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Okay, I may be overstating it, a bit, but you could certainly feel that it was coming.
But when I arrived on Vancouver Island, that was no longer a thing.
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Every year, going into the season in April or May, I would set some kind of goal for myself.
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Not worrying about my score.
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Maybe go out and hit nine holes with just a 5-wood, an 8-iron and a putter.
Maybe play the game I invented a couple years ago with my friends where the winner of a hole gets to decide which club the entire group has to tee off with on the next.
I mean, this game is supposed to be fun, right? NowB次元官网网址檚 the time of year to remember that.
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See you on the links, even if weB次元官网网址檒l be wearing sweaters and rain jackets.
Maybe bring extra socks.
