A POEM

In My Hand I Hold A Ball,

White And Dimpled, Rather Small.

How Benign It Does Appear,

This Harmless Looking Little Sphere.

By Its Size I Could Not Guess,

The Awesome Strength It Does Possess.

But Since I Fell Beneath Its Spell,

I've Wandered Through The Fires Of Hell.

My Life Has Not Been Quite The Same,

Since First I Played This Stupid Game.

It Rules My Mind For Hours On End,

A Fortune It Has Made Me Spend.

This wretched Curse Has Made Me Cry,

And Hate Myself And Want To Die.

It Promises A Thing Called Par,

If I Can Hit It Straight And Far.

To Master Such A Tiny Ball,

Should Not Be Very Hard At All.

But My Desires The Ball Refuses,

And Does Exactly As It Chooses.

It Hooks And Slices, Dribbles, Dies,

And Disappears Before My Eyes.

It Often Seems to Have A Whim,

To Hit A Tree Or Take A Swim.

With Miles Of Grass On Which To Land,

It Finds A Tiny Patch Of Sand.

Then Has Me Offering Up My Soul,

If Only It Would Find The Hole.

It's Made Me Whimper Like A Pup,

And Swear That I Will Give It Up.

And Take To Drink To Ease My Sorrow,

But The Ball Knows ... I'll Be Back Tomorrow.

 

Stand proud you noble swingers of clubs and losers of balls....

A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year.

Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.

That means, on average, golfers get about 41 miles to the gallon.

Kind of makes you proud.

Almost feel like a hybrid. 

   

 

NEW JOKE!!

A man entered the bus with both of his front pockets full of golf balls and sat down next to a beautiful blonde. 
 
The puzzled blonde kept looking at him and his bulging pockets. 
 
Finally, after many such glances from her, he said, "It's golf balls". 
 
Nevertheless, the blonde continued to look at him for a very long time, deeply thinking about what he had said. 
 
After several minutes, not being able to contain her curiosity any longer, she asked...

"Does it hurt as much as tennis elbow?"



 

 

 


 

SOME TIGER JOKES

One:
Apparently, the only person who can beat Tiger Woods with a golf club is his wife

Two:

What's the difference between a car and a golf ball? Tiger can drive a ball 400 yards

Three:

Tiger Woods was injured in a car accident as he pulled out of his driveway early Friday morning. It was Woods' shortest drive since an errant tee shot at the US Open.

Four:

What was Tiger Woods doing out at 2.30 in the morning? He'd gone clubbing

Five:

Tiger Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree. He couldn’t decide between a wood and an iron

Six:

Perhaps Tiger should be using a driver?

Seven:

This is the first time Tiger’s ever failed to drive 300 yards

Eight:

Apparently, Tiger admitted this crash was the closest shave he’s ever had. So Gillette has dropped his contract.

Nine:

Tiger Woods wasn't seriously injured in the crash. He's still below par though

Ten:

Tiger Woods is so rich that he owns lots of expensive cars. Now he has a hole in one.


Some new golf terms to use when you're out on the course...

 

A 'Rock Hudson' - a putt that looked straight, but wasn't.

A 'Saddam Hussein' - from one bunker into another.

A 'Yasser Arafat' - butt ugly and in the sand.

A 'John Kennedy Jr.' - didn't quite make it over the water.

A 'Rodney King' - over-clubbed.

An 'O.J.'- got away with one.

A 'Princess Grace' - should have used a driver.

A 'Princess Di' - shouldn't have used the driver.

A 'Condom' - safe, but didn't feel very good.

A 'Brazilian' - shaved the hole.

A 'Rush Limbaugh' - a little to the right.

A 'Nancy Pelosi' - Way to the left and out of bounds.

A 'James Joyce' - a putt that's impossible to read.

A 'Ted Kennedy' - goes in the water and jumps out.

A 'Pee Wee Herman' - too much wrist.

A 'Sonny Bono' - straight into the trees.

A 'Paris Hilton' - a very expensive hole.


GOLF WISDOM - OLD AND NEW

These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it  with the shadow.
    
~  Sam Snead
    

I was three over. One over a house, one over a patio, and one over a  swimming pool.
    
~  George Brett
   

Actually, the only time I ever took out a one-iron was to kill a tarantula. And  I took a 7 to do that.
  
     ~ Jim Murray
   


The only sure rule in golf is - he who has the fastest cart never has to  play the bad lie.
    
~  Mickey Mantle
   

Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if you're not good at  them.
  
~  Kevin Costner
   

I don't fear death, but I sure don't like those three-footers for par.
    
~  Chi Chi Rodriguez
   

After all these years, it's still embarrassing for me to play on  the American golf tour. Like the time I asked my  caddie for a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham  on rye.
    
~  Chi Chi Rodriguez
   
The ball retriever is not long enough to get my putter out of the  tree.
  
     ~ Brian Weis
   

Swing hard in case you hit it.
  
     ~ Dan Marino
   

My favorite shots are the practice swing and the conceded putt. The rest  can never be mastered.
  
     ~ Lord Robertson
   

Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the  clubs and the fresh air.
  
     ~ Jack Benny
   

There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different  games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
    
~  Ben Hogan
   

Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the  best
    
~  Jack Nicklaus
   

The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf. It's almost a  law.
  
