“Golf is a game of ego, but it is also a game of integrity. The most important thing is you do what is right when no one is looking.” — Tom Watson, pro golfer.
A couple of years ago, there was a picture of President Donald Trump driving a golf cart over a green on one of his courses. The president took a lot of heat for this faux pas. Everyone knows that the green should be protected from any type of abuse: ball marks, metal spikes, clubs slammed on the putting surface or any action that would incur damage to the green.
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