When you think about Earth Day and golf, they might seem like separate topics. But for us middle-aged golfers, they’re more connected than you’d think. Both are about appreciation, patience, and leaving things better than we found them.
By now, we’ve learned a few things—like how to stretch before a round and that Advil belongs in the golf bag. But one lesson the game didn’t spell out early on? Golf turns you into a caretaker. Of the course. Of your friendships. Of yourself. And, maybe most importantly, of the natural world around you.
Golf teaches respect in subtle ways. We fix our ball marks. We rake bunkers. We let the faster group play through. We do these things because it’s the right thing to do—not just for the round, but for the game itself.
That’s the spirit of Earth Day.
This game doesn’t work without nature. Golf is nature. Every tee box, fairway, and green sits in the arms of something wild: bentgrass and Bermuda, oak trees and cattails, red-winged blackbirds chirping in the rough. The golf course is an ecosystem, and we’re lucky enough to play inside it.
That’s something we mid-lifers start to feel more deeply. Maybe it’s the slower pace. Maybe it’s the shift from chasing birdies to chasing balance. But these days, a quiet round under the morning sun means more than it used to. Golf becomes less about score and more about story—one that includes the earth under our spikes.
So this Earth Day 2025, take a moment. Smell the fresh-cut fairway. Wave to the crew mowing greens at sunrise. Stop by the pollinator garden near hole 6. Pick up that wrapper someone dropped near the tee. And maybe pass on the tradition of repairing, respecting, and remembering to someone younger.
Because if we’ve learned anything, it’s that caring for what matters—our health, our friends, our course, and our planet—makes the game better. And the more we give, the more we get back.
We’ve become stewards of the game. Of the land. Of the long walk.
And let’s be honest—middle-aged golfers? We are the long game.
– Kurt
Mid Life Golf Founder
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