When you’re hitting the ball relatively straight and not making too many mess-ups, it’s easier to be a bit happier out on the golf course. If your playing companion ‘loses it’ on hole 1 when he 4 putts and it’s not pretty – it’s a good lesson and you remember: that was uncomfortable, I didn’t like the way he acted and I don’t want to look like that on the golf course so I’m going to keep my club in my hand and my act together……..
And Rob does and we do and it’s a positive and calm day out there in spite of the appalling greens (you might as well be putting on cement), mountainous course and brutal heat. In fact, due to the latter two conditions I rent a cart and drive the bag. Players must walk from tee box to green but can drive between holes – imperative on this particular course.
Playing partner is a good, polite kid, we’ve played with him before. He is extremely talented and a hot-headed perfectionist. He is exactly like my older child, Bear and taught us a valuable lesson out there. He had a very shaky start and became very discouraged for the first few holes – but he pulled himself together to shoot one of the best scores in the field on a difficult course and on a sweltering day.
There are valuable life lessons all around us.