Today's "Close to Home"

[julie_m]

In case you missed it...happy Thursday!

[Dent]

I would never play with those guys, what if they bend down to read a break, or reach in the hole to pick their ball out? AHHH!!

Good picture though.

[ClairefromClare]

Thank you for NOT pointing out that the beverage cart girls have gotten better looking.

But hey, I'd definitely play with a guy in a kilt.

[julie_m]

Thank you for NOT pointing out that the beverage cart girls have gotten better looking.

Josh says, "that's not a drink cart girl, she's wearing too many clothes."

But hey, me too.

[ClairefromClare]

Josh says, "that's not a drink cart girl, she's wearing too many clothes."

Josh being the honey? Buy him a kilt!

[Vino707]

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The only way I would play with a guy in kilt is if he is super Scottish and had an uber-thick accent. Otherwise your just playing with a guy in a kilt and that's just awkward.

[bradpet]

In case you missed it...happy Thursday!

Very amusing!! ... any 'udder' ones?

[julie_m]

And...happy Friday!

[cwo2lt]

But hey, I'd definitely play with a guy in a kilt.

I'll get a................OH! You mean play golf. Sorry.

[ClairefromClare]

Oh, not necessarily.

Didn't realize you were here as well as there.

[bradpet]

Something for Julie_m & her posse ...

• Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.
  
• Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.
  
• When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.
  
• If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there..
  
• The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.
  
• No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.
  
• The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all of your many other errors.
  
• If it ain't broke, try changing your grip.
  
• Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot.
  
• A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponents' luck.
  
• It is surprisingly easy to hole a fifty foot putt. For a 10.
  
• Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.
  
• Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts
• It's not a gimme if you're still away.
  
• The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
  
• There are two kinds of bounces; unfair bounces and bounces just the way you meant to play it.
  
• You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two inch branch 90% of the time.
  
• If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age.
  
• Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three.
  
• When you look up, causing an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again.
  
• Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.
  
• If you want to hit a 7 iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard.
  
• To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his back-swing by his handicap;
• I.e., back-swing 20 mph, handicap 15, downswing = 300 mph.
  
• There are two things you can learn by stopping your back-swing at the top and checking the position of your hands:
• How many hands you have and which one is wearing the glove.
  
• Hazards attract; fairways repel.
  
• You can put a draw on the ball, you can put a fade on the ball, but no golfer can put a straight on the ball.
  
• A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
  
• If there is a ball on the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in the bunker. If both balls are in the bunker, yours is in the footprint
  
• It's easier to get up at 6:00 AM to play golf than at 10:00 to mow the yard
  
• Sometimes it seems as though your cup moveâth over.
  
• A good drive on the 18th hole has stopped many a golfer from giving up the game.
  
• Golf is the perfect thing to do on Sunday because you always end up having to pray a lot.
  
• A good golf partner is one who's always slightly worse than you are....that's why I get so many calls to play with friends.
  
• That rake by the sand trap is there for golfers who feel guilty about skipping out on lawn work.
  
• If there's a storm rolling in, you'll be having the game of your life.
  
• Golf balls are like eggs. They're white. They're sold by the dozen. And you need to buy fresh ones each week.
  
• 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.
  
• It's amazing how a golfer who never helps out around the house will replace his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand traps.
  
• If your opponent has trouble remembering whether he shot a six or a seven, he probably shot an eight (or worse).
  
• You probably wouldn't look good in a green jacket anyway! A sweatshirt will do just fine.
  
• It takes longer to learn to be a good golfer than it does to become a brain surgeon. On the other hand, you don't get to ride around on a cart, drink beer, eat hot dogs and break wind if you are performing brain surgery!

[ClairefromClare]

Bradpet, that's just fabulous! +1. I particularly love the chalant putt--leaves me feeling gruntled.

This one is for you:

[julie_m]

Something for Julie_m & her posse ...

Alright, three things.

1. Claire, you rock my argyle socks. 2. Observation:

• It's amazing how a golfer who never helps out around the house will replace his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand traps.

He he

3. When did I get a posse? That is so hip hop! Can I call it an entourage? I've always wanted an entourage.

[ClairefromClare]

Hee hee on the argyle. Did you see my new belt buckle?

I will gladly join your entourage.

[julie_m]

Hee hee on the argyle. Did you see my new belt buckle?

That is so rockstar!

You can be the Jeremy Piven one.

[bradpet]

That is so rockstar!

Alright, three things.

Okay ladies, I like your choice. Yes, you can have an entourage (my favourite show)!!! Something you may or may not realise about the show is there is a heavy golf influence in it. I know that it has 'Closest to the Pin' productions etc but it goes beyond that. There is nearly always a golf 'prop' or reference in each episode. If you haven't seen/heard it, have a look. From the clubs discretely in in the background in Ari's office (or the mansion) to the boys playing a video golf game, to Johnny Drama taking to another motorist's car with a golf iron (the list goes on). Perhaps 'Markey Mark' it's showing his golf addiction.

[julie_m]

Neat! No, I haven't seen the show much...but how perfect, I'll have a golf entourage! It could even still be a posse (Claire does have the bling bling belt)...Yes, a golf posse. We can wield our clubs in intimidation.

[ClairefromClare]

My kid decided that to go along with the belt, I should have one of those conjoined four-finger rings. We thought having it spell "PING" would be appropriate.

So--as your posse/entourage, what do we do? Crash the men's grilll, or what?