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must"have"ang
06-20-2007, 03:18 PM
Interesting I never knew this.

G.O.L.F - Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden

"During a discussion among the club's membership board at St. Andrews in 1858, a senior member pointed out that it takes exactly 18 shots to polish off a fifth of Scoth. By limiting himself to only one shot of Scotch per hole, the Scot figred a round of golf was finished when the Scotch ran out."


Ahh how the great decisions in life revolve around drinking ;)
Nate
06-20-2007, 03:41 PM
....no...

http://www.snopes.com/sports/golf/18holes.asp


and again no.

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp
must"have"ang
06-20-2007, 04:06 PM
....no...

http://www.snopes.com/sports/golf/18holes.asp


and again no.

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp


Thanks for ruining my fun A HOLE!!! :D
BlackSnake1996
06-20-2007, 08:36 PM
Is that a fifth? Thats about a fifth in three hours. So, how many are drinking on the fifth?
MattB
06-20-2007, 09:11 PM
I just get an 18 pack and drink a beer per hole.
FSON
06-22-2007, 12:29 PM
It's in Scotland, so 18 is a significant Masonic number... 1+8=9.
Nate
06-22-2007, 12:49 PM
It's in Scotland, so 18 is a significant Masonic number... 1+8=9.
...no...and again...no.