Wit & Wisdom of Golf

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Rule exceptions for seniors

Casual Air

"Casual air" Is wind of a volume or velocity sufficient to cause (a) a pinch of grass blades released at shoulder height to be blown a distance of at least two club lengths in any direction; or (b) the fabric bunting attached to the flagstick on any green to be drawn taut, or to ruffle, flap, or flutter, or the flagsticks themselves to bend, sway, or wobble; or (c) improperly affixed headgear to become airborne. Whenever casual air is deemed to exist, players may obtain relief as follows:

1. The ball may be teed up anywhere within the closely mown area of the teeing ground without regard to the position of the tee markers.

2. Any ball hit out-of-bounds may be retrieved and replayed from the nearest playable lie within bounds, without penalty of either stroke or distance.

3. Any ball that flies unexpectedly far over a green, or falls conspicuously short of it, may be replayed once without assessing a stroke.

4. All third putts are conceded.

5. A range ball may be put into play at any time at a player's discretion.

[Stan Nehilla]

A pro-shop gets its name from the fact that you have to have the income of a professional golfer to buy anything in there.

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I'm going to win so much money this year, my caddie will make the top twenty money-winners list.
Lee Trevino

[Stan Nehilla]

Your first hole-in-one is always achieved when playing alone.

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I'm hitting the woods just great, but I'm having a terrible time getting out of them.

[Stan Nehilla]

If your opponent has trouble remembering whether he shot a six or a seven, he probably shot an eight.

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Rule exceptions for seniors

Ball Hiding from Player

If a player cannot find a ball that has been hit in plain sight into a reasonably playable area of the course where there is an accumulation of dead leaves, seasonal debris, grass clippings, or other forms of incidental camouflage in which a furtive ball could improperly conceal itself, the ball shall be deemed to be hiding, but not lost, and another ball may be dropped without penalty as close as possible to the place where the original ball is believed to be lurking.

[Stan Nehilla]

Your best drive of the day finishes in a divot hole.

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The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back in the bag.
~ Byron Nelson

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One hundred years of experience had demonstrated that the game of golf is temporary insanity practiced in a pasture.
~ Dave Kindred