     ~ H G Wells
   

I never pray on a golf course. Actually, the Lord answers my prayers  everywhere except on the course.
  
     ~ Billy Graham
   

If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play at it, it's recreation. If you  work at it, it's golf.
    
~  Bob Hope
   

While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a  rake.
    
~  Henny Youngman
   

If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf  ball.
    
~  Jack Lemmon
   
You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of  them are so rich that neither of their husbands work.
  
     ~ Lee Trevino
   

I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come  up sliced.
  
~  Lee Trevino

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SPECIAL OFFER!!

Dear Friends and Fellow Golfers,

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I am very proud of the results and to assist with the marketing, I am asking friends and family to help me out.

My belief is you will find this new book on GOLF will give the reader valuable playing tips and insider information that I have gained through my years of struggle and experience.  I'm hopeful you find this a useful tool to help you enjoy your game so much more as you enjoy the great outdoors.

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Chapter 1 - How to Properly Line Up Your Fourth Putt.

Chapter 2 - How to Hit a Nike from the Rough, when you Hit a Titleist from the tee.

Chapter 3 - How to Avoid the Water When You Lie 8 in a bunker..

Chapter 4 - How to Get More Distance off the Shank.

Chapter 5 - When to Give the Ranger the Finger.

Chapter 6 - Using Your Shadow on the Greens to Maximize Earnings.

Chapter 7 - When to Implement Handicap Management.

Chapter 8 - Proper Excuses for Drinking Beer Before 9:00 a.m.

Chapter 9 - How to Rationalize a 6 Hour Round.

Chapter 10- When Does A Divot become classified as Sod.

Chapter 11 - How to Find That Ball That Everyone Else Saw Go in the water.

Chapter 12 - Why your Spouse Doesn't Care That You Birdied the 5th.

Chapter 13- Using Curse words Creatively to Control Ball Flight.

Chapter 14 - When to Let a Foursome Play through Your Twosome.

Chapter 15 - How to Relax When You Are Hitting five off the Tee.

Chapter 16 - When to Suggest Major Swing Corrections to Your Opponent.

Chapter 17 - God and the Meaning of the Birdie-to-Bogey Three Putt.

Chapter 18 - When to Re-grip Your Ball Retriever.

Chapter 19 - Throwing Your Clubs: An Effective stress-Reduction Technique.

Chapter 20 - Can You Purchase a Better Golf Game?

Chapter 21 - Why Male Golfers Will Pay $5.00 a Beer from the Cart Girl and Give her a $3 Tip, but will balk at $4.50 at the 19th Hole and stiff the Bartender.

Thank you for your interest.      A wonderful Christmas present for all your friends.

A. Nonne


How Much Do You Know About Golf???

This is multiple choice. If you select a wrong answer, the ball moves only so far down the fairway and stops and you are charged with one stroke.
Keep selecting the answers that you think are correct and the ball moves down the fairway until you get the right answer and the ball goes in the hole.
If you have the correct answer right away, the ball goes directly in the hole - a hole in one.

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A PICTURE BETTER THAN A THOUSAND WORDS !


Computers

 

A Spanish Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish unlike English, nouns are designated either masculine or feminine.

‘House’ for instance is feminine: ‘la casa’

‘Pencil’ however is masculine: ‘el lapiz’

A student asked, “What gender is ‘computer’?”

Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female and asked them to decide for        themselves whether ‘computer’ should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its        recommendation.

The men’s group decided that ‘computer’ should definitely be of the feminine gender (‘la computadora’) because:

  • No one but their creator understands their individual logic.

  • The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.

  • Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for possible later retrieval …and….

  • As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half of your money on accessories for it.

The women’s group however concluded that computer should be masculine (‘el computador’) because:

        • In order to do anything with them you have to turn them on.

        • They have a lot of data but still can’t think for themselves.

        • They are supposed to help you solve problems but half the time they ARE the problem…..and….

        • As soon as you commit to one you realize that had you waited a little longer, you could have got a better model.

The women won!


IMPORTANT RULES CHANGES FOR SENIORS

  Rule  1.a.5

A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and placed on the fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the rough with no penalty. The senior should not be penalized for tall grass which ground keepers failed to mow.

  Rule 2.d.6 (b)

A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit the tree. This is simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game.   The senior player must estimate the distance the ball would have traveled if it had not hit the tree and play the ball from there.

  Rule 3.b.3 (g)

There shall be no such thing as a lost  ball; the missing ball is on or near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by someone else, making it a stolen ball. The player is not to compound the felony by charging himself or herself with a penalty.

  Rule 4.c.7 (h)

If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed to have dropped. The law of gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.

  Rule 5.

Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be blown in, may be blown in. This does not apply to balls more than three inches from the hole. No one wants to make a travesty of the game.

  Rule 6.a.9 (k)

There is no penalty for so-called 'out of bounds.' If penny-pinching golf course owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur. The senior golfer deserves an apology, not a penalty.

  Rule 7.g.15 (z)

There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should float. Senior golfers should not be penalized for manufacturers' shortcomings.

  Rule 8.k.9(s)

Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved by purchasing new golf equipment. Since this is financially impracticable for many senior golfers, one-half stroke per hole may be subtracted for using old equipment.

Please advise all your Senior friends of these important rule changes!!!