What I love most about golf is how it adapts to whatever you need from it. Some days I play alone, just me and the course, using the round to decompress, think, and find my comfort in the countryside, no noise, no notifications, just nature sounds and open space. There's a quietness to it that I find genuinely restorative. Other days I play with my dad or my friends, relaxed, no expectations, pure enjoyment. Until someone mentions the post-game beer is on the line. Then suddenly every putt matters.

Golf is also one of the few sports where the main battle is against yourself. The course doesn't change. The conditions are the same for everyone. What changes is your mind, and learning to manage that, shot after shot, is something I find endlessly interesting. Golf has always felt to me like a quiet reflection of life. Bobby Jones said it better than anyone: "Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots, but you have to play the ball where it lies." That line has stayed with me. It's the right attitude for the course and for everything else.