Michigan Golf Journal April 2019

ƐŝŵƉůĞ ǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ĞdžƉŽƐĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ŇĞdžŝďůĞ ǁĂLJ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶͲ ũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚĂů ĂƫƚƵĚĞ͘ We should adopt an “It’s KŬĂLJ͟ ĂƫƚƵĚĞ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ KŬĂLJ͟ to wear gym shorts, “It’s Okay” to wear a princess dress…you get the idea! ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ KŬĂLJ͟ ƚŽ ŵŝƐƐ͕ ĐŚƵŶŬ͕ ƚŚŝŶ͕ ƐůŝĐĞ͕ ƐƚĂď ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝĐŬĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ Śŝƚ Ă ĐƌŽǁĚ ŬŝůůĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶŬůĞ ĐŚĂƐĞƌ͘ Keep it light and enjoyable, laugh with them and always encourage them. Ɛ ĨĂƌ ĂƐ ĐŽƐƚ͕ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ dŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ dĞĞ ĂŶĚ W' :ƵŶŝŽƌ >ĞĂŐƵĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ũƵŶŝŽƌƐ͕ ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞ Ăƚ ,ĂƌďŽƌ ^ŚŽƌĞƐ ƚŽ ŚŽƵƐĞ Ă &ŝƌƐƚ dĞĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ ŽŶƐŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϭ͕ϬϬϬ LJŽƵƚŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͖ ŶŽ ĐŚŝůĚ ŝƐ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ͘ dŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŐŽĞƐ ĨŽƌ W' :ƵŶŝŽƌ >ĞĂŐƵĞ͘ ,ĂƌďŽƌ ^ŚŽƌĞƐ ZĞƐŽƌƚ ǁŝůů ůĂƵŶĐŚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ W' :ƵŶŝŽƌ >ĞĂŐƵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶLJ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŵĞĂŶƐ ʹ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ůŝǀĞ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ W' ^ĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ͘ ŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƐŚŝŌ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ in our culture, especially ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ is the importance of instant ŐƌĂƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ĂůŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƉŽƐĞĚ Ă ďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ 'ŽůĨ ŝƐ ŚĂƌĚ͕ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘ /Ŷ Ă ǁŽƌůĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ͕ ŐŽůĨ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ǁŝŶĚŽǁ ƚŽ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞ Ă ũƵŶŝŽƌ ŐŽůĨĞƌ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƐŵĂůů͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŽƌƚ ŽĨ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚ ŐƌĂƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁĞ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚĞŵ͘ /Ĩ ǁĞ ŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĨĞĞů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ǀĞƌLJ ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƉƌŽďĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ƐƚĂLJ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ͘ KŶĞ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ũƵŶŝŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ĨĂǀŽƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂŶ ĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂLJ͕ ũƵŶŝŽƌƐ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ďĞ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ͘ /Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ͕ ŶŽƵƌŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƚĂŝŶ ũƵŶŝŽƌƐ͕ ǁĞ ŵƵƐƚ ƐƚĞƉ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ njŽŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƌƚ ŐĞƫŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ͘ dŚĞ ƉĂƌĂĚŝŐŵ ŵƵƐƚ ƐŚŝŌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚĂĐŬůĞĚ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ŝƐ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ͞ŽŶĞ ƐŝnjĞ ĮƚƐ Ăůů͘͟ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ Ă ũƵŶŝŽƌ has with the game of golf will be short. But, if it is memorable and fun, you will get them back. Make it a good one. Ϯϱ April 2019 ǁǁǁ͘ŵŝĐŚŝŐĂŶŐŽůłŽƵƌŶĂů͘ĐŽŵ