Rolf!
A new sport combines shooting and golf to make the latter infinitely more fun than when played with overpriced sticks and balls.
By
Ed Friedman (RSS)
June 15, 2011
Rifle Golf, that is. If you dread this coming weekend’s wall-to-wall coverage of the most dreary sport on earth, cheer up. A range out in Utah has invented a vastly superior form of golf that allows shooters to legitimately test their skills in a fun environment and without the need for Jesper Parnevik-ian pants.
I like to think the “tee” for Rifle Golf will not include signs telling you to be quiet, the “greens” won’t be the subject of endless debate between hushed-voiced Afrikaaners and the “bunkers” will more properly reflect that title.
Also, I like to think I could shoot at least par for the Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf course; a feat I cannot accomplish on any links in the country were I ever to have the desire to spoil a good walk, which I won’t.
Tiger Woods is fortunate Rifle Golf isn’t his sport, because methinks Elin might have found his Rifle Golf “club” a bit more effective as a tool for expressing her displeasure with his infidelity.
Phil Mickelson would have to find a left-handed “club,” Chi Chi Rodriguez would want a bayonet on his and Craig Stadler would enjoy the ATV rides between “holes.”
I, for one, can’t wait for a PRGA Tour.
Tags: accuracy, competition, precision, sports, Utah
+1 for the Mark Twain reference, but given the names and proclivities you dropped, I’m guessing you’ve watched more golf than you’re admitting.
Steve,
What am I to do when my choices are golf or figure skating? Also, one must suffer through excruciating boredom to know that which is not boring, no? Thankfully, I have taken up painting small areas in my house and then watching the paint dry, so I have an alternative to golf. With the advent of sport-specific networks like NFL, NHL and MLB, I watch far less ESPN and therefore have to suffer through far less golf highlights as well.