Proverbs 24:30, 31 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Many of us have greater expectations of return than the effort we…

Isiah 50:4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that isweary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. Brooks Koepka begins the weekend of the 2019 PGA Championship with a mammoth seven…

Genesis 19:12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: The PGA Championship is being held at Bethpage Black Golf Course this week in Farmington, New York. The course is one of…

Psalm 119:37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken me in thou way. Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Standing on the tee box on the 18th hole, we scope out a body of water on the left and nearly 30 acres…

Galatians 5:22-23 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.  Most of us do not bring a Bible with us to the course on Saturday or to our workplace during the week. However, the scripture speaks to the attributes…

Hosea 7:9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. Many of us have finished the front nine of life and made the turn toward the clubhouse. It is important to take reflection of our lives no matter the number of our…

John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: Many times golf instructors spend so much time working on the games of others that when they finally get a chance to play for themselves, it…

Proverbs 14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. It doesn't take long for someone to tell the difference between a good golf swing from a seriously flawed "attack" at the helpless golf ball. Our mothers taught us how to dress, how to sit with…

Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. I'm not sure if she doesn't understand the intricacies of the game or she just has so much faith in my ability, but my mother never fails to ask me if I made a hole in one after…

2 Peter 1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. There is nothing more aggravating than playing a course for the first time and it is designed with numerous blind shots. What you think was a perfectly executed…