It was 7 a.m. and pitch black when I pulled into the parking lot of Copper Rock Golf Course, just outside of Hurricane, Utah. I was the first golfer there (with the enviable first tee time of the day), and…

I’m a relative “latecomer” to golf, having picked up the sport in my early 40s. Many of my golfing buddies started decades ago, so I often find myself playing catch up, not just with our handicaps (they’re single digits; I…