Article content To many, golf is not a sport. Further, it is accused by many of being boring. But to those who play the game and know its rules, frustrations, unpredictability and alluring charm, it is something quite different from what its detractors argue.
Golf is an addictive game. Once it captures one’s heart and mind, there is no escaping its captive intensity. Like caffeine, lotteries and other sins, golf is merciless and ruthless once you are inside the cage.
I got hooked on golf just after the COVID-19 lockdown times around 2020. At first it was so difficult, so dry, so challenging — yet so thrilling all at once. Something inside of me told me that this was a beautiful game, like soccer.
And it turned out to be that way. Slowly, but surely, I improved and became an OK golfer, with endless interest and readiness to improve and advance to the next level. Arnold Palmer once said, “Success in this game depends less on strength of body than strength of mind and character.
” In fact, although technical skills and basic rules of mastery and strategic reading of a particular hole or course are necessary, they are not sufficient to excel. The strength of mind and character are as imperative as mastering the technical elements. Once these two sides are working in harmony, success is a reasonable proposition in the game of golf.
But it’s easier said than done. “To find a man’s true character, play golf with him,” said P.G.
Wodehouse. Character in golf is evident .