"Keep your sense of humor. There's enough stress in the rest of your life not to ruin a game you're supposed to enjoy." -- Amy Alcott --
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In 1923, Who Was . . 1. President of the largest steel company? 2. President of the largest gas company? 3. President of theNew York Stock Exchange? 4. Greatest wheat speculator? 5. President of the Bank of International Settlement? 6. Great Bear of Wall Street? These men were considered some of the worlds most successful of their days. Now, 81 years later, the history book asks us, if we know what ultimately became of them.
The Answers: 1. Charles Schwab, died a pauper. 2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went insane. 3. The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from prison to die at home 4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died abroad, penniless. 5. The President of the Bank of International Settlement, shot himself. 6. The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livermore, also committed suicide. However, in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion and the winner of the most important golf tournament, the U.S.Open, was Gene Sarazen. What became of him? He played golf until he was 92 and died in 1999 at the age of 95. He was financially secure at the time of his death. The Moral? Screw work. Play golf.
Tony K. / Kokomo
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We were following a foursome of reasonably good players. You could tell that one of this foursome was not at all pleased with the way his game was going. On his approach shot to the 14th green the agitated player had 80 yards over a pond. His shot hit the green and rolled off the back. He threw the club in his hand right into the pond. Evidently this did not make him feel any better. He then walked over to the cart he was riding in, removed his golf bag and tossed that into the pond as well. Without saying a word he turned and walked off towards the parking lot.
We finished the 14th and had all completed our tee shots on 15 when we saw the disgruntled golfer heading back towards the pond were he had deposited his clubs. We watched as he sat next to the water and removed his shoes and socks. He waded into the pond, found his golf bag and pulled it out to dry land. After rescuing his equipment from the murky depths he opened a side pocket and removed what appeared to be car keys, and threw the golf bag back into the pond. This time he added his golf shoes to the sunken treasure and walked back to the parking lot.
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A saying I've heard since I started playing:
"Most golfers are not
as good as they think they are."
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