Make a Game
Posted October 10th, 2004 by Erik J. Barzeski
When you're playing alone, get creative on the course by making up a game.
When you play by yourself, it's difficult to remain focused. Stave off boredom, complacency, laziness, and sheer apathy by inventing games for yourself. Play one ball against the other. If you're good enough, play a draw against a fade. Try to keep the ball within 10 yards of the cart path. Play the even holes with even-numbered clubs and the odd ones with the odd-numbered clubs. Make bets with yourself: you'll clean out the den if you don't break 45 on the back nine, for example: it's win-win, regardless of your score (you play well or have a clean den).
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