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A HERETIC I AM

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27. You are an average golfer, then.

Tue Apr 2, 2019, 07:36 PM

Apr 2019

Most average people that play the game, when they score themselves correctly, shoot around 100.

Don't forget, shooting bogey golf (18 over par) is 90, which is pretty damned good, if you think about it,

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I'm a golfer. A fairly good one for my age. [View all] 11 Bravo Apr 2019 OP

I learned to golf on free, public courses in Milwaukee htuttle Apr 2019 #1

Golf is a for honest people. It relies on your integrity. Trump doesn't qualify. olegramps Apr 2019 #77

Bowling doesn't have a referee unless you count the foul line sensor gratuitous Apr 2019 #2

How would one cheat at bowling? PJMcK Apr 2019 #23

I'm almost 68. The last time I went bowling, I was 15. That was also... 3catwoman3 Apr 2019 #39

My family goes bowling every year on Boxing Day PJMcK Apr 2019 #45

You can still adjust the score on electronic lanes. forgotmylogin Apr 2019 #59

I imagine that Bowling Green doesn't even have THAT... MarianJack Apr 2019 #58

Totally agree. I've played for 45 years. Lochloosa Apr 2019 #3

I play with an 85 year old watoos Apr 2019 #22

I cheat at darts. snort Apr 2019 #4

My father was a golfer. no_hypocrisy Apr 2019 #5

Golfer here. TruckFump Apr 2019 #6

I played many years Scarsdale Apr 2019 #64

Yeah, I played about 50 years and then had to quit. TruckFump Apr 2019 #69

Golfers penalize themselves. So do sailors... Lucid Dreamer Apr 2019 #7

Like You And Lochloosa... ProfessorGAC Apr 2019 #8

I've never broken a hundred OriginalGeek Apr 2019 #9

You are an average golfer, then. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #27

lol, I was always thrilled when I got a bogey OriginalGeek Apr 2019 #68

It's a gentleman's game, and Chump is no gentleman FakeNoose Apr 2019 #10

People I play with haven't kept score in decades. We have incredibly enjoyable days . . . Journeyman Apr 2019 #11

I read a column years ago about how golf was better than basketball gratuitous Apr 2019 #25

I like that sentiment. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #28

Yeah, that's my joy in the game. I once sunk a 65 foot putt, all uphill, and for that moment . . . Journeyman Apr 2019 #42

By cheating at golf Trump gets to pretend he's a winner in life. Deluded. TeamPooka Apr 2019 #12

Hardy Greaves agrees Brother Buzz Apr 2019 #13

Great movie Perseus Apr 2019 #17

Love That Scene, Buzz! ProfessorGAC Apr 2019 #20

Nicolle Wallace just had a sportswriter on who's just published a book on how Trump cheats at golf Hekate Apr 2019 #14

That was a most interesting interview. 3catwoman3 Apr 2019 #40

He was on several shows. Said Trump was a decent golfer, True Blue American Apr 2019 #62

Pele is a soccer star famous for his ability to kick the ball. Trump kicks his golf ball... Hekate Apr 2019 #63

i heard part of that and glad you referenced it here. sounds funny certainot Apr 2019 #67

I love golf...trump gives it a bad name. mahannah Apr 2019 #15

the orange buffoon gives a bad name to the human race and everything he touches Perseus Apr 2019 #18

Well said! Thanks! B Stieg Apr 2019 #16

Fully agree! bluestarone Apr 2019 #19

This is Trump: Kingofalldems Apr 2019 #21

+1 Docreed2003 Apr 2019 #24

I love it as well NewJeffCT Apr 2019 #33

I bet you slice it into the woods... $100 bucks NewJeffCT Apr 2019 #34

Big hitter the Llama...long Docreed2003 Apr 2019 #35

Ultimate frisbee, normally just called Ultimate, is self-refereed. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #26

When I was a kid I was a caddy (for six years) at a very well-to-do country club... Still In Wisconsin Apr 2019 #29

Have you considered cheating is why they were rich? rufus dog Apr 2019 #37

Lots of them (probably almost all of them) were born into their money. Still In Wisconsin Apr 2019 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Apr 2019 #30

golf rmac3075 Apr 2019 #31

Only a pathetic little worm moondust Apr 2019 #32

Golf reveals a person's character unlike most other activities PJMcK Apr 2019 #36

I cannot imagine spending 4-5 minutes... 3catwoman3 Apr 2019 #41

Yep (n/t) PJMcK Apr 2019 #46

"Golf, Codifer Apr 2019 #38

He Doesn't just cheat at golf TantricBiker Apr 2019 #43

Yeah well Arnie was my guy, watoos Apr 2019 #54

Jack's a Trumper, for sure. Dave Starsky Apr 2019 #76

One could make the argument Ben Hogan was the quintessential... Brother Buzz Apr 2019 #81

He doesn't just cheat at golf PJMcK Apr 2019 #57

Driving a cart on the greens is, in golf circles, truly outrageous. Dave Starsky Apr 2019 #70

If you feel that strongly about golf cheats, you should probably avoid hughee99 Apr 2019 #47

WTF ismnotwasm Apr 2019 #51

Actually, the topic is cheating at golf, and the OP infer a lot of things hughee99 Apr 2019 #52

Well, there's a difference that I suspect golfers would understand zipplewrath Apr 2019 #55

There's definitely kinds of cheating that are worse than others. hughee99 Apr 2019 #56

Well, it was in reference to Clinton zipplewrath Apr 2019 #65

I've heard stories about him not counting strokes. hughee99 Apr 2019 #72

My husband and I play some. TNNurse Apr 2019 #48

It's the scorpion and frog story. It's in his nature to be a dishonest, lying scumbag. Pepsidog Apr 2019 #49

Trump always has to be the best at everything NastyRiffraff Apr 2019 #50

As a friend used to tell me: The best wood in his bag is his pencil rurallib Apr 2019 #53

Most golf course pencils don't have an eraser. 11 Bravo Apr 2019 #75

I only played golf.. cannabis_flower Apr 2019 #60

Golf does not like me. I have played three times and every time I lost every ball in the bag and dameatball Apr 2019 #61

3 times? zipplewrath Apr 2019 #66

If I don't count the swings where I miss the ball completely I can break 200...:) dameatball Apr 2019 #73

Yup zipplewrath Apr 2019 #74

Funny you said that about putting first. Back in the early 90's after my divorce I tried to find dameatball Apr 2019 #80

That's a great idea. Dave Starsky Apr 2019 #82

"Not only are you a cheat. . ." DinahMoeHum Apr 2019 #71

I Just Now Watched That Movie!!! ProfessorGAC Apr 2019 #78

I saw an interview with George Bush Sr. after he left office. Mr.Bill Apr 2019 #79

He actually cheated a little kid. Kingofalldems Apr 2019 #83