Woody Austin at this year's President's Cup

Some of the humorous comments heard at the President's Cup after Woody Austin's face-first plunge into the water:

"Hey Woody, the Russian judge gave you an eight.", howled Vijay Singh.

"It's funny. For years he was known as the guy who banged his head against his putter. And now he's the guy who banged his head against the water" - Retief Goosen

"I'm going with Phil Mickelson and Jacques Cousteau" - Jack Nicklaus announcing his pairings for Saturday.

And my own contribution:

What do you get when a golfer falls in the water? A Woody

Or:

Iain and Colin were playing golf one Saturday morning when Iain found his ball in the water hazard, nearly submerged yet playable. He kicks off his shoes, peels off his socks, rolls up his trouser legs and prepares to play his next shot.

Colin, unable to stifle a snicker, blurts out, "Don't pull a Woody!"

Or:

Golf term recently added to the golf lexicon-
"Woody" n. To play a shot from a water hazard after which you turn and fall face first into the water; syn-Aquaman

Ok, enough of that! Please feel free to add to these if you have heard any good ones (or bad or indifferent ones, doesn't matter)

Happy Golfing!

World's Funniest Golf Joke

This is a joke that, a few years ago, was voted 'world's funniest joke' via a year-long online survey. I've modified it so that it is now a golf joke. Hope you like it.


A couple of golfers are out on the fairway when one of them suddenly falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are rolled back up in his head. The other guy whips out his cellphone and calls 911. He gasps to the operator: "I think my friend is dead! What should I do?"

The operator, in a calm soothing voice, says: "Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead."

There's a silence, then over the phone the operator hears "THWUMP".

The guy comes back on the line and says: "OK, now what?"



Congratulations to the USA for their convincing win in the President's Cup. I have to question Tiger's loss to Mike Weir though. The USA had already won the Cup as Tiger was finishing up his match, so the result was virtually meaningless...except to Weir and the thousands of Canadian fans in attendance that is. With Tiger's strong sense of history and recent dominance, coupled with the huge boost to Weir's legacy should he (Weir) win, it's not beyond the realm of possibility to think that Tiger packed in his 'A' game. Just a thought.