PA-PLAYA I can't say that I've fully graduated to the point where "score doesn't matter" any longer. But I'm getting there more and more. And not because my game has deteriorated or I'm no longer the player I used to be. But because I've come to realize that the game offers so much more reward to me than just the ability to post a great score after a round. So many more things make it worthwhile to me nowadays.
PA-PLAYA It's a personal journey, for each of us, for many different reasons.
Most definitely! I'm making progress - significant progress with just this - learning this lesson in golf and life. Beyond that, I'm not good enough to get as perturbed as I used to. Seems I don't have the little time I used to invest in chipping and putting. Chores around the house in the nicer weather are not concerned with my schedule or desires and the weather that makes for the better golf just also coincides with yard work, outdoor painting projects, etc... So, if I'm gonna neglect more important stuff, I damn well need to learn to enjoy myself!