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THE TEE BOX | MELISSIA PRETTY Everyone remembers the first time they had their heart broken. I think you remember it more than the first time you fell in love. Tom was the first person that broke my heart. I remember it now like it was yesterday even though it was actually almost 6 years ago. until it’s perfect. Some days it’s good and others it’s not. Only you can make it right or you can make a complete mess of it. I don’t know how many times I’ve stood on the driving range and hit balls perfectly to go out on the course and hit the shot I’ve just hit right 10 times wrong. To make one tiny error that could cost me the whole tournament. I think it’s the sudden moment you realise in your gut something doesn’t feel right and Golf isn’t something you can do half-heartedly that you should get out the situation there – it’s not a fling or a fad, it’s a long term and then. We are only human commitment. It’s a sport that though and we constantly even when times get really justify error. I think being Can I carry on doing the tough there is nobody to rely heart broken is the same same things that are on but yourself. I think what feeling you get when your making it so difficult? scares people is when it’s all -8 through 15 and make a going wrong you have to be treble. I think golf is also very Do I give it one last go or honest with yourself and say similar to Love. You always do I walk away? Life is a can I continue like this?” Can remember that hole you question of what if. I carry on doing the same played badly. The tree you things that are making it so ended up underneath or the difficult? Do I give it one last go or do I walk bunker you just couldn’t get out of. You try away? Life is a question of what if? really hard to fight back those few shots but you know you’re running out of holes. Golf is a game of almost….well almost doesn’t You give it your all and say there’s always count. tomorrow but you then go out and shoot +8 the next day because your heads gone from the day before and nothing is going your way. Melissia Pretty Golf is very much like a relationship. You have to put in the time if you want something to work out. You have to practice over and over 14 | YOURCADDY MAG - ISSUE 7