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JOKES/TRIVIA Light Moments Holy One A priest rushed from church one day to keep a golf date. He was halfway down the first fairway, waiting to hit his second shot, when he heard “Fore!” and a ball slammed into his back. Soon, the golfer who had made the drive was on the scene to offer his apologies. When the priest assured him that he was all right, the man smiled. “Thank goodness, Father!” he exclaimed. “I’ve been playing this game for forty years, and now I can finally tell my friends that I’ve hit my first holy one!” You’ll be pre-occupied and won’t be able to think of anything else.” He added, “But don’t worry, it’s perfectly normal... it’s called golf.” Wisdom If you find you do not mind playing golf in the rain, the snow, even during a storm, here’s a valuable tip: your life is in trouble. An interesting thing about golf is that no matter how badly you play; it is always possible to get worse. Golf Definitions Golf is the only sport where the most feared opponent is you. • Golf: A 5 mile walk punctuated with disappointments The best wood in most amateurs’ bags is the pencil. • Fairway: An unfamiliar tract of closely mowed grass running from the tee to the green. Your ball is usually found immediately to the left or right of it If you think it’s hard to meet people, try picking up the wrong ball on the golf course sometime. • Practice Tee: A place where golfers go to convert a nasty hook into a wicked slice • Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer. Fatherly Advice A father spoke to his son, “It’s time we had a little talk, my son. Soon, you will have urges and feelings you’ve never had before. Your heart will pound and your hands will sweat. I’m a scratch golfer. Every time I hit the ball, I scratch my head and wonder where it went The higher a golfer’s handicap, the more likely he is to try to tell you what you’re doing wrong. A good golf partner is one who’s always a little bit worse than you are. The only problem with golf is that the slow groups are always in front of you and the fast groups are always behind you. What are the four worst words you could hear during a game of golf? It’s still your turn GOLFaholic You know you’re a GOLFaholic if... • You think that someday you’ll shoot your age, when a more realistic goal would be to shoot your weight! • You know there’s more to life than golf, but your’e not interested in finding out what it is! • You quit the game forever, twice a month! • You buy every new golf gizmo that comes out! • You think you’re skillful and everybody else is lucky! • You miss the ball, but still think it was a great swing! • The new clubs you just bough t cost more than your mortgage and car payment combined! • You can’t break a 100 but still think you could give Tiger a few tips Golf Facts • A golf ball will travel further on hot days, because the air is less dense, so it takes less velocity to travel. • Golf balls used to be made from leather and chicken or goose feathers. • Until the invention and rising popularity of the golf tee, golfers played off sand piles they built themselves. Source: Online 46