<p>^I know what you mean sparknerd. My golf coach once called me 10AM to tell me I was playing at 11AM (I missed the tourney because I was sleeping in, which sucked because it was at a really nice CC). </p>
<p>Here’s what happened with me: I made the team and didn’t play much (stressful and annoying). But, senior year golf was SO fun, if only because of just getting to play golf everyday and hanging out with friends after practice. And, in actuality, I had far less work a night during the golf season. This is because since I played a varsity sport I could get out of gym (required) and have a free period, which I used to get HW done. So, I had 0-30 minutes of HW a night during season and got straight As (generally, senior year classes get slightly easier and more laidback because of college admissions). Whereas out of season, I had .5-1.5 hours a night. See if you can cut a similar deal with your school to get out of gym. </p>
<p>If you really love golf, go out for the team. Worse case scenario is, if you are really busy, you use golf as an excuse to get out of homework (it works, based on my experiences). School comes first, but you can always say that coach made you play until 9PM or something and ask for an extension.</p>