Whether you play in the middle of a desert or a teeming city the one thing that can be guaranteed is that the game is always the same, unless you decide the take up the latest craze for Disc Golf, whose players throw a Frisby from hole to hole. Such is its popularity that unidentified flying objects are now whizzing across Disc Golf courses around the world, from Guam to Peru. For the traditional golfer, part of the pleasure of a round of golf is its closeness to nature. The golf course itself, whether it's on inner city park land or the traditional seaside links, has become a haven for wildlife. In many areas of the world, it is the only place where certain rare wild flowers can still be seen growing.
Friendship also grows on most courses, from the camaraderie of fellow golfers.
And we all know that keen golfers sometimes benefit from leisurely networking with like-minded businessmen or women. Yes, you could sit at home or in your hotel room and play virtual golf on the Internet or on your personal computer but there will always be some of us who prefer to hit the computer with a dispensable golf club and head for the nearest course and the real thing. Copyright James Leavey, 1999. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from the Author.