I love it and hate it at the same time. I hate the horse flies that cut into my skin with their barbed mouths and the mosquitoes that puncture me. I also hate feeling frustrated for lacking athletic ability.
I love the exercise, competition and exhilaration from success. But most importantly, I love the laughter. When Danielle and I play golf, we become a spectacle.
The first time that we played, we spotted two men on the tee behind us. We were intimidated and worried that we were slowing their game.
We tried to speed up our game. Instead of hitting my ball in the hole, I grabbed it off the green, ran to the “getaway-golf cart,” and I jumped in and told Danielle to floor it so we could escape the men.
When we arrived at the next tee, we nervously glanced back as the two men loomed ominously. We skipped that tee, but the men were still right behind us. I wondered if the men were afraid of the group behind them and they were skipping tees too.
We finally let them play through. At least we learned this valuable lesson quickly.
We made another scene when we hit golf balls at the driving range. There are two parallel yellow ropes on the ground about five-feet apart that run the length of the driving range. This is the area where you hit balls.
We were at the end of the driving range and rope. While attempting to hit the ball, Danielle missed and hit the rope so hard that it wrapped around her body. I imagined the headline “Woman Strangles Herself While Driving Golf Balls.”
We laughed hysterically but quietly hoping we didn’t disturb the serious golfers. Have you ever tried to laugh quietly while your body is convulsing with laughter?
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I haven’t stepped on the golf course in over 20 years due to a lack of skill demonstrated in my last attempt. This makes me think it is time to head back out! For the fun of it!
You definitely should try it again. Thanks for reading my blog.
everyone takes golf too seriously anyway. glad you guys had fun!
We definitely laugh a lot. Thanks for reading my blog.
I literally laughed out loud reading this – it sounds like you had a fantastic time!
On Monday, one of my roommates and I went to Six Flags for the day. The forecast said 40% chance rain, however it ended up raining for 6 hours. And not just raining – DOWNPOUR. Even though the park ended up completely closing and we had to wait hours for our bus to arrive, we ended up having a blast and created memories we’ll have for awhile.
How hard did you hit Danielle with the golf ball? Haha.
I am not very good, so not too hard thank goodness. We laughed hysterically. Thanks for reading my blog.
Very funny! One of your best
Thanks!
You guys sound like a hilarious pair. I liked how you were respectful of the “serious” golfers but having a blast at the same time. The photo is great too, giving a cheerful face to your words.
Thank you for reading my post. We love to have fun.
I think Rosie O’Donnell summed up the game accurately: “Men. In ugly pants. Walking.” Do women golfers wear ugly pants too?
No, we are fashion conscious, ha ha
Bwahaha! I think I want to go “golfing” with you two! (I’ll bring the bug spray.)
I’ve never played golf before because it always sounded so boring to me, but you make it sound like so much fun!
I am a tennis player but I recently started playing golf. Thanks for reading my post.
Oh, funny! My whole family golfs except for me. I’m terrible and they’re all competitive, which makes it awful to play with them. I’ll pass…
Too funny! I tried to play golf once. It didn’t go as well as yours did! *grins* It sounds like you had a great time.
We always laugh. You should give it another try.
Your last line made me laugh the loudest! You two sound like you have a blast. It’s been a long time since I played golf. The people behind me always made me nervous. Now I realize I must not have been laughing enough! Great photo too!
We are not good golfers but we have fun. Thanks for reading my post.
My husband generally hits me with the golf ball when we go to the driving range. It’s fabulous. 🙂
That’s pretty funny. Thanks for stopping by.