Golf - The 'Hole' Story

    高尔夫——“球洞”物语

    Fred got home from his Sunday round of golf later than normal and very tired. "Bad day at the course?" his wife asked. "Everything was going fine," he said. "Then Harry had a heart attack and died on the 10th tee." "Oh, that's awful!" "You're not kidding. For the whole back nine it was hit the ball, drag Harry, hit the ball, drag Harry."

    For many, golf is a boring and exclusive sport played by retirees and business executives. But to others it is, like the man in the joke, more important than life itself. In fact, the above joke is not too far removed from reality. In 1567, Mary Queen of Scots was severely rebuked for enjoying a game of golf only ①a matter of days after the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley. ......