All of our golf visitors and readers may have noticed that I have been a little erratic in posting and in answering questions the last couple of weeks. The reason for it is something that I want to talk about today. I had a basil cell (skin cancer) removed from my nose and between the procedure, a few days off, and then getting backed up from the surgery and the days off, my schedule has been off. But I want to encourage all golfers to focus on a few things about this topic.

Golfers are obviously a high risk for skin cancer. When we live on the golf course as much as possible, we are in the sun as much as possible. And I was one of those “macho” types who rarely used sun block or lotion. Now I have never been one to lie out or sunbathe, so my sun has primarily come from the golf course over the years.

If you look at the statistics on skin cancer, the occurrences are on the rise. And consider these numbers: More than 1 million cases are diagnosed annually. One in 5 Americans and one in 3 Caucasions will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. And more than 90 percent of all skin cancers are caused by sun exposure.

So I wanted to take this opportunity to tell all you golf nuts out there to pay attention to your sun exposure. Don’t worry what others in your foursome say. Don’t let the ribbing bother you. Put on the sun block so that you reduce your risk. Luckily my turned out on a positive note, but why take the risk. Enjoy the game of golf and enjoy it for as long as possible by being smart on this topic.

Since there is not golf tip in today’s post, go check out these additional golf tips.