A good golf weekend should feel simple. Show up. Warm up. Tee it up. Laugh with your group. Hit a few shots you'll talk about for the next week. Maybe forget the double bogey on 13 before the ride home.
But the small gear failures always seem to show up at the worst possible time.
• Your towel disappears somewhere between the cart path and the green
• Your wedge grooves are packed with mud before a delicate chip
• Your phone, keys, ball marker, tees, and rangefinder are scattered across the cart like a junk drawer with cup holders
• You reach into your bag for one thing and come out with three things you do not need
None of that is dramatic. It is just annoying. And over 18 holes, annoying matters.
