There were two men who played golf together frequently. One was several
strokes better than the other. The lesser player was very proud, and never
wanted to take any strokes to even up the game.
One Saturday morning, he shows up with a gorilla at the first tee. He says to
his friend, "I've been trying to beat you for so long that I'm about ready
to give up. But, I heard about this golfing gorilla, and I was wondering if it
would be alright if he plays for me today. In fact if you're game, I'd like to
try to get back all the money I've lost to you this year. I figure comes to
about a thousand bucks. Are you willing?"
The other guy thought about it for a minute, and then decided to play the
gorilla. "After all, how good could a gorilla be at golf?" he thought.
Well, the first hole was a straightaway par 4 of 450 yards. The guy hits a
beautiful tee shot, 275 yards down the middle, leaving himself a 6 iron to the
green. The gorilla takes a few powerful practice swings and then laces the ball
450 yards, right at the pin, stopping about 6 inches away from the hole.
The guy turns to his friend and says "That's incredible, I would have never
believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. But, you know what, I've seen
enough. I've got no interest in being totally humiliated by this gorilla golfing
machine. You send this frigging gorilla back to where he comes from. I need a
drink; better make it a double, and I'll write you a check."
After handing over the check, and well into his second double the guy asks,
"By the way, how's that gorilla's putting?"
The other guy replies, "Same as his driving."
"That good, huh?"
"No, I mean, he hits putts the same way - 450 yards, right down the
middle!"