Tidbits from Golf History

Just in case it shows up on our final exam in Golf I, we are boning up on our golf history.   We  feel compelled to share some of the more interesting facts from our notes.

In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, was accused of playing golf only a few days after the death of her husband, Lord Darnley.

We hope she found something more comfortable than this to wear out on the course.

We propose some golf hand signals

As dedicated baseball fans, we continue to be impressed by the mysterious hand signals that seem to make sense to managers, players, and umpires on the field. These signals elegantly communicate a message in a few ballet-like movements.

So far, we haven’t seen any hand signals for golf, so maybe we should borrow some and add another element of style to our beloved game.

To address this apparent oversight in the game, we propose the following two signals as a starting place:

This means, “The chicken salad in the snack bar is unusually good today, so pick up the pace of play before those chow hounds who teed-off just before us eat it all.”
 

This one means: “That grumpy old guy in the funny-looking golf pants is ticked off so head for the clubhouse FAST.”
 
We look forward to reader suggestions for more golf hand signals.

Ahh-choo

All the snow we had this winter and spring is not done with us yet.


As residents of a high desert plateau, we ought to be welcoming all this moisture.

We ought to.

But now it comes to our attention in physical ways that the abundance of moisture has made the trees, bushes, flowers, and weeds SO happy that they are producing abundant amounts of pollen.


As dedicated golfers, we continue undeterred out into the pollen-filled air, armed with lots of Kleenex and any anti-allergy remedies we can muster.

Yesterday Katie and Vicki completed 5 holes at Riverview GC as portion of the WNMLF league’s current round in Golf I.

Let’s not talk about actual strokes. The sun was shining and it was beautiful out there.

We emerged relatively unscathed and drove home happy through the pollen-filled air.