My pal Doc
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and his buddies have regular golf outings!
His one buddy Mike is like a 1 handicap…..which basically means I should be cleaning his clubs…and not playing golf on the same course as him
Mike has a great short game
He chips in all the time!….for you non golfers…that’s hard to do! I skulled one in once….but they tell me that’s not quite the same…..but as the saying goes…”They don’t draw pictures! They use numbers” which for you non golfers….means, it doesn’t matter that it was purely accidental………. that my “mistake” went in the HOLE………….IT SILL COUNTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAHA!!!!!!
Doc pals are a friendly bunch….one guy
They call him “Shooter”…..I think Doc gives them all nicknames….ya know….once they are accepted into the “clan”
Anyway Shooter musta had heatstroke or something
Cause I saw him kinda “steadying“ himself on the “Beverage Cart” gal??
Then next thing I know…she has to take drastic medical measures!
That Heatstroke must be some serious shit!!…That gal didn’t hesitate……she accessed the situation and took control…thank goodness she was here to help Shooter!!!
Then Doc’s group decided to let a group behind us play thru….maybe they wanted to check out their backswing …………waiting ….was kinda odd to me as the group behind was 3 holes back?.? But I’m a crappy golfer so maybe this is just the way you do it…..we waited on the tee box for 20 minutes until the foursome rolled up. The first three golfers teed off in spectacular fashion much to the delight of the group
The fourth gal
launched a speculative drive towards the trees!!! What transpired next must be an Arizona thing as I’ve never witnessed such a thing on any other golf course
Shooter and couple of the other guys jumped in their carts and races towards her ball in an effort to help her find it!!
It was like
The Oklahoma Land Rush!
Guys jumping in carts ,racing towards her ball!!! These old straight hitting bastard’s are a helpful bunch!!
Unfortunately
She hit it into the TREE!!!!! Shooter offered to hit it outta the tree for the young golfer as she was a bit subconscious about her shorts…..
Shooter was hellbent on impressing Ms Short Shorts and took a Mighty Swing…….anyone who has golfed for a while can tell you that taking a Mighty Swing is pretty much a guaranteed FAIL!!
Shooter….did not disappoint!!!! He yanked the ball dead left
The……ball…the club….Shooter……Ms. Short Shorts…..all in slow motion
The ball cut a rocket like path …..even in slo-mo….dead left……impacting a adjacent tree trunk….Shooters club….well it was Mikes club that Shooter snuck out of Mikes bag when he wasn’t looking…….the club……snapped in half at impact!!!
Boomerang like…..spinning…spinning….through the air…….whoosh…whoosh…….like a Huey………moving into a hot LZ. The group as one….following the flight of the shattered club……..I hear a yelp catch in someone’s throat….and the group…………has a moment of unified clairvoyant vision…..as one ……..we realize the club is headed straight for “The Gambler” ……that’s what Doc nicknamed him.
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Mr Rodgers bounced right up after the club beaned him right in the gourd!!!!…..these old bastards are tough!!!
Just then we heard a thud as Shooter fell outta the tree!!! The golf ball had bounced STRAIGHT BACK!!!!! We ran over to help him up and discovered the dimpled sphere had got Ole Shooter right between the running lights!!!!!
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At this point I realize all this excitement has left me parched………but alas………Doc has beaten me to the punch again!!!!!!
I was left to yuck it up with the foursome behind us
Golf is like a box of chocolates………….so let someone play thru…….at grocery store checkout, let someone cut ahead…….at an intersection…..on the course…….or anywhere in life
None of this happened….well…there was some golf….that happened
Round the bend 