OWL ZAT?
THE SPIRIT OF HARRY POTTER HOVERED OVER HOYLAKE LAST YEAR AND THE PHENOMENON WAS WITNESSED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY MEMBER, CAROL STODDART.
Fans of the young wizard will be well aware of the importance of owls to the Potter universe. Harry himself has a companion
Snowy Owl called Hedwig, while the Weasleys have more owls than you can shake a broomstick at, including Hermes and Pigwidgeon. Carol describes her magical encounter: “I was playing with my dear friend, Liz Peters, in August last year, and everything was normal. I am a bad golfer who feels so privileged to be a member of RLGC, but that doesn’t stop me veering right with unerring accuracy. “We were approaching the 4th
green and I thought, ‘Where can my ball be?’ Then I saw the owl! I just had to take a photograph!” Sadly the mysterious bird of prey that had taken shape in the rough displayed no supernatural abilities in terms of helping Carol find her ball. “I lost it,” she reports - but her
dismay was more than compensated for by the strange appearance of the Hoylake Hooter.
Hope springs eternal THE PRESENCE IN THIS EDITION OF BING CROSBY’S SON,
NATHANIEL, IS A GOOD EXCUSE TO REVISIT SOME OF BOB HOPE’S GREATEST GOLF GAGS.
Golf is my real profession. Entertainment is just a sideline. I tell jokes to pay my
greens fees.
If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s
golf.
If you think golf is relaxing, you’re not playing it right.
Titleist has offered me a big contract not to play its balls.
I never kick my ball in the rough or improve my lie in a sand trap. For that I
have a caddie.
I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.
Golf is a funny game. It’s done much for health, and at the same time has ruined
people by robbing them of their peace of mind. Look at me, I’m the healthiest idiot in the world.
Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless
citizens. 34 ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB MAGAZINE 2018–2019
Arnold Palmer told me how I could cut eight strokes off my score — skip one of
the par 3s.
Golf is a hard game to figure. One day you will go out and slice it and shank it,
hit into all the traps and miss every green. The next day you go out and, for no reason at all, you really stink.
I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it’s silly to let the game
get to you. When I miss a shot I just think what a beautiful day it is. And what pure fresh air I’m breathing. Then I take a deep breath. I have to do that. That’s what gives me the strength to break the club.
I’d give up golf if I didn’t have so many sweaters.
Pine Valley is a tough golf course. Foursomes have left the first tee there and
have never been seen again. They just find their shoelaces and bags.
Some of these Legends of Golf have been around golf for a long time. When they
talk about having a good grip, they’re talking about their dentures.
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