Attention beginners & high-hcps who get paired with better players:
I need to tell you a few things, bluntly. Because I want you to grow. Tough love, if you will.
-I don’t care if you ‘don’t usually play this bad.’
-I don’t care if you chunk, shank, slice & skull.
-I definitely don’t need play-by-play of every shot you hit.
Truly, you don’t have to explain yourself.
-I care if you are fun to be around.
-I care if you disrupt the round. Slow, loud, complain, throw clubs.
-I’m happy to share technique or equipment advice if you ask
The scorecard goes in the trash. Your behavior is deposited to memory.
Some of my favorite golf companions shoot 95, quickly. I leave pondering the laughs, stories, quips & insights, but never what they shot.
(📷 credit
@patrickjkoenig)