Golf for Peace: An Invitation to Presence

A World in Need of Inner Stillness

Can you imagine golf—or any sport for that matter—becoming a gateway for sharing inner peace with the world?

Unless you are living deep in a cave or hidden away in the depths of a forest, you can feel it. The collective tension. The chaos. Ongoing wars, senseless violence, political unrest, fear layered upon fear. It is everywhere. And it is heavy.

Walking the World with Peace

Lately, I’ve been deeply moved by a small but mighty group of Buddhist monks walking from Fort Worth, Texas, all the way to Washington, D.C. on a Walk for Peace. No protests. No outrage. No demands.

Just presence. Humility. Grace.

Step after step, they are embodying a quiet truth: peace is not something we demand from the world—it is something we realize within ourselves.

The Call to Be a Peacemaker

As I reflect on this, my own path keeps circling back to a teaching I explore in my book Presence Golf: A Sacred Path to Self-Mastery. In the section on the Beatitudes and Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, one line has been echoing loudly in my heart:

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” — Matthew 5:9

And I write:

“We often think peace means the absence of struggle, but true peace is found in the midst of struggle. Being a peacemaker doesn’t mean avoiding competition, it doesn’t mean suppressing passion or muting ambition. It means playing with the deepest possible sense of inner security, knowing that nothing external—no outcome, no mistake, no success or failure—can shake the Presence of God within us. Imagine if we lived our entire lives that way!”

That question—Imagine if we lived our entire lives that way—has been living inside me.

Scottie Scheffler and the Shift from Ego Identity to Presence

Around the same time, I found myself reflecting on the rise of Scottie Scheffler. Since 2020, his ascent to world number one has been nothing short of extraordinary. Yes, his putting improved. Yes, his mechanics sharpened.

But that wasn’t the real shift.

In the Netflix documentary Full Swing, Scottie openly shares the deeper struggle he faced:

“I used to fight anger issues. I used to get too frustrated. Golf was too important to me. That is where I kinda placed my identity for a long time.”

That admission matters. Because it points to something far deeper than technique.

Fast forward a few years, and listen to how his language—and his identity—has changed:

“For me my identity isn’t a golf score. All I am trying to do is glorify God.”

“I want to feel peace on the golf course and have fun and feel His Presence.”

That right there is the shift.

That is Presence.

What Presence Golf Is Really About

That is what Presence Golf is all about.

I don’t bring Presence Golf to the world as a system to master or a philosophy to follow. I bring it as an invitation. A love offering. A doorway into remembering who you truly are—on the course and far beyond it.

In my heart of hearts, I believe athletes—and sport itself—hold immense healing potential. Individually, yes. But also collectively. Sport can show the world what is possible when competition does not cost us our soul.

Beyond Dogma, Into Direct Experience

And before I go any further, let me be very clear.

This is not about religious dogma.

Each person’s spiritual path is unique. I did not realize God through church—though there is nothing wrong with church. For me, realization came through stillness, suffering, inquiry, and Presence.

I believe wherever I stand is holy ground. And yes, that includes the golf course. Wherever I Am—that is sacred.

So let’s throw dogma out the window. It has done far more harm than good.

Your Path, Your Practice, Your Peace

Golf is the platform I have chosen for my soul’s evolution. Just as the monks have chosen a Walk for Peace to embody compassion and love, I choose Presence Golf for my own healing and awakening.

And from that place, I invite you—not to follow my path—but to find yours.

Find the practice, the discipline, the devotion that brings you home to unconditional Self-love.

And then—quietly, courageously—share that peace with the world.

Because peace does not begin in governments.

It does not begin in systems.

It begins in us.

One breath.

One step.

One swing.

One act of Presence at a time.