Playing golf has:1. made me a better golfer (practice, golf improvement)
2. allowed me to incorporate golf in all aspects of my life (golf course management applied to life)
3. compelled me to spread the word about golf (golf fellowship)
4. allowed better understanding of my strengths and weaknesses as a golfer (golf self-awareness)
5. given me perspective to view and interpret the events of the world through the USGA Rules of Golf (vision, golf rules etiquette and rules applied)
6. identify and investigate the cardinal mysteries of golf (golf mystery)
7. given me hope that I can be a more perfect golfer (golf faith)
Golfism -life is a metaphor for golf 