Cranky Dan

Golf is a force to be reckoned with says Cranky Dan.

How you choose to deal with the game frequently involves avoiding being “triggered.” Often our emotions succumb to events that transpired during a round. Little wonder that Ben Hogan said, “Golf requires a short memory.”

Forcing matters because you repeatedly failed to accomplish your objective is a response mechanism that plagues even the best players. This happens on the PGA Tour, but the television coverage rarely shines the spotlight on the guy in 45th place in the throes of shooting an 80.

So, a 13 handicapper can miss 18 consecutive greens. He is going to grant himself a birdie putt. Even if one doesn’t exist.

Gosh darn it!