Erskine and Park are both shy men who keep to themselves, but gold has flung them together, and after many months spent in each others' company, they consider one another friends. They're both die hard regulars at the Del Norte course, and after four years of friendship they share a moment of true intimacy. After drinking, they both admit to the other they have gone through a divorce. Erskine's wife left him for another man. He was lucky; his children saw how she'd hurt him and snubbed her, showering their love upon Erskine instead. Park's situation was the opposite; when his wife said she was leaving him for another man, he refused to divorce her, even when she threatened to kill herself. He claimed the children and the court declared her unstable, but over time, his children grew to hate him and returned to her even though she was the home wrecker of the pair. The two solidify their friendship by sharing these intimate details of their married lives. However, when Erskine's children come to visit him, showering him with love, a wedge grows between them. Park is deeply wounded to see the affection Erskine receives from his daughters, while Park cannot even contact his own. Park nonetheless endures many weeks of Erskine's happiness without complaint. Only on the final night of Erskine's children's visit does Park refuse to join them. Erskine realizes the hurt he has caused and apologizes. The two men briefly consider alleviating their miserableness with drink or chasing pretty widowers, but Park tells Erskine he already knows what they will do instead - golf.