Michigan Golf Journal April 2020

29 April 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com accordingly, such as: play with anywhere from 2-to-5 clubs. If you play with just two clubs, your buddies have to give you 10 strokes; or 7 strokes for three clubs, 4 strokes for four clubs or none if you use all five clubs. The players who tried it reported feeling much more liberated carrying just a few clubs in their hands and a couple golf balls in their pocket. The walk was fun as well as being forced to be more inventive in shot making. Green Games : Only if your group remains well ahead of the group behind you, maybe pause to play a couple putting games on the green. For example, on greens with lots of undulation or are rimmed by heavily sloped chipping areas, make a game out of each person putting off the green at some point where it will funnel back toward the hole. This forces you to think more imaginatively about various ways to get to the cup. I was in a group that tried it and a partner holed a 90-foot putt that first went off the green, caught the slope and came back and dropped into the hole. He was thrilled and said it felt as much fun as acing a hole- in-one. In light of the COVID-19 fear and recovery, maybe the 2020 golf season is the perfect time to try some new ways to celebrate the fact us golf lovers have such a fun and healthy activity in our lives. MGJ