When I was younger I was often very frustrated on the course. I was playing competitive golf and I took it much too seriously. It got to the point where I would be upset about a bad round for sometimes days. Like everyone, I only play to my index about 20-25% of my rounds so 75% of the time I was angry and frustrated. Sometime in my 30's, likely about the time when I became a father, golf became much more relaxing. I now have as much fun when I shoot an 80 as I do when I break par. I think as you age and have dealt with real problems such as a parent or friend dying and children with mental, emotional, or physical problems, golf scores are really the smallest of problems.