Newbie of course...
South Bend, IN, male, almost 40, married with three boys 18, 15 and 11 (the two youngest are golf freaks like their old man), I like long walks onthe beach, ur, uh, this is sounding like a singles' ad.
I have played golf off and on since I was about 15, with a few breaks of a year or two for elbow problems and also generally very busy life at the time. I usually shoot in the low 90's or high 80's (yes, for 18 holes), but I confess that I do not keep an established official handicap. Mostly I enjoy playing golf with a few of my buddies, with my two sons that like golf, or simply by myself; as I travel via car for work a bit here and there in the Midwest, I like nothing better than to pull off onto a country road in pursuit of a not-yet-played-by- me golf course marked only by a small white sign on the side of the road.
I haven't played a lot of the more famous courses...Arcadia Bluffs is probably the biggest name that I have played. Mostly due to my kids' sports and activities, we don't do a lot of travelling where I have time for golf, but this is changing.
I have begun to really study golf course architecture the last couple of years, have read many many books on the subject and have lurked around this site simply reading, decided to try and contribute a bit. I am pretty traditional in my golf and my architecture preferences; I still only carry 10-12 clubs at a time in a Sunday Bag, always walk courses, and usually appreciate the round whether I score well or not. Golfing beats working, everytime.