The Importance Of Being On A Golf Course

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I am standing on a platform with the smell of freshly cut grass in the air and the wind blowing across my face. I look up and begin to raise the club 1… 2… 3… I drop the club with extreme force and the ball goes flying. Just like that all the stress and anxiety I have is gone. This place, a golf course, allows me to escape from the real world for a couple hours, and be at peace with nature.
First and foremost, being on a golf course allows me to vanish from the expectations of the real world. When you are on a golf course and you close your eyes you do not hear anything, but the peaceful noise of wind and birds chirping, however when you are in the city all you can hear are sirens, the chatter of people, and cars going by, there is no peace

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