[TxJollyMon]

Dick and Roberta were not just made for each other, being Jr. high school sweethearts, but were also made to play golf together. In fact, they had won the couples best ball tournament 14 years straight. They knew the 15th probably would be their last due to the up and coming young couples that could drive the ball a country mile.

As luck would have it, in their quest to win 15 straight, Dick and Roberta were tied with the hottest new young couple coming to the 18th hole. Roberta was up for the drive on the 18th hole, but like Mr. Hogan, let the pressure get to her and her drive slowly hooked to the left rough and came to rest just a few feet short of the golf cart barn.

Dick was despondent because all he saw was chipping the ball back into the fairway with no forward progress while the new hot couple had drilled their drive down the center of the fairway.

Roberta, however, was of a more positive viewpoint. She pointed out that since the front and rear doors of the golf cart barn were open, there was a direct line to the pin. All Dick had to do was hit a low stinger straight to the pin and Roberta would one putt for a birdie. Although Dick protested, Roberta convinced him he could make the shot.

Dick did make the shot but it was just 1" too high and caught the cross frame for the farthest door of the barn and shot straight back towards Dick and Roberta. Roberta was struck right between the eyes and expired on the spot.

Dick was crest fallen, having lost Roberta and abandoned the game of golf.

Notwithstanding the urging of his friends over the years, Dick refused to play golf again.

Then one day, Dick saw this young golfer Bobbie who, besides looking like Roberta, also played just like Roberta. It did not take much talking to convince Dick to enter another couples best ball tournament with Bobbie.

Once again on the 18th tee, Dick and Bobbie were tied with another couple. The winner of the hole would decide who won the tournament.

As luck would have it, Bobbie had the honors and as if the Gods were laughing at Dick, Bobbie's drive came to rest in the same place as Roberta's drive did some 20 years ago.

As Dick lined up to chip the ball back into the center of the fairway without advancing it any distance, Bobbie urged Dick to consider hitting the ball through the golf cart barn since a low stinger would put the ball right on the green with the good opportunity to 1 putt for a birdie.

Dick's only response to Bobbie was h**ll no, the last time I did that we bogeyed the hole.