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I made a pact with myself several years ago to give golf a second chance once I am semi-retired. I figure I will be older and hopefully wiser and maybe I will have a little more patience. You see, I’m extremely competitive and golf is one of those activities that can take the most patient, calm, and composed person and turn them into a frazzled bundle of nerves in a matter of hours.
I hacked my way across many golf courses in my 20′s and never really achieved the level of proficiency I wanted. The problem is that you need to dedicate a lot of time (and money) in order to become a skilled golfer and at this point in my life I seem to be short on both of those things.
I may need to rethink my golf shortcomings because of a new study that says golf is actually good for your health. The Swedish study said golf can increase life expectancy up to five years. From an article at ScienceDaily:
The death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age and socioeconomic status, which correspond to a 5 year increase in life expectancy. Golfers with a low handicap are the safest.
One could argue that any exercise is good but I don’t really see how something that raises my stress level that much can be healthy. Maybe I need to look at it as more of an investment in my health and stop worrying about trying to make the cut at Q-School to earn a PGA Tour card.
I still think Mark Twain said it best when he quipped, “Golf is a good walk spoiled.”
Photo credit: http://flickr.com/photos/fevisyu/2335224771/
via [ScienceDaily]
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