“GOLF IS, IN PART, A GAME; BUT ONLY IN PART. IT IS ALSO IN PART A RELIGION, A FEVER, A VICE, A MIRAGE, A FRENZY, A FEAR, AN ABSCESS, A JOY, A THRILL, A PEST, A DISEASE, AN UPLIFT, A BROODING, A MELANCHOLY, A DREAM OF YESTERDAY, AND A HOPE FOR TOMORROW.
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, 1916”
NEW YORK GOLFER
On-course performance mirrors state of stock market.
CALIFORNIA GOLFER
Leaves after 16 holes to beat traffic.
TEXAS GOLFER
Carries oversize driver, bag, ball marker; takes oversize divot.
VERMONT GOLFER
Rates courses by their foliage.
FLORIDA GOLFER
Arrives at course on souped-up custom golf cart.
COLORADO GOLFER
Heads into weeds to look for a lost ball, returns craving potato chips.
YOU PUTT LIKE THE KNICKS SHOOT!
YOU'RE SOFTER THAN THE INSIDE OF A KNISH!
YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE FINDING A CAB IN MIDTOWN DURING RUSH HOUR THAN A FAIRWAY!
YOU'RE OLDER THAN THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE!
COURSE RANGER WHO BLAMES THE GUYS IN FRONT OF YOU.
CART GIRL WHO ACTUALLY HAS CHANGE FOR A $20.
GOLF-SHOP CLERK WHO ABSENT-MINDEDLY THINKS TWILIGHT RATE KICKS IN AT NOON.
MAINTENANCE GUY WHO SILENCES WEED WACKER WHILE YOU PUTT.
HEAD PRO WHO MANAGES YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
RANGE PICKER WHO DOESN'T GRIPE TO MANAGEMENT EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY AIMING AT HIM.
MAINTENANCE GUY WHO BRINGS YOU THE WEDGE YOU LEFT ON THE LAST HOLE.
STARTER WHO REFRAINS FROM SAYING, “WHICH ONE OF YOU IS GOING TO BREAK THE COURSE RECORD?”
SNACK-SHOP GUY WHO IS ACTUALLY THERE.
GUY WHO DOESN'T CALL YOU OUT FOR CHANGING YOUR SHOES IN THE PARKING LOT.
CADDIE WHO PRETENDS TO CARE ABOUT THE MATCH YOU HAVE WITH YOUR BUDDIES.
IF YOU'RE WONDERING IF YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY THIS COURSE, YOU'RE NOT. IF YOU'RE STILL NOT SURE, THIS WILL BE APPARENT WHEN YOU'RE HITTING 4 OUT OF THE ROUGH WITH 230 YARDS TO GO. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THE BACK TEES.
SHORT SHORTS
Because you don't skip leg day, and the cart attendant needs to know it.
TENNIS SHORTS
You were an 11th-hour invite to the member-guest.
BERMUDA SHORTS
Polished penny loafers and a wicked sock tan complete the club uniform.
CARGO SHORTS
You don't need no stinkin' golf bag.
KNICKERS
They might as well remember you for something.
Let's raise a glass to thawed hands, booked tee times and Cinco de Mayo.
—COLEMAN BENTLEY
EL TESORO PARADISO
A collaboration between master distiller Don Felipe and French cognac blender Alain Royer, Paradiso is a slow summer evening in a bottle. Aged five years in cognac-soaked French oak, this old/new world hybrid is golden, butterscotchy, and perfect for porch time. $130
AVION RESERVA 44
The Reserva 44 is a labor of love, resting 43 months before transferring to special “petite barrels” that are then rotated daily for an additional month. The amber extra añejo (meaning it has aged a minimum of three years) is then poured into a fire-polished crystal bottle and shipped to you, aka the luckiest SOB alive. $130
HERRADURA ULTRA
Ultra begins as a blend of añejo (aged at least a year) and extra añejo before a rigorous filtering process. The result is a crystalline añejo that goes down silky smooth with notes of agave, vanilla, honey and toasted almonds. $60
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