I went for a laugh to a local pitch and putt with some mates for something to do and I was captivated by how difficult the game was! Without wishing to sound pretentious I have always been able to play any sport I have tried reasonably well within a few minutes of being introduced to it however with golf I was useless and I became determined to fix this and make it another sport that I 'could play' (I'm still working on this

!) The other part was that I just enjoyed being out on a golf course all be it a pitch and putt as it was attractive cosmetically with all the closely mown greens and I just like being in the outdoors anyway. So I started trying to play more and spoke to friends of my dad who were very good players and they gave me some clubs that they had and got me started on the road to where I am today. I started purely going to the pitch and putt, then I went to a larger 9 holer and after a few range visits with one of my dads mates he took me to play a proper 18 hole course for the first time. The game has just grown on me from here- although I wouldn't say it is my sport over all others - but scarily it is getting more and more that way. Last year I would never have missed playing a game of football/rugby to play golf but things are much different now!