Ohio Golf Journal September 2018

GOLF CAN BE THERAPEUTIC FRED ALTVATER You KnowYou are a Golfaholic if: You are the only person on the golf course during a thunder storm. Golf never forgets you and is always awaiting your return..... Tommy Barnes in “The Range Bucket List,” Sometimes with the pressure and demands of publishing a monthly golf MAGAZINE A WEEKLY GOLF RADIO SHOW ÚLMING GOLF TRAVEL AND TELEVISION SHOWS PLUS TRAVELING AND VISITING GOLF DESTINATIONS ONE FORGETS THE JOYS that golf can bring. )T GIVES DESK BOUND OFÚCE WORKERS A CHANCE TO OUT IN NATURE AND ENJOY A WALK ON A VERDANT FAIRWAY )T ALLOWS AN ATHLETE PAST HIS PRIME FOR FOOTBALL BASEBALL OR BASKETBALL REVIVE THE COMPETITIVE JUICES ON A LEVEL PLAYING ÚELD WITH OTHER GOLF JUNKIES /NE OTHER IMPORTANT SIDE AFFECT OF GOLF IS PROVIDING A VENUE FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED OR CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS TO COMPETE AND PLAY THE GAME 7E VISITED THE .ATIONAL !DAPTIVE 'OLF 4OURNAMENT HELD AT THE &ORTRESS 'OLF Course in Frankenmuth, Michigan last month and were impressed with the WOUNDED VETERANS GOLFERS WITH PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND LOST LIMBS COMING TOGETHER FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD JUST FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF PLAYING GOLF 'OLF CAN ALSO BE THERAPEUTIC !N INDIVIDUAL FACING THE REST OF HIS HER LIFE WITHOUT A LEG ARM OR EYE MAY FEEL THEIR LIFE IS OVER 'OLF CAN HELP ÚLL THAT GAP AND PROVIDE A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL I ran across this short description of the game and hope you like it as much as I do. Golf is Happiness )TmS INTOXICATION WITHOUT THE HANGOVER It’s stimulation, without the pills Its price is high, yet the rewards are richer Some say it is a boy’s pastime, yet it builds men )T CLEANSES THE MIND AND REJUVENATES THE BODY )T IS THESE THINGS AND MANY MORE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE COME TO LOVE THE GAME Golf is Truly Happiness. Until next month I hope I see you on the Back 9. ~by Jim Dodson Ohio Golf Journal