A great Sunday stroll, the nostalgia of tradition, do some good for your chosen charity you need a better reason to play a round of golf?
The organisers of February 10's RSA/Services/Supporters charity tournament at Castlecliff are crossing their fingers that the public sees it that way as they hunt to get a least 100 entries for their re-formatted event to remain sustainable.
Going back to the 1960s, the annual Returned Services Association tournament was a major deal in Wanganui, as it was for other RSAs around the country.
But anyone with an understanding of history would know the thankful absence of world wars in the last 60 years has seen the unfortunate side-effect of the numbers involved with the organisation dwindle with the sands of time.
In his 80s, Andrew Rae is one trying to keep it going and so has expanded the concepts beyond the servicemen to invite RSA, police, Maori wardens, prison officers, firemen, medical personnel, Rotary members and anyone else who is keen for a game.