How much more enjoyable would golf be if you played the game rather than worked at it? That’s my way of saying that I find a round to be much more enjoyable if I focus on hitting quality shots rather than turning in a low (for me) score.Two matters recently brought this point home. The first was the
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Veteran golf travel, history and architecture journalist, Bradley S. Klein has written more than 1,500 feature articles on course architecture, resort travel, golf course development, golf history and the media for such other publications as Golfweek, Golf Digest, Financial Times, New York Times and Sports Illustrated. He has published seven books on golf architecture and history, including Discovering Donald Ross, winner of the USGA 2001 International Book Award. In 2015, Klein won the Donald Ross Award for lifetime achievement from the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Follow Brad on Twitter
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