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Golf on Election day? How irresponsible!

Tuesday November 4, 2008 | 18:40:48 179 words, 2259 views
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I’m amazed that the stereotype lives on, that golf is a socially irresponsible sport. I saw a local newspaper voter guide that showed a golfer being dragged off the golf course to go vote. What’s the message there, that golfers don’t vote?

Can’t we leave golf alone? Not everybody skips work for a round of golf or takes a politically motivated junket to Scotland in exchange for favors.

On a stunningly beautiful 70 degree day in November in Michigan, I was able to get a few swings in on election day and still do the responsible thing and vote. As I stood in line for an hour to vote, I wondered if I’d do the same to play golf. Heck no. Nobody likes to wait 10 minutes on the tee to hit a shot, let alone an hour.
If the line would have been longer, I might have missed my tee time later that day. You know what? I still stood in line, a golfer with a conscience.

My advice for a perfect election day? Go vote. Go golf (without guilt).


Comments:

Comment from: Stacy [Visitor] Email · http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/golf-for-beginners
I skipped out on work for a round of golf yesterday. More important than the vote? Nope.

The polls were open until 8pm and we all knew who was going to win so, even if you stayed too long a the 19th hole, it didn't really matter.
Permalink 11/05/08 @ 11:05
Comment from: Kiel Christianson [Visitor] Email
I got in 5 holes, too. But then, I had voted 2 weeks earlier via early voting. My swing felt good (for a change), which was nice. And the nation's awful, ugly slice was also cured (at least for 4 more golf seasons). Good day all the way around.
Permalink 11/05/08 @ 20:43
Comment from: Booger [Visitor] Email
I golfed because I thought it would be appropriate to emulate Nero and "fiddle while Rome burns." This country is nearly dead.
Permalink 11/07/08 @ 10:49

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