Due to demand from reader, here is more on parental golfing.
What's the Mom and Dad golf rule? You make the call.
Mom's ball was sitting on the fairway "in a nice spot." Dad hit Mom's ball "and sent it SIDEWAYS into the rough, about 10 feet from an alligator-infested pond."
Should Mom hit the ball from that spot? What would have happened if the ball had rolled into said alligator-infested pond? Does Mom get a free drop?
Mom: "I was so mad that I dropped my ball back onto the fairway."
9 comments:
Of course your mom gets to drop on the fairway! You're not playing bocce ball. I bet your dad would have made your mom wade into the alligator infested swamp and play her ball from under the water.
Something that I think is funny about this story is how my Dad gets blamed for the alligators, even though he did not hit Mom's ball on purpose.
The other funny thing about this story is that what your mother did is exactly right. Although she only did it because she was really mad.
I think the reason I blame your father for the alligators has to do with the way the story is told (from your mother's perspective). I bet she blames him for the alligators as well. I bet he told her she had to play it where it ended up, though. And even if that were the rule, it's not the frickin' PGA tour... everybody relax!
Also, I would like to say that I hold your parents (and in fact the entire extended Marhoefer family -- especially those who might read Laurie's blog) in the highest esteem.
Marhoefers can only be defeated by those wearing Marhoefer costumes!
Yeah, I also imagined it the way you describe.
Another time, Mom and Dad were playing and there were alligators sunbathing all over the women's tee on one hole. And that led to a big discussion of whether, by PGA tour rules, Mom then had to play off the men's tee. I think that time also finally she just dropped her ball in the middle of the fairway.
That's the thing about golf. Almost every situation is resolved by dropping the ball on the fairway. It's a gentleman's game after all.
Though, personally I your parents could relax a little with the PGA rules. Nobody will tell on them.
It's hard to relax when you find yourself often describing the course with the words "alligator-infested."
Hmmm... it seems that a certain small american has fallen off the blogosphere. Must be something in the Berlin water.
I know! What happened?? Instead of blogging, I visited everyone in person and they said that they like the picture of the dog dressed in a spider costume.
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