“Usta” Golf

There was a time when there were no elements, save snow or storm, that could deflect or affect “the game.” Raingear, waterproof shoes, weather gloves or sweat-sapping shirt—and the bag was carried, not pulled, and rarely rode on the back of a cart!

The poker/golf group recently agreed, over a dealt hand of draw poker, that those days have passed. Rain, temperature, dampness, wind, or even threatening clouds (though we all agreed there must be four or more to complete the threat) have become permanent deterrents. Macho golf has gone the way of the princess phone, Bosco, chariots and Cronkite. Yep, we all agreed there must be reasonable decisions in our “advanced” years; bluffing, raising, calling, and threatening behind five cards is much more civilized than yelling “fore” through freezing hands, having our shoes muddied with fat shots, losing valuable tees, and polluting the game with excuses.

I call.