Formula 1 star Pierre Gasly has found his joie de vivre in golf, and it's only making him a better driver

Gasly may be an international sports celebrity, but his focus of golf is all too familiar to those who play the game

When was the last time golf brought you unadulterated joy? Perhaps it was last week when you broke 90 for the first time and told yourself you would play 36 more holes if daylight allowed. Or perhaps it was two months ago when you made a three at the last to win your club championship. 

Maybe it has been a while. Maybe, these days, golf does little more than irritate and surface your worst traits while inflaming your relationship with the game. Maybe you play out of routine or ritual but have not in quite some time felt the spark of delight that the game is so kind to sometimes offer.

Maybe you have lost your joie de vivre.