I hope everyone knows the #1 rule of taking up golf-don't let your spouse teach you! Many years ago, we went with another couple and each DH taught the other's DW to golf. So it was tolerable. But then after many years away from the game, I went with DH a few years ago, when he insisted I should go again. Well, we saw a huge black snake on the golf course and that was the end of my golf career. So DH is addicted to the game, less than 3 times a week and he gets edgy-there's no such thing as "too much golf" for him! But me-I'll just stay home from now on. A few years ago, he and DS went on one of these ridiculous [pardon my editorializing] golf vacations on the Robert Trent Jones trail in Alabama. You golf, drive to the next course, golf, sleep, go to the next course and golf, etc. I think they played 10 courses in that week. Thay loved it-I can't think of a worse form of torture. Couldn't believe they invited me-"No, thanks, dear. I'll just stay home and read all week." Ah, shucks!