“In the Hole!!!!!” by Matt Cavanaugh, Rush Creek Golf Club
I Miss Bananas
I actually do not like any fruit and I don’t remember the last time I had a piece of fruit. It was likely an apple last fall during our family apple orchard outing. I know, it’s strange especially when you consider the rest of the people I live with love fruit. My oldest son eats a peanut butter and banana sandwich every day for lunch (no, we do not listen to Elvis) and my youngest son acts as if he is sucking the soul out of a pear every time he gets his hands on one. My wife has always loved the fruit/sour cream combo which I do not understand. When it comes to me, I just don’t like fruit. So how have I come to miss bananas? March of 2020 has opened the door for a new reflection point on my career and one thing is more clear to me now than ever, I only grow grass for a living. I sit here
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writing this article as a non-essential worker to the Minnesota workforce. Yes, the act of maintenance on the golf course is vital to the best asset golf has, but this time has really reinforced that we are just growing grass for a living and the other component is just playing a game for amusement. No other point in time for our industry has this been more evident. That does not mean I have to feel bad about the career path I have chosen because I truly enjoy what I do. Having a deeper understanding as to where golf stands in the grand scheme of things can only help me become better at my job and hopefully allow golfers to understand this game is supposed to be fun. There are plenty of things that I get upset about at work that now seem very trivial and frankly I now miss many of the things I could not stand before March of 2020.