In the Rough - January 26, 2009

No matter where you are in this country, there has been some cold weather this winter. But if you are lucky enough to live in Myrtle Beach, the cold weather never lasts long and hell, you have a closet full of sweaters that need to be worn once in awhile.......

 

Living in the Sun Fun Capital of the World is awesome, but there is a downside to it and it can have a severe effect on your golf.

 

Is it 600 yard par 5's?

 

Greens rolling 13 feet on the stimp......

 

Annoying playing partners?

 

Crowded golf courses?

 

No, No, No, No

 

What affects our golf and it happens to all of us.............Complacency!

 

Think about it.......

 

For those lucky enough to live in warm weather cities and play golf, we have a major dilemma on our hands, not unlike how over time we start to take our significant other for granted. Remember those early moments in our love affairs, couldn't wait to the next date, the next call, remember the longing, the "I can't wait to see my true love"?

 

I think I'm talking about golf ...or is it my marriage? I hope my wife doesn't read this.......There's no chance of that happening unless I start getting paid for this blog and she gets her standard cut of all of it minus the taxes and other pesky details involving money.

 

Back to golf in Myrtle Beach.......

 

We never miss it. We never have to very long to play. We never swing a club in our den for three months or work on our grip in our office. We don't go to a heated driving range 45 minutes away, or DVR The Sony Open in Hawaii, and watch it with the same edge of our seat anticipation as The Masters in April.

 

We are spoiled golf brats!

 

We don't have to work hard for it anymore. It is always there. It is like the rich kids whose parents never instill a work ethic or a sense of purpose. We all know what happens to these kids. They grow up to be irresponsible, lazy immature adults.

 

The same thing happens to our golf game. We stop "working on our game" and we start playing all the time. We start showing up just minutes before our tee time.... "What's the big deal if I play like crap today - the men's group is playing tomorrow?  You start seeing other golf clubs, because you get bored with the set who has stood by your side all these years.  You start hanging out with a new crowd at the hottest golf course in town.... and on it goes until the love of your life sees the light and leaves you with nothing but the moisture wicking clothes on your back, an inflated handicap and a spasm in your putting stroke that can only be treated with years of therapy.

 

We need to get some balance in our lives, fellow warm weather year-round golfers, and quit taking it for granted everyday and here's how to do it.

 

Go somewhere where it is cold, with snow on the ground, with nothing to do remotely golf related for a minimum of two weeks and let me know if you start to feel a "longing" deep down. If you start swinging a broom in the basement of this cold weather hell and start putting into a coffee cup on the den carpet, you are on your road to rekindling your relationship. And if you start swinging with your significant other in the basement and rolling your significant other in the den, then its truly a lost love found.

 

Once you are back from your two weeks of cold weather hell, you can enjoy the great life in "The Golf Capital of the World" the other 50 weeks of the year with a renewed energy for golf, love and life!

 

Come see what your missing in Myrtle Beach!

 

Plan your next golf vacation by visiting www.caledoniagolfvacations.com for a custom golf vacation built by PGA professionals with exclusive access and preferred pricing to Caledonia Golf and Fish Club and True Blue Golf Plantation along with over 90 other Myrtle Beach golf courses.

 

When you are in town, tune into ESPN radio 93.7 1050am 93.9 every Saturday for the Michelob Light Golf Guys from 8am to 10am with yours truly and the legendary Matt Lincoln

 

Stay warm,

 

Bob Seganti, PGA