The Greatest Spectator Sport
When I was young, there was a sport that when I stumbled across it on the TV, my eyes glazed over and I’d get annoyed since it took the place of whatever program I wanted to watch and I’d quickly change channels. It had music and visuals that reminded me of the LDS general conference. That should give it away (along with the thumbnail above).
I didn’t start to play this sport until later and I didn’t start to get decent at playing until I was in my late twenties. That sport was Golf. It was then, that I no longer rolled my eyes when it came on. I started to study the players as I became more obsessed. I read Golf Digest, I watched the golf channel. I took my wife golfing, I took my children golfing. I stopped by golf shops more than any other shop.
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