Golf

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:55 pm

RICKENBACKER PUBLIC GOLF COURSE
5600 Airbase Road,
Groveport, Ohio

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:29 am

That's the place for a World Rickenbacker Confluence...I'm claimin' to have been the first to suggest it! Although obviously the real credit goes to Howard for his painstaking research...

FORE!!!

jaybic · Post by **jaybic** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:42 am

Actually Jerry, the notion that "golf" is an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden" is false. From snopes.com...
A theory ascribes golf to the Scottish goulf (also gowf), a verb meaning "to strike or cuff." This theory would at least place the origin of the word with the people who invented the game. As for "striking or cuffing," an integral part of the game is, after all, hitting the ball.

Another favorite urban legend about golf is that a golf course has 18 holes because there are 18 shots in a fifth of Scotch. This is not true - St. Andrews has 18 holes so every course after them has 18 - but it's a swell myth

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:50 am

Thanks, Jason. Isn't this a cool place? You learn something new everyday!

jaybic · Post by **jaybic** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:02 am

Yeah, I love snopes.com - all sorts of urban myths explored and/or debunked. Not as much as I love this place though

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:40 am

I just counted the significant holes on my 620/6. Six for tuners, one for the pickup switch, five for controls, two for pickups, two for output jacks and two for strap buttons.

Eighteen!!

jaybic · Post by **jaybic** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:58 pm

'Golf, is a good walk ruined by the actions of chasing a small ball only to hit it again.'
- Mark Twain

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:11 pm

...or a good cart ride...

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:29 pm

Absolutely.... the carts are the best part.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:50 pm

Especially in "Jackass - The Movie"!!

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:46 pm

haaaaaaaaaaa... but Howard, we're way too old for THAT stuff!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:32 pm

Yeah..... but it would be great to see a remake!!

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:48 am

Yeah, but...why does St. Andrews have eighteen holes? There has to be some reason...I don't see how we've debunked the 'urban legend' here at all...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:04 pm

Maybe they just plain ran out of land!!

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:37 pm

Maybe they got tired!