Martin Dempster: Nothing like the Old Course for rekindling a love of golf
After too much faffing about with clubs, my game had become horrific, the low point coming in a media golf day on the Old Course at St Andrews.
I’d reached the stage where I’d forgotten that you actually had to complete a backswing to have any chance of making proper contact with the ball and felt utterly ashamed as I struggled to get the ball airborne.
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Hide AdThankfully, I managed to work my way out of that torrid time, which coincided with me getting a letter from the match secretary at my local club at the end of one season that effectively confirmed I’d been a disgrace to fellow 11-handicappers.
While not the first time I’d played the Old Course since that dreadful day, it was nice, nonetheless, to discover in a hit there that you can indeed rekindle a love affair with this great game.
Feeling you’ve not hit a bad shot during a round there is probably as good as it gets, especially on a nice day and in great company.
We were done in just over three and a half hours, too, which shows you that all is not lost in the quest to make the game a bit more appealing to the masses.
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