Originally posted by 4wedges
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I used to complain about bad luck and bad breaks and unfairness and he'd always come back talking about the rub of the green, and how it goes both ways (like that shot into the trees that bounces out).
It took me a couple of years before I came around and got the point(s).
1) Golf is a game played by the rules, and the rules are what they are, so follow them. And when they change, follow the new ones. It's the only way to make the game the same for everyone.
2) Rub of the green is integral to the game. The game was never meant to be entirely fair, part of the challenge is how you deal with the bad breaks. For divots, you need to learn how to hit out of them, as well as just sucking up the bad luck. It's a little bit like hitting your ball right behind the only big tree on the side of a fairway.
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