B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for August 17, 2019

Golfer, SPARE that Tree!

WHERE is that tree hugging Lorax when you NEED him???

Grog will just RIP the tree in half.

I don’t think the ball is round enough to play.

Will he use a wedge to split that tree?

Many years ago, a former friend convinced me to come out and play golf with him. His answer to my protestation that I didn’t know how to play was “I’ll teach you.” He would soon regret his words.

On the first hole, we found that will I did okay for distance, just that my ball never got more than 8-10 inches off the ground. I managed to make par on the first hole, somehow. However, my tee shot on the second hole was the same as the previous hole. Except there was a hillock about 70 yards out. My ball buried itself in the hillock. My friend was unhappy, the groundskeeper, who happened to be playing with us, was livid. The game ended right there. On the way home, he made swear that I would never pick up another golf club as long as I live.

He hasn’t spoken to me since. That was over forty years ago.

That’s okay, I never really understood the sport. Hit the ball, chase after, hit it again. After a while, even a dog gets tired of chasing after the ball.

And soon the tree will seed golf balls.

Why did the tree stop the ball? Grog should be strong enough to make the ball go all the way through.

If you can find it, the best ‘sports’ Grog ever, see March 20, 1992. Especially apt with world series coming up. .

This is why every golfer worth his salt should have a buzz saw in his bag.

Noooooooo!

No exit wound on the tree?

Like it was shot out of a cannon…only faster…

This week’s entire arc only confirms my feelings about flog. . .what a DUMB idea!

How good is this guy

Reminds me of this one: “The object of the game is to hit the ball as few times as possible.” “Then why play at all?”

I like golf. I never shot a tree with it though. I wonder if golf troops could ever be seen in some future sci-fi movie. I mean shot put, javelin, discus. There are lots of examples of sports for combat.

Them’s fightin’ words.

….and THIS is why I figure skate. Plus a good way of exercising out of the heat (Floridian here).

Save the tree! I’m sure that ball is not longer playable anyway.

I used to have toxic friends like that. They didn’t know what hit them when I defrocked them.

Luckily, Grog has a really wicked slice.

Actually, since Grog was shooting, I’m surprised the ball didn’t go all the way through or disintegrate on contact.

I guess this is the end of the BC Open until next year.

This comic is very unreaslistic. Grok’s ball would never get stuck IN the tree. The biggest problem would be finding where it landed beyond. But at least one would have a good line of sight to help…

<<After a while, even a dog gets tired of chasing after the ball. >>See, THIS is one reason bowling is better than golf.1. You don’t have to chase the ball — it comes back to you.2. You don’t get sunburned in the bowling alley3. You don’t get rained on in the bowling alley4. It’s not far to the potty at the bowling alley5. It’s not far to the snack bar at the bowling alley6. It’s not far to the bar bar at the bowling alley7. You don’t have to remain silent at the bowling alley8. You don’t need an expensive electric cart at the bowling alley9. You don’t have people behind you wanting you to play faster at the bowling alley10. High score wins like in a REAL game11. Bowling shoes and ball are cheaper than golf clubs and shoes