A GAME OF INTEGRITY. Words Sam Oliver
There are few pastimes that teach you the traditional attributes of true sportsmanship, the art of winning and losing, trust, honesty, integrity, humility more than our great game of golf.
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nyone fortunate enough to have grown up around the game will have been exposed to many of these important life lessons from a young age, quite often learning them without even realising.
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Bridging the gap of age and society, golf teaches us how to engage with strangers from all walks of life, brought together by the game, spending hours in the company of someone you have just met. The first tee nerves, the preparation for the big
game, concentrating on that all-important strong ‘handshake’, the introductions and, of course, then remembering what your opponent said their name was amongst all of the stress. You then set off on a unique journey together. Regardless of whether you
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