Can anyone tell me what in the world has happened to golf over the span of the last decade? I mean, it wasn't too long ago when I was playing the park course by myself and trying to sneak into the country club to play. Now, the park course is crammed full of people and I actually have to let people play through sometimes. There aren't a lot of funny pants and pink shirts anymore, either. It seems you're more likely to see the common golf fan wearing funny golf t-shirts and cargo pants. Without really noticing, it seems that the common-man golfer has wrestled the sport away from the jerks on the hill in the fancy houses...and we're probably better at it, too.
I recognized the shift in power a few years ago. People I knew who were always so envious of the exclusive courses available only to country club members had suddenly stopped caring so much. I guess they started realizing that the whole time they were griping about our "lower quality" park course, that we were always having a great time. There were three good, clean, public golf courses available to us within driving distance, and we never really got bored playing at them. We could stride right in wearing our funny golf t-shirts, rent a cart, and have an awesome round of golf.
Speaking of funny golf t-shirts, I've found that your willingness to have fun and take the game less seriously is a clear indicator of the kind of person you are. There are some real jerks out there who take golfing way too seriously. Unless you're actually playing in a tournament for money, golf is just a game. If you're 53 years old and still angrily demanding absolute silence when you putt, then you may have a problem. You're 53 years old, man. The pros aren't knocking on your door anytime soon, okay?
Another thing that the common man is bringing to the golf course, is a healthy appetite for drinking. Just like everything else in golf, there are people who think that drinking anything but a mimosa on a golf course is completely taboo. Those people are idiots. There is nothing more fun for me than a relaxed round of golf, some friends in funny golf t-shirts, and a case of beer. Most golfers who play the game are, surprisingly, huge fans of golf. Weird, I know. People respect the course and keep their empty cans someplace to throw away later. Common folk are much more civilized than the upper crust gives them credit for.
I am such an enormous fan of the game of golf. I think that Tiger Woods' everyman attitude really helped scale the snobbiness back from it's height in the mid-90's. I'm glad that I can now wear my funny golf t-shirts on the course, smile, wave, and be generally accepted by everyone I meet. Who needs those rich clubs and private courses? I have the best kind of game here with the rest of the golf scrubs.
I recognized the shift in power a few years ago. People I knew who were always so envious of the exclusive courses available only to country club members had suddenly stopped caring so much. I guess they started realizing that the whole time they were griping about our "lower quality" park course, that we were always having a great time. There were three good, clean, public golf courses available to us within driving distance, and we never really got bored playing at them. We could stride right in wearing our funny golf t-shirts, rent a cart, and have an awesome round of golf.
Speaking of funny golf t-shirts, I've found that your willingness to have fun and take the game less seriously is a clear indicator of the kind of person you are. There are some real jerks out there who take golfing way too seriously. Unless you're actually playing in a tournament for money, golf is just a game. If you're 53 years old and still angrily demanding absolute silence when you putt, then you may have a problem. You're 53 years old, man. The pros aren't knocking on your door anytime soon, okay?
Another thing that the common man is bringing to the golf course, is a healthy appetite for drinking. Just like everything else in golf, there are people who think that drinking anything but a mimosa on a golf course is completely taboo. Those people are idiots. There is nothing more fun for me than a relaxed round of golf, some friends in funny golf t-shirts, and a case of beer. Most golfers who play the game are, surprisingly, huge fans of golf. Weird, I know. People respect the course and keep their empty cans someplace to throw away later. Common folk are much more civilized than the upper crust gives them credit for.
I am such an enormous fan of the game of golf. I think that Tiger Woods' everyman attitude really helped scale the snobbiness back from it's height in the mid-90's. I'm glad that I can now wear my funny golf t-shirts on the course, smile, wave, and be generally accepted by everyone I meet. Who needs those rich clubs and private courses? I have the best kind of game here with the rest of the golf scrubs.
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