Sentence 1: Doug wanted to try something different this weekend. 
 Sentence 3: Doug had never been but was willing to give it a shot 
 Sentence 4:  Doug tagged along with a few buddies to the country club 
 Sentence 5:  Doug wasn't the best golfer but had a lot of fun with his buddies 
 Given Sentence 2: His friends had been talking about going golfing.