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THE ULTIMATe GOLF-FAIL COMPILATION
Yes, golf carts flip. And balls are missed... well, some aren't. No matter the "fail" this video has most of those golf-hiccups covered! Get a good laugh... and know you're NOT ALONE!
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No-Regrets GOLFThis is a letter from a “former” golfer who no longer can play, but who has reflected on his years in Golf and would like the rest of us to think about how we approach the Game...
Dear Younger Me: I can’t play golf anymore. I tried to swing the club the other day, but my body wouldn’t cooperate. The best I can do now is sometimes take walks on the course, but my eyes aren’t as good as they used to be so I don’t see much. I have a lot of time to sit and think now, and I often think about the game. It was my favorite game. I played most of my adult life. Thousands of rounds, thousands of hours practicing. As I look back, I guess I had a pretty good time at it. But now that I can’t do it anymore, I wish I had done it differently. It’s funny, but with all the time spent playing golf, I never thought I was a real golfer. I never felt good enough to really belong out there. It doesn’t make much sense, since I scored better than average and a lot of people envied my game, but I always felt that if I was just a little better or a little more consistent, then I’d feel really good. I’d be satisfied with my game. But I never was. It was always “One of these days I’ll get it” or “One day I’ll get there” and now here I am. I can’t play anymore, and I never got there. I met a whole lot of different people out on the course and that was one of the best things about the game. But aside from my regular partners and a few others, I don’t feel like I got to know many of those people very well. I know they didn’t really get to know me. At times they probably didn’t want to. I was pretty occupied with my own game most of the time and didn’t have much time for anyone else, especially if I wasn’t playing well. So why am I writing you this letter anyway, just to complain? Not really. Like I said, my golfing experience wasn’t that bad. But it could have been so much better, and I see that so clearly now! I want to tell you, so you can learn from it. I don’t want you getting to my age and feeling the same regrets I’m feeling now. I wish, I wish. Sad words, I suppose, but necessary. I wish I could have played the game with more joy, more freedom. I was always so concerned with “doing it “right” that I never seemed to be able to enjoy just doing it at all. I was so hard on myself, never satisfied, always expecting more. Who was I trying to please? Certainly not myself, because I never did. If there were people whose opinions were important enough to justify all that self-criticism, I never met them. I wish I could have been a better playing partner. I wasn’t a bad person to be with, really, but I wish I had been friendlier and gotten to know people better. I wish I could have laughed and joked more and given people more encouragement. I probably would have gotten more from them, and I would have loved that. There were a few bad apples over the years, but most of the people I played with were friendly, polite and sincere. They really just wanted to make friends and have a good time. I wish I could have made more friends and had a better time. I’m inside a lot now and I miss the beauty of the outdoors. For years when I was golfing I walked through some of the most beautiful places on earth, and yet I don’t feel I really saw them ! Beautiful landscapes, trees, flowers, animals the sky, and the ocean—how could I have missed so much? What was I thinking of that was so important –my grip, my back swing, my stance? Sure, I needed to think about those sometimes, but so often as to be oblivious to so much beauty? And all the green—the wonderful, deep, lush color of green! My eyes are starting to fail. I wish I had used them better so I would have more vivid memories now. So, what is it that I’m trying to say... I played the type of game that I thought I should play, to please the type of people that I thought I should please. But it didn’t work. My game was mine to play, but I gave it away. It’ a wonderful game. Please, don’t lose yours. Play a game that gives you joy and satisfaction and makes you a better person to your family and friends. Play with enthusiasm, play with freedom. Appreciate the beauty of nature and the people around you. Realize how lucky you are to be able to do it. All too soon your time will be up, and you won’t be able to play anymore. Play a game that enriches your life. Best wishes... don’t waste your golf. Someday it will be gone. Sincerely, Older Me, Lover of Golf... Who Missed The Big Picture |
a perfect 9 for 9North Carolina TOPS Florida: Nine Campbell University students from Buies Creek, North Carolina BEAT the six members of the Golf Academy in Apopka, Florida, and pull off one of the coolest shots this year. Topping the Florida golfers' record of only six shots, the Campbell U students shot NINE balls, in ONE hole, IN SUCCESSION. These guys make it look easy! Click here to view.
Every month the PGA Golf Management program at Campbell University has a competition between the different classes. The January competition was to see how many people could line up and make a putt at the same time. The winner this month was the Senior Class with nine people! Check out the Campbell University PGA Golf Management Facebook page! develop a little character...!Back9Boys.com proudly supports The First Tee of the Triangle, a program for area youth that helps to develop character through the game of golf. If you would like to learn more about The First Tee of the Triangle, volunteer, be a sponsor, or make a donation to this fine organization, please click here.
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