{"id":5809,"date":"2019-07-30T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T19:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=5809"},"modified":"2020-02-27T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:53:21","slug":"golf-tips-from-t-shot-ranch-love-on-the-links-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/golf-tips-from-t-shot-ranch-love-on-the-links-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Tips from T Shot Ranch | Love on the Links \u2026 or NOT?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Janie C. Farina LPGA<\/span>
\n<\/span>mail@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/p>\n

Does golf bring couples closer or does golf \u201cslice\u201d a good relationship apart?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026I love you like a golf course
\n<\/span><\/i>You are beautiful, yet green
\n<\/span><\/i>You have some rough patches
\n<\/span><\/i>And can come off sort of mean
\n<\/span><\/i>You will frustrate me forever
\n<\/span><\/i>Because I can’t make even par
\n<\/span><\/i>But I know you’ll always be there
\n<\/span><\/i>And I love you as you are
\n<\/span><\/i>I know you have some hazards,
\n<\/span><\/i>And you always want your way
\n<\/span><\/i>I’ll probably never win the game
\n<\/span><\/i>But it is awful fun to play.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

~ Haley Akin\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Growing up at Nick Stoner Golf Course, in the heart of the Adirondacks, was a unique experience by any standards. When my sister and I both dated golfers, it became even more interesting. Eventually, we both married golfers that turned professional (we won\u2019t elaborate on how our relationships ended up), but golf continues to provide the fun and competition in those relationships to this day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking a date on a golf outing sometimes doesn\u2019t promote all \u201cbirdies and pars.\u201d When couples that are different levels of skill play golf together, a day of golf can turn into a \u201chazard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Heads up; here are a few \u201cstroke savers\u201d when taking your partner to play:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Resist the urge to instruct on the playing field. Most of my novice golfers have better results in their first lesson than their counterpart that has been playing golf without proper fundamentals for years.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Encourage your partner with advice that will actually educate, not contaminate, a golf day. Prioritize etiquette suggestions such as \u201cnot driving the golf cart onto the putting surface\u201d and yelling \u201cFore\u201d before the ball clobbers players in harm\u2019s way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Never assume your partner knows what to wear to play golf. Check the local rules for attire. Leaving the bikini top and the strappy sandals at home will keep your date from being thrown \u201cout of bounds\u201d by management.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Keep it fun. One \u201cgolfer date\u201d and I would bring a roll of dimes to the course and play Bingo Bango Bongo: First on the green, closest to the pin, first in the hole for a dime each. Careful of this one though, as my \u201cgolfer date\u201d became highly agitated and stopped playing with me, then dating me, when he kept losing dimes to my chip ins.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Follow these rules and playing golf can be the hook that keeps a couple in pars and birdies \u2026 on and off the playing field.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Janie C. Farina is a 28-year teaching professional.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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