Biggest Embarrassment in Front of a Golfing Legend

[ASEAN NOW Golf]

The award in the category of "Biggest Embarrassment in Front of a Legend" goes to … Dan S. from Goldens Bridge, N.Y.:

 

• In the early '90s, I was a guest at the Shady Oak Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Founded by Ben Hogan, by this time, the elderly Ben would spend his days in the grill overlooking the 18th hole. I was 12-over-par after 17 that day and was feeling good about my round until my approach at 18 found one of the greenside bunkers. I grabbed my sand wedge and as I readied to hit the shot, I noticed that Mr. Hogan was standing at the window watching me. Shaking like a leaf and with a bad case of the nervous sweats, I proceeded to blade the ball and hit it directly into the bunker on the opposite side of the green. I then repeated the performance and ended up about one foot from my original lie in the first bunker. As I readied my third bunker shot, I looked up towards the grill window and watched as Hogan sadly shook his head and turned away from the window, probably wondering who had let this bumbling cretin on his course. To this day, when I'm asked about the quality of my game, I honestly reply that I have a game that disgusted Ben Hogan.

 

[Farma]

Brit Mate and I walked into a phuket bar in the 90's.

 

The Brit sitting next to my mate said hello and they started chatting. 

 

My mate..are you here on hols?

Other Brit...no I'm here for the open.

My mate..oh who do you caddy for?

Needless to say Sam Torrance was not amused.

Edited May 27, 2021 by Farma