In His Grip
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The connection between golf and religion is championed not only by several individual churches but also by a national ministry -- the In His Grip Golf Association -- that teaches golfers how to apply the principles of their game to their spiritual lives. "In golf, it is key to trust your swing and in life, it is key to trust in the Lord," the group explains on its Web site.
"What we like to do is take the golfer's game to a higher level and let them take their lives to a higher level by living in his grip," said Scott Lehman, 44, the golf pro who started the ministry. "Jesus told his disciples to go out and make disciples of others. We know that if we wait for golfers to come into [a place of worship], we may never see them. We feel it's important to go to golfers where they are at."