These are just some that I can think of ... in no particular order. Please feel free to add to the list. Either from your own experiences or it may be something you have seen happen.
So these are just some of the bad/funny things I can think of that happen while we are playing this great game that we ALL love. What are yours? Can anyone top #10?
- Hitting OB off the 1st Tee - You have just spent 30 - 45 minutes warming up on the range ... you feel you are good and warmed up, ready to get the round going. The first hole has OB down both sides of the fairway so it takes a precise shot right down the middle. You proceed to duck hook it or sky one off the toe right into the trees. Time to Reload! Guess I wasn't warmed up after all.
- Unable to Find the ball after a perfect T-shot - you just striped one down the fairway ... that should be perfect, you say to yourself. Walk down to just inside the 150 ... 'it should be right here' .... NOPE. "Well maybe I hit it better than I thought, let's look down at the end of the fairway" .... NOPE ... GONE! The golfing demon has swallowed up the perfect shot down the middle.
- Hit the dreaded "S***K" - see I can't even say the word. But we have all done it at some point. Hosel Rocket ... you name it, we all hate it. Sometimes it comes and goes just like that but sometimes it sticks with you ... like in "Tin Cup"
- Lip out a 30 ft putt - the minute it left the face, you knew it had a chance ... it's tracking, tracking ... you get ready for the fist pump and lift your putter into the air .... when it takes a look in the hole, literally half the ball is in the hole ... NOPE ... lips out. Then you hear from your "friends" ... "good putt" "nice speed" "uhh, almost" "thought you had that one"
- Hit your approach shot closer to the "alternate" hole than the "real" hole - this one happens this time of year on some courses. Where you have 2 holes cut in the green and you are supposed to alternate hole locations as each group comes through so it doesn't mess up one side of the green (plus they don't have to change hole locations as often in the cold). Can't think of how many times I have been closer to the "alternate" location than the "real" location of the flag. In fact, I have seen the ball disappear on the other side of the green because it went in the other hole.
- Duff a chip into the bunker - you short side yourself ... now you are trying to save par the hard way ... now you have a short pitch over a bunker to get to the green. But ... you proceed to chunk it right into the middle of the bunker. Now you are staring at bogey or worse.
- Perfect Drive down the middle only to find it in a Divot - this one irks me but it's the nature of the game. Most of us move the ball with Winter Rules in place but when it comes to playing it out of the divot when it comes time to when it really counts ... you have to know how to play it and most don't .... I guess it just comes down to thinking man "why did I deserve that after a perfect tee shot."
- Playing Through a Group Only to Duff it - whether this is on a Par 3 and you are asked to hit up ... or playing through a group that's waiting in the fairway if you are a single. This inevitably may happen to you. Step up .... your a little rushed ... proceed to put it way right no where near the green or you top one off the tee box. There have been many times I would just skip the entire hole if I don't get one in play. "Thanks guys ... don't worry I won't hold you up." And they are thinking, yeah right ... You Hack! LOL
- Leaving a Club behind somewhere on the course - this one has happened to me, not so much anymore but when I was younger and more forgetful. But NO ONE ever finds it or turns it in. Especially when it's a "prized possession" ... like a nice wedge by Vokey or Cleveland. "Nope, sorry never saw anything around the green ... sorry buddy." But you have been behind me all day long, how can you NOT find one. I know ... it's my fault for losing it in the first place. But it's just annoying. That's why I check my entire bag ... before and after a round for all my clubs.
- Spitting out your false teeth when yelling FORE - I had to throw this one in there because it just recently happened when I was playing with my father. I was literally rolling on the tee box with laughter. Hey Dad ... "Fixodent and forget it!"
So these are just some of the bad/funny things I can think of that happen while we are playing this great game that we ALL love. What are yours? Can anyone top #10?