Golf is an acquired taste, hobby, passion, obsession, devotion. I acquired it early in life, when my Uncle Mike sawed down an adult set of irons for me and wrapped genuine leather grips on them before my 8th birthday. Gifts of passion are always the best kind. My high school boasted a 9-hole course that wrapped around campus in charming and dramatic slopes and hills. I played 1,000 holes on it if I played one. Once I shot a 74 at the University of Maryland's course, but most often I playe...