I enjoy playing golf much more now that I don't keep score.
I love playing match play -- it fits my game (absolutely horrible one hole, decent the next, with no accounting for why this should be so).
I have never carried a handicap, and never plan to.
I enjoy walking courses without playing them.
I think you can understand a golf course's architecture having walked but not played it.
Nearly all modern (post-WWII) courses I've seen are over-rated; most courses pre-Depression are under-rated.
I love the history, development and architectural lineage of golf courses.
Having learned the game on muni's and dirt-cheap daily fees (and where I play mostly), I still get a bit nervous when invited to play at a private club (kind of like the way I felt when my college girlfriend dragged me to Mass -- like I didn't fit in).
All range finders should be banned.
I don't use a cheater line, but I do line up my golf ball logo.
I play more quickly off tees and fairways and around greens, than I do on the greens.
I used to think I walked and played the game quickly, until I played with Eric Terhorst.
I've never met anyone via GCA who wasn't pleasant and fun to be around.