Young Golfer Joke
A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few
hours to
spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast,
he could
get in 9 holes before he had to head home. Just as he was about to
tee off
an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could
accompany the
young man as he was golfing alone. Not being able to say no, he
allowed the
old gent to join him.
To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He didn't hit the
ball
far, but plodded along consistently and didn't waste much time.
Finally,
they reached the 9th fairway and the young man found himself with a
tough
shot. There was a large pine tree right in front of his ball - and
directly
between his ball and the green. After several minutes of debating
how to hit
the shot the old man finally said, "You know, when I was your
age I'd hit
the ball right over that tree." With that challenge placed
before him, the
youngster swung hard, hit the ball up, right smack into the top of
the tree
trunk and it thudded back on the ground not a foot from where it had
originally lay. The old man offered one more comment, "Of
course, when I was
your age that pine tree was only 3
feet tall......."