If your not a golfer don't read this joke...

[cougar2588]

I wouldn't have my cell phone turned on while playing.

i would think that just by reading this joke you could at least learn something from it. whats wrong with putting your cell phone on silent/vibrate and just glancing at it every 3-4 holes to make sure you havnt missed an important call, or like this joke, something bad has happened....afterall, isn't that one of the main reasons you own a cell phone, so that people can reach you just in case something happens...

[TigerCurtis333]

Hopefully you haven't heard this one..

Ok first off - that's a funny joke - nice work.

And second - If anyone considered finishing a round of golf when a wife/mother/father/brother or anything was in critical and about to pass on, just bury yourself in a sand trap.

[traviswise]

Ok first off - that's a funny joke - nice work.

quoted for truth

[NI4NI]

Voiceontapex,

Not even remotely funny. Seriously.

[DJYoshi]

this is kind of the same thing but not as serious...
i was playing last year with someone. he was having an ok round. he was 10 over thru 15. he got a call that his wife just went into labor. he's like, it's my 4th kid.... debated for a while on the the 16th tee. he finished the round then ran off to go see his son be born.

[julie_m]

WOW, I know how I'd feel about that! (And I'd have an idea where that winning ball would go.)

[MellowYellow]

I bring my cell phone and put it in one of the pouches on my bag. I turn the ringer off though, and like someone said above, I check it every so often just in case.. not incase of EMERGENCY necessarily, but just in case ANYONE has called me... there are almost always at least one or 2 times when Im waiting for a group to get far enough ahead to tee off... doesnt hurt to see if my gf or dad called or something.

Ive been playing a few times when someones cellphone rang, but one time stands out.. I was on the green putting for par, and RIGHT when I putted, the SECOND I did, the guy who was holding the flag had his cell go off.. it was pretty loud too. I missed the putt and he appologized quite a bit.. but I can honestly say it wasnt cause of the phone, I just had a bad line so I wasnt mad really... though it COULD Have been really ugly had someone else been putting or if it DID affect their shot... Im a pretty Mellow guy though.

[Voiceontapex]

i should start turning mine off i usually shoot in the mid 80s not a problem, my girlfriend called me today and told her i was golfing and she says ok ill let you go and hung up kinda mad like i tried calling her back and she wouldnt answer, and then theres always the guilt trip text, o why didnt you tell me you were golfing im at home by myself bored and youre golfing thanks,HAH, so then the whole time im thinkin shes all mad and what not and yea shot horrible i did 115, and my mind just wasnt there lol i ended up leaving my sand wedge on one of the holes =[ nothing expensive but still i hope someone turned it in

[cougar2588]

i should start turning mine off i usually shoot in the mid 80s not a problem, my girlfriend called me today and told her i was golfing and she says ok ill let you go and hung up kinda mad like i tried calling her back and she wouldnt answer, and then theres always the guilt trip text, o why didnt you tell me you were golfing im at home by myself bored and youre golfing thanks,HAH, so then the whole time im thinkin shes all mad and what not and yea shot horrible i did 115, and my mind just wasnt there lol i ended up leaving my sand wedge on one of the holes =[ nothing expensive but still i hope someone turned it in

THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO ME!! lol in one way, its unfortunate that we are broken up now, but in another way, at least i dont have to worry about getting put on a guilt trip on the golf course again anytime soon haha.

[MtGolfer]

There may be a choice over what to do in a joke, but I doubt anyone would elect to finish a round of golf in a real crisis of this sort.

OTOH, I keep my cell phone turned off when I'm playing golf, so I wouldn't know until the round was over...........Ingorance truly is bliss!

[NM Golf]

I have had 2 wives but never shot 61. hmmmmmm. Just kidding. There would always be time to go hit balls after visiting hours were over.













Just kidding again.
Come on I love my wife!

[billie]

I can't believe how many can' t go 4 hours without their CRACK-berry. Sad.

[jaggy13]

how long where they married?

[mellojoe]

This would NEVER happen.

Cell phones should be off on the course. Duh.

[FortAsel]

Hospital, no chance. Period.

[FortAsel]

this is kind of the same thing but not as serious...

Then that guy must be stupid. Okay, I'm just 16 but I'd rather go see my son be born rather than finishing a round of golf. Seriously, family 1st in the place, health 2nd in the place, golf 3rd and then work 4th place. You got to have your priorities...

[mellojoe]

Then that guy must be stupid. Okay, I'm just 16 but I'd rather go see my son be born rather than finishing a round of golf. Seriously, family 1st in the place, health 2nd in the place, golf 3rd and then work 4th place. You got to have your priorities...

Well, he's a little bit about things like that. When my mother was in labor with her 5th kid, we all knew that it would be several hours. In fact, the 4 previous kids (myself included) were born well over 20 to 25 hours after my mother went into labor.

In that case, it would almost make sense to finish off the round, since we knew it would be a while before my baby sister was born. In fact, it was 36 hours before she was born. The doctor sent my mother home and we all went to sleep and carried on with our day. So, in some instances, going into labor does NOT mean rush to the hospital. With this being the guy's 4th kid, he probably had a good idea of how long it would be before the real action started. I'm not defending him... I'm just offering a possible explanation before we all crucify this guy.

[TommyD69]

I had this happen to me... kinda.

It was my mother that died, in her sleep, and my wife came out to the course to tell me (because my cell phone was turned off!)

I elected to finish the round. Partly because my mother was already gone, and the fact that my parents live(d) in PA, and I was in Ohio, and mostly because I was on the 17th fairway when my wife caught up with me!

It's a judgement call, some people are not as "close" as others...

Beside, IT'S JUST A JOKE PEOPLE!!!!!!