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B R YA N R E N I U S
Golfers Need to
NWO Golf Links
WHEN WATCHING GOLF ON
TELEVISION,
you frequently
hear people yelling random
phrases as someone tees off.
You Da Man.
This has become
a common phenomenon on golf
telecasts. These tiresome phrases
have trickled down to the local
courses.
If I hear
“Get in the hole”
one
more time, I swear I am going to
stuff the person that said it into
the hole. It is time to get original
people. Set the creative side of
your brain free and come up with
new material.
The following are a few examples
that are part of the
“Ultimate
Foursome’s”
vernacular to help
you in this quest.
“YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE A
PUTT!”
I agree it may be a little weak and
you may not always be sincere
in uttering this phrase, when
your opponent is trying to hole
a long snake to grab a five dollar
bill from your pocket. But deep
emotional qualities of truth are
hidden within these few words.
You can have a triple-breaker
from 60 feet away, but if the Golf
Gods decide you are worthy of
break, well
“You can always
make a Putt.”
My so-called golf buddies and
I have actually experienced it.
Once in a heated playoff at the
end of a Ryder-Cup-style match,
everyone was holding up their cell
phone lights, because the sun had
set and the green was shrouded
in darkness. My friend, whom I
like very much, when he is on my
team (as far as he knows) is not
the best putter in the world, but
“You can always make a putt.”
The rest is golfing history.
“EVERYBODY HAS A BAD DAY!”
This is a quote we
use on the
golf course quite fre
quentl
y. It
encompasses various situations
and golfing maladies, from hitting
a bad shot, to having a bad
round or even making an unwise
wardrobe selection.
The birth of a golf phrase can be
derived from an accidental slip of
the tongue. One such phrase was
born on the first tee, the morning
after a late night of exuberant
imbibing of adult beverages.
Suffice it to say, actions that
occurred among the golf group
involved in off-the-course-social-
activities at the bar the night
before, caused this phrase. It has
stuck around since then.