Golfers are eternal optimists. We simply have to be. Given what we know about the limitations of our own abilities, the vagaries of the game and our long histories of golfing failures and disappointments, we must believe that better things lie ahead every time we set foot on the first tee. If we didn’t think like that, we’d stash the clubs in the loft, never to be seen again.
The average golfer sets forth for an average day on the links truly believing they have a strong chance, not only of playing to their handicap but perhaps of beating it. They travel to the club full of hope, expectation and positivity.
