Close to Home by John McPherson for September 12, 2019

Just hang on, Bleeb’s coming down to help!

Looks like he already did a “hole in one”!

He’s going to have to go into fore- closure.

I don’t think he can swing it.

Must be one of those “pot bunkers” from the ancient Scottish & Irish courses. I watched pros unable to get out of those things. Take a drop and the penalty.

Good thing his friends brought a ladder along – they must have played with Dave before!

At least he’s playing a lot better than Tiger Woods has been recently.

That’s about as dumb as golf itself

What d’ya mean “Wrong hole?”

How is Bleeb going to get out? He’s not tall enough to reach the rung above him! Oh, the humanity!

Heehee. “Ok guys. Turn around. You know that it messes up my swing when you’re watching.”

(picks up ball and throws it out while whacking the ground with the club)

“Wow. You were right! The follow through totally makes it!”

The Dave I know sometimes takes 5 strokes to get out or a bunker. 5 would be good from rhs one.

Bethpage Black?

Rule has been changed. You can now drop outside the trap and take a two stroke penalty. (Yeah, I know it spoils the joke.)

Looks like British Open bunker to me…

So that doesn’t count as a hole in one. I am thinking you should just take your stroke and move on.

kind of like some of the traps in scotland. they have rough sand traps that are like a little hole. instead of following through on a flat sand trap in america, you actually have to lift your ball back in play and incurring a stroke – which is what a sand trap is, something of a penalty inducer on the course. with the sand trap in america you can use a low iron and hit it to the green from over a hundred yards away.

Doesn’t look like a hole in one…looks more like one in a hole.

Those other players are sure patient!