Would You Keep Playing Golf If You Knew You’d Only Ever Get Worse?

Golf is one of the most challenging and frustrating sports out there. But it can also be one of the most rewarding when you find that perfect shot, shoot your best round or make a discovery that gives you hope of better things to come. What though, if you looked into a crystal golf ball and saw that you were never going to get any better than you are today, in fact, that you’re only going to get worse? Would you continue to play?

Yes says Fergus Bisset

For a start, I’ll always believe I can get better. Yes, I’ll inevitably find I’m losing distance within the next 10 years or so, but that doesn’t mean I can’t improve my overall game. My short game needs considerable work and my accuracy is sometimes questionable owing to poor tempo – that’s something I’m getting better at recognising and rectifying as I get older and slower. One area I think most of us improve in as we age is golfing strategy. I feel I’m a far better strategic golfer now than I was in my youth. The other day I even found myself chipping out sideways from thick rough rather than trying to blast it forwards.