Urban Myths anybody ?

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I love golfing urban myths - you know stories that may be true and even if they aren't true they sound as though they are. Often you will hear that the story told at one club but you had heard it at or about another. I'll describe one below (I've heard a few, one about a famous Irish millionaire betting on golf for example) but wondered if there are any good ones out there.

At a quite posh midlands golf club, the story goes that a guy felt very ill on the golf course and his wife came to collect him. She took him to hospital where he was diagnosed as having had a mild heart attack. A few weeks later feeling somewhat better he decided to go and meet his buddies for a drink after they had finished their round where upon he was greeted by the Secretary who, having said how pleased everyone was that he was making a good recovery, handed him a letter reminding him that ladies are not allowed at he course on a Saturday morning.:mmm:

Now even if it isn't true, if you can guess the club it certainly sounds it. Would love to hear similar urban myths.
 
A friend reckons:-

This fella applied to Ormskirk golf club, which I belive is very hard to get in. After about two years he got a letter saying he could have an interview on a certain date (a saturday). The fella was actually getting married on this day so asked if they could move it. They said no, it's that day or nothing, even though he mentioned his imminent wedding (which was in Birmingham).

He really wanted to get in, so hired a helicopter to fly him from the interview down to the wedding later in the day.



Apparently, he failed and was not accepted as a member.

Can't verify it myself, but........
 
fantastic - sounds like another club local to me. There is a story from club that one of the regular guys in a match play was getting so fed up with the crazy rule application and nit picking by his (well known) opponent that the following dialogue is said to have taken place:

a - pick your ball up we're going
b - what do you mean, we're going ?
a - I'm taking you into town
b - what do you mean, you're taking me into town ?
a - we're going to the trophy store
b - what do you mean, we're going to the trophy store ?
a - if winning a little plastic trophy means so much to you I'll bloody buy you one.

Never heard who the two guys were, but do have some good ideas...
 
guy slices his drive and ends up under an electricity pylon which is water logged, lifts his ball and while walking out from below it leans against it with one hand and shakes his leg to remove the mud from his shoe . his partner thinks he's being electrocuted and smacks his arm with his 4iron to release him from the metal , breaking his arm in the process . true or false . bothwell g.c. ?
 
One at Westerham which I am almost certain is true.

A widow phoned up and said her husband had died, but had played golf all his life and had loved playing Westerham for 9 years or so. Every Saturday and some Sundays without fail. She'd bought a bench and wondered where his favourite spot on the course had been, so the bench coud go there. So the club searched for his details but couldn't find any record of him.

Turns out he'd been having an affair for 9 years, and had used golf as an excuse to see his lover! :rofl:

Needless to say we don't have the bench!
 
Not an urban myth, but playing with a forum member on Saturday, who shall remain nameless (sc**ser) but he is from Liverpool.

My mate's driver made a spark when he had a practice swing (as lots of them do nowadays). He commented on this, my mate said its why the are called the "burner" driver.

Deadpan, I then said that they were banned in Australia, and that they searched golf bags in customs to take any out, as they had caused numerous bush fires.

He fell for it hook, line and sinker.

Any other wind ups, believed?
 
joma1108 said:
Theres the one about sam snead who made a hole in one with every club in the bag apart from his putter, im told it though is actually true"!?!?!
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Yeah, I've heard about this one, according to Golf Digest:
The holes-in-one he made with every club in the bag, including a 3-iron swung using only his left hand, were all witnessed and attested.
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Liverbirdie said:
Not an urban myth, but playing with a forum member on Saturday, who shall remain nameless (sc**ser) but he is from Liverpool.

My mate's driver made a spark when he had a practice swing (as lots of them do nowadays). He commented on this, my mate said its why the are called the "burner" driver.

Deadpan, I then said that they were banned in Australia, and that they searched golf bags in customs to take any out, as they had caused numerous bush fires.

He fell for it hook, line and sinker.

Any other wind ups, believed?
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What BS the bushfire bit was not mentioned and I thought your were talking about boarding the plane with it!!

PS you have no mates :temper:
 
Sam Snead, moe norman or some big swinger like that , possibly even Hagen ?

Playing an exhibition at a course, arrived at the 18th tee and asked the club pro how you play the hole; reply "driver and wedge"
So he took wedge off the tee, driver off the fairway and sank the birdie putt


Who cares whether true or not :)
 
The captain of a very prestigeous course near Edinburgh was rather partial to a few large G&Ts at the bar. One evening on the way home he was stopped by the police and breathalised which surprisingly he passed. The following morning the bar steward was sacked for watering down the gin!
 
Two nice ones.

Two juniors are out playing a game, early on in their golf career. Out of nowhere, they hear the "thwack" of a ball, but can't find any ball around, so consider carrying on. An old buffer comes through the trees and asks them if they've seen his ball. They reply "No", but he is insistent it came in their direction. After some general face-pulling and argument, he accuses them of stealing his ball. One lad says "if you're so sure, check our bags". The buffer tips a bag upside down and out rolls his ball. He marches them into the clubhouse and straight up to the secretary's office. The secretary asks to speak to the lads on their own and it seems pretty clear that the ball had flown directly into the bag. He says he's happy with their conclusion, but how to convince the buffer?
"Easy" replies the other lad, why would Harry want to deliberately steal a Top Flite!!

the other is a bit confusing, I need to work up to it.... :)
 
Oh yes, this isn't the one, but it is one....

The scene.... Brent Valley municipal course, Ealing, London.
The time.... 2.00pm on a nice summer day
The characters.... an attractive Japanese lady (and partners) with about £2000 of kit, not to mention the designer gear, being watched by two four balls of muni golfers.

As she takes the practise swing, plenty of hushed comments are passed between the gents ("ooh, this doesn't look good" "watch out - all the gear"- you get the picture).

Steps up to the ball, hits it, and about a dozen players (and the starter/pro) all look skywards but due to the sun, have to turn away. For a split second, nobody has the faintest idea where the ball has gone....

it's like the Bermuda triangle of golf......

until....

until....

the plastic red ladies tee box starts spinning and making it's way off the tee!

:clap:
 
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