I’ve been playing golf since I was tee-pocket high to a stand bag, and almost my entire life has revolved around the game. From hanging around the putting green as a junior, to playing for the (second) team at university, to my eventual career as a golf writer which has to this point, (unexpectedly) lasted 20 years. Holidays with friends are often golfing ones, family get togethers generally happen at the golf club (on and off the course), I watch more golf on TV than all other sports combined, and I can name every winner of The Open Championship since the Second World War… Yeah, I like golf.
But nothing’s perfect, is it? And there are things about golf that I would change or tweak a little. Golf has been constantly evolving since some shepherds on the Scottish east coast started pinging stones about with their crooks. Equipment advances, agronomy advances, the Rules are adapted constantly to suit modern playing requirements, the sport becomes increasingly inclusive, and the game has spread all over the world to be played by people of different cultures and backgrounds.
