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Well, it finally happened. We’ve all heard of this rule. I’m sure it’s called something else where you live. Maybe in L.A., it’s the San Bernadino rule. Or in New York, it’s the New Jersey rule. Or in Phoenix, it’s the Yuma rule. Or in Seattle, the Tacoma rule. Whatever. You’ll know what I mean… It’s the "rule" that states if you don’t hit your tee shot past the ladies’ tees, you have to play the rest of the hole with your…
Commonly called "a Slut" over here – not reaching the ladies’ tee – and it’s worth a jug at the 19th. In our club we are a bit more refined. We call it a "Rose Handcock" 
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The real question is: Was the guying playing with an oversized or an unersized shaft?
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Ah, yes, and we call it a "gentlemen’s game"…… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have never witnessed a "Ft. Worth Rule" actually being applied, but as I was playing my second shot from the light rough of the last par 5 today, my cartmate decided to take a leak right there, and I became aware of this "watering" sound directly behind me right in the middle of my backswing.
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Muny golf at its finest. <Shaking my head in disbelief. Randy
Randy, Did that happen at one of Atlanta’s "fine" public courses? Corky — "Golf, in short, is a sort of Gargantuan jugglery, a prodigious prestidigitation, a Titanic thimble-rigging, a mighty legerdemain." -Arnold Haultain "CHECK SIX"
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I have never witnessed a "Ft. Worth Rule" actually being applied, but as I was playing my second shot from the light rough of the last par 5 today, my cartmate decided to take a leak right there, and I became aware of this "watering" sound directly behind me right in the middle of my backswing. As you doubtless know, it’s not how loud the noise is, it’s how attention-getting it is. I pulled my shot right at a bush that usually eats any ball hit at it, but it wound up a couple yards past it on the gravel, and from there I struggled to a par. -joseph – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well, it finally happened. We’ve all heard of this rule. I’m sure it’s called something else where you live. Maybe in L.A., it’s the San Bernadino rule. Or in New York, it’s the New Jersey rule. Or in Phoenix, it’s the Yuma rule. Or in Seattle, the Tacoma rule. Whatever. You’ll know what I mean… It’s the "rule" that states if you don’t hit your tee shot past the ladies’ tees, you have to play the rest of the hole with your…
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Well, it finally happened. We’ve all heard of this rule. I’m sure it’s called something else where you live. Maybe in L.A., it’s the San Bernadino rule. Or in New York, it’s the New Jersey rule. Or in Phoenix, it’s the Yuma rule. Or in Seattle, the Tacoma rule. Whatever. You’ll know what I mean…
My group here in Portland OR have always called it the Ft. Worth rule since the first time we heard of it was form a couple of guys that had been to Houston TX on a business trip and they were teeing off in the group ahead of us. Paul in Portland OR
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scribbled… Well, it finally happened. We’ve all heard of this rule. I’m sure it’s called something else where you live. Maybe in L.A., it’s the San Bernadino rule. Or in New York, it’s the New Jersey rule. Or in Phoenix, it’s the Yuma rule. Or in Seattle, the Tacoma rule. Whatever. You’ll know what I mean…
[rest of narrative deleted] Well, I live in California and my friends and I still call it the "Texas Rule." We enforced it on one of our buddies one time, although we only made him "drop trou" while hitting his 2nd shot not while playing the entire hole. I have to admit that the other three of us were actually joking with him when we told him what he had to do and were suitably shocked when he went ahead and did it. Notice I said "one time." Not hitting past the forward tees has happened since, but we’ve been so traumatized that we don’t enforce the rule anymore. However, every time we’ve had the occasion to play together at the same course, we always bring up that incident when our buddy is approaching that teebox. Heh. jeff — Jeff Chung http://u1.netgate.net/~kirby34 Kirby Puckett Tribute, San Jose Area Golf Courses, Movie Quotes, MIDI
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This week, I was playing a round of golf with one fellow (a decent player) and two other guys, gen-x’ers both. It was golf in Wayne’s World. Beavis and Steelhead. One of them popped up his tee shot and it landed well short of the forward tees. As I was riding to my ball up ahead, I turned back around to see if he was hitting (to see if I needed to take cover), when out popped… well, you know.
I hope he didn’t wink and blow you a kiss? David Golf Instruction Homepage http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/3628/
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ROTFLMAO. Good lord, Randy. How did you finish the round? I’d have hurt myself laughing! Josh – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It’s the "rule" that states if you don’t hit your tee shot past the ladies’ tees, you have to play the rest of the hole with your… well, you know. This week, I was playing a round of golf with one fellow (a decent player) and two other guys, gen-x’ers both. It was golf in Wayne’s World. Beavis and Steelhead. One of them popped up his tee shot and it landed well short of the forward tees. As I was riding to my ball up ahead, I turned back around to see if he was hitting (to see if I needed to take cover), when out popped… well, you know. Honestly, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I’ve played alot of rounds of golf in my days, and I’ve heard of the Fort Worth rule many times. But until this week, I’d never, EVER actually seen it…um…ENFORCED. (Somewhere in here, there’s a pun about his playing partner giving him strokes, but I’m just not gonna go there.) Suffice it to say he gave new meaning to the phrase, "short hitter." (I have to admit, they were some mighty dandy skivvies.) Muny golf at its finest. <Shaking my head in disbelief. Randy
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Well, it finally happened. We’ve all heard of this rule. I’m sure it’s called something else where you live. Maybe in L.A., it’s the San Bernadino rule. Or in New York, it’s the New Jersey rule. Or in Phoenix, it’s the Yuma rule. Or in Seattle, the Tacoma rule. Whatever. You’ll know what I mean… It’s the "rule" that states if you don’t hit your tee shot past the ladies’ tees, you have to play the rest of the hole with your… well, you know. This week, I was playing a round of golf with one fellow (a decent player) and two other guys, gen-x’ers both. It was golf in Wayne’s World. Beavis and Steelhead. One of them popped up his tee shot and it landed well short of the forward tees. As I was riding to my ball up ahead, I turned back around to see if he was hitting (to see if I needed to take cover), when out popped… well, you know. Honestly, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I’ve played alot of rounds of golf in my days, and I’ve heard of the Fort Worth rule many times. But until this week, I’d never, EVER actually seen it…um…ENFORCED. (Somewhere in here, there’s a pun about his playing partner giving him strokes, but I’m just not gonna go there.) Suffice it to say he gave new meaning to the phrase, "short hitter." (I have to admit, they were some mighty dandy skivvies.) Muny golf at its finest. <Shaking my head in disbelief. Randy