In high school one of our choices for gym class was golf. I am NOT athletic at all so rather than hockey or whatever else was offered I took golf – after all I had played (poorly) miniature golf many times. We played golf in the gym using a small doll’s wig (Tammy size if anyone remembers her) on the floor instead. I was not good at it, but at least I did not have to deal my fear of heights or my trouble running (fat kid, fat adult) so it was relatively fun.
Go ahead about 4 or 5 years and I am dating my husband. His family is going on a trip to a major upstate NY hotel and we went with them. Husband had golf lessons when he was younger as, according to his dad – “one cannot be a businessman without knowing how to play golf”. (Husband was never a businessman.) So with his classes in same and my playing of doll hair wig playing we went out on the 9 hole course (“No one who is serious about golf will play there so ‘we’ won’t bother them.”) to play a game using husband’s clubs.
Did we do well? Ummm. we lost a hole somewhere, somehow and played 8 holes not 9. He hit the ball far, but curving in one direction or another. I hit the ball straight, but only a shortish distance. But we did have fun and have never again attempted to play golf.
ToborRedrum about 1 month ago
19th hole?
xaingo about 1 month ago
No mulligans or double bogies?
Rhetorical_Question about 1 month ago
Amazing!
Indiana Guy Premium Member about 1 month ago
Are those actual golf terms? The only golf I’ve ever played is miniature golf… and I’ve never heard those terms there.
joegeethree about 1 month ago
Dogleg would’ve been pretty obvious.
markkahler52 about 1 month ago
A hook in the hazard and a slice in the takeaway!
HarryLime about 1 month ago
Watch out for the windmills … very tricky!
ChessPirate about 1 month ago
“Wally! I said Tee!”
win.45mag about 1 month ago
Him working in the garage- a putter, his wife doing the laundry-an iron, his old beat up car-a caddy, his teeth after eating a salad-the green.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member about 1 month ago
I think I figured out most of theze, but what does “casual water” mean?
Frank Burns Eats Worms about 1 month ago
“Takeaway” could also have been “slice”.
namelocdet about 1 month ago
Not a golfer by any means. I recognize all the terms except, “Casual Water”?
rgcviper about 1 month ago
Nice parallels here between Wally and golf. Cool one.
mafastore about 1 month ago
In high school one of our choices for gym class was golf. I am NOT athletic at all so rather than hockey or whatever else was offered I took golf – after all I had played (poorly) miniature golf many times. We played golf in the gym using a small doll’s wig (Tammy size if anyone remembers her) on the floor instead. I was not good at it, but at least I did not have to deal my fear of heights or my trouble running (fat kid, fat adult) so it was relatively fun.
Go ahead about 4 or 5 years and I am dating my husband. His family is going on a trip to a major upstate NY hotel and we went with them. Husband had golf lessons when he was younger as, according to his dad – “one cannot be a businessman without knowing how to play golf”. (Husband was never a businessman.) So with his classes in same and my playing of doll hair wig playing we went out on the 9 hole course (“No one who is serious about golf will play there so ‘we’ won’t bother them.”) to play a game using husband’s clubs.
Did we do well? Ummm. we lost a hole somewhere, somehow and played 8 holes not 9. He hit the ball far, but curving in one direction or another. I hit the ball straight, but only a shortish distance. But we did have fun and have never again attempted to play golf.