(1) A Late Arrival Foremost was late for his tee time. He arrived as his group was playing their second shots on the Par 5 Hole #1. Realizing his error, F raced to the tee box and hit his drive without touching his toes, putting on a glove, or taking a single practice swing. His next two shots were hit in similar fashion, and he finished the hole making a snappy 5, net 4. He wishes the rest of the…
(1) Facts — Marking and Lifting Foremost thought he had dunked his wedge shot on the Par 5, 8th hole at BMCC. The ball landed softly and, from F’s vantage point in the fairway, appeared to come to rest only a couple of feet from the pin. F was excited to have a birdie putt, a short one at that! As so often happens, however, by the time F had navigated the stepping stones through the creek and accomplished the…
Foremost well remembers the first post-matrimonial advice he was ever given related to golf. An older gentleman, a close family friend, engaged F at his wedding reception with two suggestions: First, he said, offer to help clean the new china and make sure that in doing so, you drop and break the nicest gift, the finest piece … you will never have to fool with that stuff again. Second, he said, let your bride know that as a devoted husband,…