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Golf and the Emotions
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05.23.10Getting Back in the GameIt seems almost like yesterday, but in actuality, it was nearly seven weeks ago on Easter Sunday, about as beautiful and mild an early April day that has ever graced the sandy peninsula I call home. I had sauntered down the fairway, inwardly waxing poetic about the course and the camaraderie, enjoying a most excellent foursome that happened to include one of Cape Cod’s premier amateur golfers. How blessed can one girl be, I wondered? We holed out the last putt on nine much too soon. Filled with highbrow thoughts of a new season, rebirth and the miracles of ...
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12.26.09A Golfer’s ChristmasWell, that's that. Over 20" of snow fell on our sandy little peninsula a week ago; despite several above-freezing days we enjoyed a white Christmas. I use the word "enjoyed" loosely, as most of the golfers I know are already chomping at the bit to get back out on the course. It could be a really long winter. Despite the snow cover and lack of on-course playing time, I connected with a lot of golf friends over the holiday. We shall all be miserable together until the tee opens up again. Still, there are brights spots in the gloom. Continue ...
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05.25.09The Freedom of the GameThe Memorial Day holiday means more to me than every other holiday wrapped up together. It is more scared than Easter; more blessed than Christmas; more important than any President’s Day and - forgive me, Mom, but I know you’ll understand – more emotional than Mother’s Day. I do not mean to subvert the importance of this day by tying it together with a silly blog post about golf. I need to make it clear that I feel it is because of this day that I have the opportunity to play golf. As much as we’d like it to ...
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05.18.09Match Play - Don’t Do the MathI am pretty good at math. Unfortunately, that isn't a positive for me on the golf course. Even without a score card in hand, I usually know where my score stands. Doing too much math is the kiss of death on the golf course. One should look only as far as the next shot, and no further. Whether it is just me against the golf course, or me and my playing partner vs. our opponents, I have a hard time not letting the numbers get in my head. Stroke play events terrify me. I have a fear of many things, ...
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05.09.09The Importance of the Game of GolfWhat would we golfers do if we couldn’t get out to whack that little ball around once in a while? I'm sure our blood pressure would be higher, our temperaments more finicky, and that we would find our spouses far less charming. There is no doubt, golf is good. It’s good for us, both for our bodies and brains. My friend was on the driving range not long ago, banging away at a bucket of balls. She was hours away from the unveiling of a major project, an undertaking in which she had been heavily involved for a long period of ...
