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The Lengths We Go To: When “Off-Season” Isn’t in a Golfer’s Vocabulary This is how I feel when my local 9 hole muni I play on has snow on it. And for most people, a heavy blanket of snow means it’s time to break out the shovels, brew some cocoa, and accept that winter has … Read more

The Modern Choice in Professional Golf Professional golf has experienced a major shift in recent years with the arrival of new tours and competing leagues. For decades, the traditional path for professional golfers was clear: compete on established tours, build a reputation, and pursue championships that carried prestige and history. This cartoon humorously captures the … Read more

Golfers are very familiar with the phrase “put it on my bill.” It usually comes up when someone is buying equipment or supplies at the pro shop and prefers to charge the purchase to their club account rather than paying immediately. Members at private courses often use this option when picking up balls, gloves, hats, … Read more

Golf humor often works best when it mixes the language of the game with everyday situations. This image plays on one of the most common words golfers hear during a round: the rough. In golf, the rough is the longer grass that borders the fairway and makes shots more difficult. Missing the fairway usually means … Read more

Followers on my Facebook page didn’t really like this one. But I did, so here goes. More context is here below: One of the funniest things about golf is how often the language of the game overlaps with everyday words. Golfers throw around terms like “birdie,” “eagle,” “hybrid,” and “sand wedge” so casually that it … Read more