet again ...

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