Golf has had a huge impact on my life. Just about everything I do revolves around golf. I grew up with golf. It is my dad's passion and he passed it on to me. You could say that it is apart of me. The experiences I've had on the golf course have taught me how to face similar challenges in everyday life. I played golf for my high school team for four years. It was during this time my love of golf really started. I began to win tournaments as well as the end of the season accolades began to swarm in. I won a state championship my Sophomore year of high school. I can remember every shot from that day. It was then I realized that I was officially addicted to the sport. Golf to me is a game of trust and faith. Oh and definitely hope. Every shot taken has great anticipation, teeing up a new ball on the first hole is a symbol of hope. You hope this is the day that you shoot the course record or win another tournament. Every single shot, every single putt, carries so much hope with it. You can play 17 terrible holes and one great shot on the 18th hole motivates you to play better the next round. You just can't script the look of anticipation on a golfers face while the ball is in route to it's destination. Also what other sport can you play where no matter the ability of the golfer, golf can be made competitive in one way or another. Golf has taught me how to carry myself when I am in pressure situations, how to carry myself even when things aren't necessarily going my way, as well I have learned to be humble but at the same time want to developed an intense competitive drive.
The most important impact has had on my life though, is it has given me an outlet psychologically. If there is something on my mind, I don't need to talk to people about it, I can just go play golf. Whether it is just hitting golf balls on the range, putting on the practice green or actually playing all my problems can be solved by focusing on that little white ball. When I am at the golf course it is just me, the ball, and the hole. Everything else in the world is irrelevant. There is nothing like being in the middle of the golf course and taking a second to just look around. You see animals in their comfortable habitats, other golfers enjoying the fresh air and relaxation of golf, and you realize that life is really to short to be anything but happy. When you see a 85 year old man out there playing golf and having a good time you automatically think that you want to be doing exactly what he is doing when you get that age. A lot of people have their way of releasing tension or stress mine just happens to be "The Greatest Game Ever Played".
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