By Jimmy Pitenis

Golf is one of the oldest sports in the world. It’s a game that can be played from age 3 to 93. I started to play golf when I was 3 years old, and now that I am 11 years old, I have a handicap of 10. For those kids who want to learn the game of golf, start off very slowly and inexpensively. There are many organizations like The First Tee (www.thefirsttee.org) which “provides young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to develop, through golf and character education, life-enhancing values such as honesty, integrity and sportsmanship.”  As my coach once said, “Golf is a game that takes a minute to learn, but a lifetime to master.”

Perhaps I am not your typical Greek. I enjoy cold weather, look forward to snow and dare say, might choose the mountains over the beach. Although the endpoint is quite different, the part of our soul that seeks solace and relaxation must be rather similar. You might say we go to these places for the same reasons.