Golf - The game of futility?

"Golf is a good walk spoiled."
Mark Twain

I am on vacation this week in NC. I have been enjoying riding in Pisgah National Forest, but I have also enjoyed playing some golf with a friend up here.

Golf is a game that will just frustrate someone with perfectionist tendencies like me. I can get a par (or occasional birdie) on one hole and get a double (par - not double bogey) the next. I realize that I do not practice enough - it really shows in my short game.

I do believe that golf is great social sport - when you are playing with friends it is a great way to spend half a day (or a day). But the game is definitely hard and I have a ton of respect for the pros.

This year I have been playing more golf - partially due to the fact that my buddy's boat has been out of the water in disrepair and that I have new friends in FLL that play. It has definitely have build some deeper friendships.

Maybe Twain was not right about golf in the end.