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**MYMcvBgl** · 07-29-2012, 05:36 AM

I would ask why? Will not being a scratch golfer make you enjoy the game less? Can you go out each time and play your best on that day, at that time and be proud of your effort whatever the scorecard says.

With practice (lots), and lessons, and a whole lot of rounds your game will arrive at whatever your potential is... Scratch or not. Can you still enjoy the game if your potential isn't "scratch"?

People set goals and enjoy the feeling of trying to meet them, and in the case that they do meet them, it is an unparalleled feeling. If you are doing anything and don't have a goal of some sort, I think a better question is why do it at all? Some set goals higher than others, and that IMO, is admirable.

I set the goal to qualify for the US Amateur. Will I still enjoy golf if I don't qualify? Yes. Would I still enjoy golf if I wasn't working towards meeting that goal? No, or at least not nearly as much as I do working towards that goal.

07-29-2012, 05:36 AM	#20
MYMcvBgl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 380 Senior Member	I would ask why? Will not being a scratch golfer make you enjoy the game less? Can you go out each time and play your best on that day, at that time and be proud of your effort whatever the scorecard says. With practice (lots), and lessons, and a whole lot of rounds your game will arrive at whatever your potential is... Scratch or not. Can you still enjoy the game if your potential isn't "scratch"? People set goals and enjoy the feeling of trying to meet them, and in the case that they do meet them, it is an unparalleled feeling. If you are doing anything and don't have a goal of some sort, I think a better question is why do it at all? Some set goals higher than others, and that IMO, is admirable. I set the goal to qualify for the US Amateur. Will I still enjoy golf if I don't qualify? Yes. Would I still enjoy golf if I wasn't working towards meeting that goal? No, or at least not nearly as much as I do working towards that goal.
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