Why Golf Is Important To Me

A memorable time I experienced GRIT was when I decided to quit baseball in ninth grade and start playing golf. I remember going out on the golf course swinging the club and having people laugh at me due to the terrible golf swing which looked more like a baseball swing. That first time, I finished nine holes with a very high score which, is not the goal of golf. For the next weeks of summer, I practiced chipping, putting, and working on my swing. I began to develop a passion for the game watching it on television and working on every part of my game. I entered tournaments and joined the golf team. I pursued a job at the golf course collecting balls on the driving range so that I could be around the golf course and gain access to free balls
During the State Championship I felt proud to be there. The weekend of play did not go so well. I placed last out of all the players and felt defeated and embarrassed. After taking two weeks off thinking of selling my clubs I got back on the tee box to try again. Since that time I have continued to be successful through many other times of play but remember how hard it was to get out there and continue after such defeat. Golf is an independent sport. It was all me. I had to prove to myself again that my hard work and devotion to the sport is key. Just like in life when we work hard and fail it is not because we are failures. It is a reminder that everything we wish to do well at or be successful at takes time, practice, endurance and perseverance. A quote from a childhood book read in school fits life and its challenges perfectly, “It takes time to do a good job.” With the immediateness of everything in the world we live in, it is important to stick with and give time to those things that we are passionate about. My ability to be resilient with not only golf but also my first year in college, personal relationships every other challenge that has come about in my life is what will ensure my