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**Unwiseevove** · 07-19-2010, 08:43 PM

The fact is that I don’t really like golf for the sake of playing golf. I play with a good group of guys, but I’m not one of those who play for the camaraderie. I don’t enjoy playing golf; I enjoy playing golf well. For me there’s a huge difference between the two.

You may not like my opinion, but you asked for it, so I will give it. The portion I quoted above is the root of your problem. If you cannot enjoy a round of mediocre golf, then this "driving you crazy" problem is going to exist everytime you shoot a poor round. I am not suggesting you give up your competitive mentality, for that is likely what enables you to shoot as low as you are capable of doing. But you need to be able to accept the fact that you are going to have poor rounds and then try to see the "good" in those rounds. If nothing else, those poor rounds often teach you things that you otherwise didn't know or forgot (i.e. never hit it into this lie ever again). I think you should receive more enjoyment from your better rounds. It is natural and anyone who says otherwise is likely lying. Nonetheless, start looking for sources of enjoyment from the poor rounds. Or, do what Nicklaus did and quickly "forget" the poor rounds. Lastly, for most of us golf is a recreation, not an income-earner. I want to play well, but hey, its not like I am going to get fired for having a bad round.

07-19-2010, 08:43 PM	#2
Unwiseevove Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	The fact is that I don’t really like golf for the sake of playing golf. I play with a good group of guys, but I’m not one of those who play for the camaraderie. I don’t enjoy playing golf; I enjoy playing golf well. For me there’s a huge difference between the two. You may not like my opinion, but you asked for it, so I will give it. The portion I quoted above is the root of your problem. If you cannot enjoy a round of mediocre golf, then this "driving you crazy" problem is going to exist everytime you shoot a poor round. I am not suggesting you give up your competitive mentality, for that is likely what enables you to shoot as low as you are capable of doing. But you need to be able to accept the fact that you are going to have poor rounds and then try to see the "good" in those rounds. If nothing else, those poor rounds often teach you things that you otherwise didn't know or forgot (i.e. never hit it into this lie ever again). I think you should receive more enjoyment from your better rounds. It is natural and anyone who says otherwise is likely lying. Nonetheless, start looking for sources of enjoyment from the poor rounds. Or, do what Nicklaus did and quickly "forget" the poor rounds. Lastly, for most of us golf is a recreation, not an income-earner. I want to play well, but hey, its not like I am going to get fired for having a bad round.
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