I Have Discovered the Secret to Playing Better Golf

And the secret is: don’t play golf.

I played yesterday for the first time since fall 2008, and I had one of my best rounds in years. I had two disaster holes — including a 9 on a par 3 — that kept me from breaking 100. But overall I hit the ball cleaner and more accurately than I have in recent memory. I hit the greens off the tee on four out of five par 3s, for example, something I don’t think I’ve ever done. 

Of course the lack of practice killed me around the greens; I couldn’t get out of the sand to save my life, and even with generous “gimmes” I still managed to three-putt 6 times. I should also note that I bent a few rules during a long afternoon that included a one-hour delay for a hurricane that tore through the area right after we hit our…

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