On this site as elsewhere, the older we get the more the light from the past has a golden glow, with all things seemingly better when we were young! Golf has certainly changed, and David rightly points out the many ways the access and feel of the game has changed. I was certainly happier when I could drape the bag over my shoulder for a nice 36 hole day- now at 72 I no longer consider the occasional use of a cart playing the lessor game of "cart-ball", as Sandy Tatum called it. No argument from me about music on the course, which I dislike; players who don't care or perhaps even know how to respect the playing surfaces, and the growing expense and difficulty and for players to see many of the great courses. But as I am still vertical, able to play- often with friends of many decades- and enjoy playing with my family as well, golf continues to be good to (and for!) me.