This was a good year for not worrying about scores.
I will never play good golf again and I know it. My body won't physically allow it anymore.
But I don't regret getting back on the course after thinking I was done for good. My girlfriend, niece, nephew (niece's husband, actually), and I have had some pleasant, low pressure rounds together. Acceptance is the main thing--knowing that I no longer have the flexibility to hit it long nor the nerves to putt it true.
There are still some nice shots to be made, and a nice shot still feels good. But this mindset won't work for everybody. Super-competitive types might find it hard to accept a lesser level of play and might rather move on to something else. Nothing wrong with that, either.
I will never play good golf again and I know it. My body won't physically allow it anymore.
But I don't regret getting back on the course after thinking I was done for good. My girlfriend, niece, nephew (niece's husband, actually), and I have had some pleasant, low pressure rounds together. Acceptance is the main thing--knowing that I no longer have the flexibility to hit it long nor the nerves to putt it true.
There are still some nice shots to be made, and a nice shot still feels good. But this mindset won't work for everybody. Super-competitive types might find it hard to accept a lesser level of play and might rather move on to something else. Nothing wrong with that, either.