Point Counterpoint

Before we go any further, in the interest of full disclosure, and a balanced report, I need to address some of potential shortcomings of an accidental caddie's journey. I once read an interview with actor/comedian/writer Larry David of Seinfeld and then HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm fame. A golf obsessive, he lamented (I paraphrase) that if he had used the time that he spends on the golf course and driving range, he'd probably be a virtuoso violinist and speak fluent Chinese. Alas it's true, the time we follow our sons and daughters from tournament to tournament, with trips to the golf instructor and driving range, might be spent painting a picture, seeing family, kicking back on Memorial Day weekend, visiting a museum, well, you know, living a life outside of golf. Sunny days are swallowed up, not on the beach or flying a kite, but watching 165 yard approach shots check up on greens and applauding politely. It could be so much worse. We might be dragged to tractor pull competitions or god knows what. And after all, this is the life we've chosen... well, accidentally at least.