Mathew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Remember the last time you tried to play a round of golf with the need to be finished by a set time to meet another commitment later in the evening? You constantly checked…

Psalm 73:1-2 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. Sometimes we get more encouragement from making a par putt from 10 feet than a "tap in" birdie. It may have been inconsequential at the time, but…

2 Timothy 2:4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. In general, golf is played as an individual sport. Like running, tennis, or wrestling, the competitor plays for himself or herself. When he or she wins, it is…

Revelation 19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: The "Tiger Roar" is a unmistakable phenomenal occurrence heard by television viewers and patrons whenever Tiger Woods performs a magical feat. The usually relatively subdued…

Ephesians 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. The best aspect of a round of golf is that for four fours nothing else in the world matters. Our minds can be cleared of all stresses. The same is true with any hobby or activity we regularly enjoy away…

1 Chronicles 13:3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul. Most golfers make an effort to hit a few chips and putts before teeing off to gain some sort of tempo and looseness. All athletes have similar pregame exercises…

Genesis 26:15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. There will always be a premium to hitting the ball out of a fairway. It is a onerous thing to find yourself punching out of trees…

Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; Sometimes the most fun rounds are the ones…

Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. When we start a round, we…

Isaiah 35:8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. You decide to play a round with that old friend who you haven't…