Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, A neighboring course is beset with a troubling epidemic - golf carts…

1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. Two things I have learned about playing competitive golf. Don't use poker chip sized coins to mark your ball and don't converse as you would during a social round. I can understand both unwritten prohibitions. The poker chips…

Ruth 2:14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. An older gentleman joined our course a few years back. I…

Exodus 7:12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. Every year the big manufactures put new models of drivers on the shelves promising an extra 30-40 yards with increased accuracy. The prices climb each year and we continue to buy each year. By…

Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. I enjoy walking the golf course instead of the feeling of rushing through 18 holes with a cart. The few times I have had the privilege of a caddie it was…

Deuteronomy 1:6 The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: We all have those holes when we've "beat it to death" and just had to pick up and take the mandatory maximum of whatever your playing group allows. You don't want to slow down your…

Psalms 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. One of the most intriguing aspects of a golf telecast is the shot tracer technology. If you aren't familiar, "shot tracer" is a feature which shows the track of a golf ball…

Malachi 1:13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. One of the courses I played a few…

1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; Odds are that we first heard about Bubba Watson and his clever shaping of shots from someone else's description. Next,…

James 1:3,4 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have herperfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. Smylie Kaufman is one of the most likeable and genuine guys on the PGA Tour. In 2016, he won the Shriners Hospital Children's Open and then played in the final…