I don't think golf is any different than any other sport at the highest level. T he difference between who is the best, who is great and who is good; is an extremely fine line. You need to be in the 99.9 th percentile to compete.

Just like downhill skiing where the winner beats everyone by a thousandth of a second. Look at hockey. Millions of kids play the game hoping to be the next Wayne Gretzky. One a very select few make it to the NHL each year. I dare say it's the same with every other sport.

It might be easier to move from the "you suck" range to the "your pretty good" range. But other sports have that too, that's what makes sport such a popular past time.

I used to draw a lot and with a lot of practice became quite good at it. It's not easy and it does take some talent to begin with, but I imagine anyone could learn to draw fairly well with enough practice. Would you become the next Picasso? Probably not. But amongst those that ARE in the highest category of artistic expression, there is someone who is considered the best and others are not quite there.

In project management they have a saying... "It takes 20% of the effort to get 80% of the project completed, but 80% effort to get the last 20% completed!" Maybe it's like the rest of life?

You're saying even I could drop my score 20-30 points with a lot of practice -- I love you guys! Actually I think that's the best thing about golf -- it is possible to get better. Even if you're an out-of-shape dope like me!