Beyond the Crowded Tee: Unmasking the Lingering Shadow of COVID-19

From packed golf ranges to rising traffic mishaps and a global slump in physical activity, evidence suggests a profound, unspoken shift in human health and behavior

After an absence of five long years, I decided to resume patronising my local golf driving range on a weekly or fortnightly basis. I picked Sunday night as my comeback day (or rather comeback night) as I wanted to relive the somewhat relative delight of hitting 100 balls into a manmade pond under the cover of floodlights — all for $3.50. The thought of …