Golf is a science, the study of a lifetime, in which you may exhaust yourself, but never your subject.  It is a contest, a duel, or a melee, calling for courage, skill, strategy, and self control.  It is a test of temper, a trial of honour, a revealer of character.  it affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman. it means going into God's out-of-doors, getting close to nature, exercise, a sweeping away of mental cobwebs, genuine recreation of tired tissues.  it is a cure for care, an antidote for worry.  It includes companionship with friends, social intercourse, opportunities for courtesy, kindliness, and generousity to an opponent.  It promotes not only physical health, but moral force.