Our Front 9 Punchline Contest allows our Golf World fans' to help us write our magazine. Every Sunday, we invite readers to contribute a snappy comment for one item in the Front 9 feature each week. GW feeds the straight line on our Golf World Facebook page; readers contribute the punchline, which we publish.
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We'd like to highlight our last two Front 9 Contest winners—Russ Evans of Lake Worth, Fla., and Kevin Vedder of Westfield, N.J.—for their witty and creative entries. Both will receive a sleeve of Golf World-logoed golf balls!
This was the set-up line we supplied this week:
"Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida, turning TPC Sawgrass' famed 17th hole into a true island green."Here's the winning punchline supplied by Vedder that appears in this week's issue (July 9):
"Mother Nature might be the only one who can make a course tougher than Pete Dye."
Other punchline finalists:
M.T. Diehl, Orange City, Iowa.:
"Teach a golfer to hit a green-in-regulation and he will never lose his ball. Teach a golfer to snorkel and he'll never buy a ball again."
Trey Michelle Lineberger, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.:
"Anyone know where the Sub-Air System switch is located?"
Brent Lee, Tsawwassen, B.C., Canada:
"R&A rumored to amend Rules of Golf permitting hip waders as legal equipment."
In our U.S. Open coverage issue, our Front 9 Contest was won by Russ Evans.
This was the set-up line we supplied:
"Beau Hossler, 17, briefly holds the solo lead at the U.S. Open."Here's the winning punchline supplied by Evans that appears in the U.S. open issue (June 25):
"Landing a prom date should soften the sting of losing low amateur honors on Sunday."
Other punchline finalists:
Thomas B. Allen, Middletown, Ohio:
"He faltered on the back nine, though, when he realized he forgot to turn in his homework the night before."
Greg Bel:
"And he gets his braces off next week!"
Check back for our next contest on our Golf World Facebook wall on Sunday for your next shot at getting published!
--Stephen Hennessey
