Why, Thank you! My own prosthetic eye weeps reciprocal tears!

I think the lesson that I was trying to preach - albeit in a late-at-night, glass-of-wine, wife-and-kids-gone-to-bed, overtired-and-emotional style - is that of perspective.

In the grand scheme of your life, there are more things to worry about than a 0.1 point handicap increase.
At the end of the day, it's a game..like monopoly or hide and seek or ping pong. If you can't play any game with child-like glee

then what is the point in playing?

I am often heard to say the " the worst day i've ever spent on the golf course is still better than the best day I've ever spent at work " Is this because I love golf or hate work? I'm never quite sure but I have a fair idea which it is?

If you were lying on your deathbed reflecting on your golfing life, what would you regret most?

" I wish I had knocked a couple of extra strokes off my handicap"?
or
" I wish I had enjoyed it more"?

Only you can decide!