Mark Twain famously described the game of golf as “a good walk spoiled.” For me, it’s more of a good shuffle-tumble-lurch. With balance issues, I am prone to falls, one of the few people who can injure himself while putting. Golf summons up the same resolve that I rely upon in managing my Parkinson’s. I could easily create a Venn diagram exploring the nexus between golf and life with PD: They overlap in hubris and humility, delusion and desire, futility and resilience. I just deal with whatever presents itself. Sometimes I end up in the bunker, in the deep rough, or in the water. Carry on. If
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