On a Sure Sign of Spring…

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.

March 19th, and the front nine at Souris Valley is schedule to open. For those keeping score, it’s a very early opening day.

Image: Arnold Palmer, 23, played in the North and South Amateur Golf Championship held at Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, N.C., April 20, 1953, while on leave from his yeoman duties in the 9th District Auxiliary office.

Originally published on The Minot Voice: March 19, 2015