Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[tincup]

Few golfers are born with a natural talent for hitting the ball, but every player is blessed with the God-given ability to roll the ball over, kick it, knock it back in bounds, or throw it into the middle of the fairway

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Be the ball - Profound golfing advice uttered by Chevy Chase in the movie Caddyshack. Golfing geeks have picked up the expression and often use it during a round, to the great annoyance of their companions.

[tincup]

There is no movement in the golf swing so difficult that it cannot be made even more difficult by careful study and diligent practice

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Beach, the - The bunkers and other sand-covered areas at a golf course are known collectively as the beach.

[tincup]

No matter how short the par-3, never line up the logo when you tee up your ball or plumb-bob the hole with your wedge

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Bent - The species of grass most often found on greens.

[tincup]

I always get kicked off the course for being intoxicated. This is the first round I've finished.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Bermuda & Blue - The species of grass most often found on fairways.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Bindweed, Bog Grass, Bullrushes, Eel Grass, Quack Grass, Reeds, Scutch, Sedge, Spurge, Stinkweed & Viper's Grass - The species of grass among which the ball is most often found.

[tincup]

Rule exceptions for seniors

Ball Playable in Water Hazard, but Just Not Worth It

If a player's ball comes to rest within the margins of a water hazard in a highly playable lie from which he is certain he could, if he so desired, hit a successful recovery shot with no difficulty whatsoever, but the marshy, muddy, swampy, or boggy state of the surrounding terrain makes it inevitable that in the execution of such a stroke, he himself, his clothing, or his equipment would be extensively soiled and/or soaked, or that he would be obliged to assume a stance requiring the time-consuming removal of his footgear or other elaborate preparations, he may move his ball, without penalty, to the nearest equally favourable lie inside the hazard where conditions are sufficiently dry to permit prudent, sensible, and reasonable play.