The Scariest Words in Golf

I love fall golf, because the ball rolls, greens tend to be fast and true, and because the courses are less crowded. I’m busy in football season, and have to squeeze in my favorite rounds of the year.

Playing yesterday, though, we were surprised to see three foursomes ahead of our weekday 7:42 teetime. Worse still, I heard the scariest words in golf:

“I’m a 17, so you should all play off of my ball.”

And they were on the blue tees!

I will give them credit, though. They got it done in 4 hours and 20 minutes. It  added 45 minutes to our round, but I had feared it would be worse.

My advice to one and all: Play it forward. At least until you’re shooting 73 or lower. You play faster, score better and you get to use all kinds of fun clubs.

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ABOUT: Herb Gould

Herb Gould's historical novel, `The Run Don't Count: The Life and Times of Frank Chance and His 1908 Chicago Cubs,' was published recently. A longtime Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter, Herb is a co-founder of TMGcollegesports.com, an in-depth and off-beat national college football website, along with Chris Dufresne (LA Times), Mark Blaudschun (Boston Globe) and Tony Barnhart (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). He remains a contributor of golf and college-sports commentary at the Sun-Times. Herb also is the author of Victory March, an account of Notre Dame’s 1988 national championship, and has written for many sports outlets, including ESPN.com, Lindy’s football and basketball annuals, Chicagoland Golf and other golf publications.

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