Archive: June 20, 2011 - Gary Borders

Golf Is Flog Spelled Backward

Golf is a good walk spoiled. — Mark Twain |———| Samuel Clemens must have never broken 80. That would have changed his outlook. I have shot in the 70s just five times. You remember such momentous events, though the last time I did so was more than 10 years ago. I lost my obsession with this game when I concluded: • I will never be more than a mediocre golfer, able to shoot in the low 90s most days but perfectly capable of blowing up and busting the century mark. • The game takes too much time. I should be more productive in my leisure hours. • A sport where drinking is not only...

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