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G
olf has always been, and I hope will always be, something I cherish (even
when my chipping let's me down). Since I was a young boy my birthday
parties started with a round of golf with friends. I turn 60 in
March, and I plan on celebrating with a round of golf with friends
making it 52 straight years of playing on my birthday! Tradition
is important to me and this tradition will hopefully continue
until I can't walk the fairways anymore. I love the game and
I feel it loves me back.
– Rick Levy, Vice President of
Marketing for Worldwide Golf Shops
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With apologies to former late-night wise guy David
Letterman, the Top 10 Reasons I Love Golf:
10) It's a way to enjoy the great outdoors, in some
of the most scenic locations in the world, no matter
how you're playing that day. Each course is a museum
of natural art.
9) It's a sport that engenders camaraderie, especially
with the give-and-take of good-natured ribbing and taunt-
ing among your playing-partner buddies.
8) Drinking, betting and cursing are permissible, if not en-
couraged.
7) First-tee mulligans. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
6) Eagles, birdies, chip-ins, hole-outs, sandies, skins. Each is equally exhilarating.
5) We are all fortunate to have lived in, played in and enjoyed watching the Tiger
Woods era.
4) Name another sport where a beverage cart follows you around to ease the
pain of an inherently challenging and sometimes cruel game.
3) Handicaps and indexes. If you get enough strokes, you always have a chance.
2) Road trips. St. Andrews, Pebble Beach, Bandon Dunes, Vancou-
ver Island, Prince Edward Island, Cabo San Lucas, Melbourne,
Tasmania, Hawaii … The memories of each last a lifetime.
1) The never-ending pursuit of your first hole-in-one –
or the next one. An ace is something you can brag
about the rest of your life. Why else would I remem-
ber the date July 28, 1994?
– Randy Youngman, longtime Southern
California-based golf writer
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I got my start in golf working at the local mu-
nicipal course in my hometown. I had played
some in my teens, but only occasionally. What
struck me right away was how nice and cordial
the golfers were when they interacted with each
other and the staff. That impressed me so much that
it propelled me into making this my career. As far as
playing golf, I always enjoyed participating in individual
sports so golf was to me the ultimate game. Your success
depended on how much time and effort you put into it, plus
you had the benefit of enjoying it with great people and great
scenery. They say golf is a game of a lifetime and the friendships you make along
the way are, too.
– Kerry Kabase, longtime vice president of purchasing at
Edwin Watts and now a consultant for Worldwide Golf Shops
FOR LOVE OF THE GAME!
with februAry beinG vAlentine's Month, we reAched out to A few industry insiders who shAre their pAssion for Golf
