1. 125,000 golf balls a year are hit into the water at the famous 17th hole of the Stadium Course at Sawgrass .

2. The longest drive ever is 515 yards. The longest putt ever is a monstrous 375 feet 

3. Phil Mickelson, who plays left-handed, is actually right handed. He learned to play golf by mirroring his father’s golf swing,  and he has used left handed golf clubs ever since. 

4. The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.

5. Tiger Woods snagged his first ace at the tender age of eight years old. 

6. Balls travel significantly further on hot days. A golfer swinging a club at around 100 mph will carry the driver up to eight yards longer for each increase in air temperature of 25°F. 

7. The longest golf course in the world is the par 77 International Golf Club in Massachusetts which measures a fearsome 8325 yards 

8. The highest golf course in the world is the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha , Peru , which sits 14,335 feet above sea level at its lowest point.

9. The longest golf hole in the world is the 7th hole (par 7) of the Sano Course at the Satsuki Golf Club in Japan . It measures an incredible 909 yards. 

10. The largest bunker in the world is Hell’s Half Acre on the 585-yard 7th hole of the Pine Valley Course in New Jersey . 

11. The largest golfing green is that of the 695-yard, 5th hole, a par 6 at the International Golf Club in Massachusetts , with an area in excess of 28,000 square feet.

12. The driver swing speed of an average lady golfer is 62mph; 96mph for an average LPGA professional; 84mph for an average male golfer; 108mph for an average PGA Tour player; 130mph for Tiger Woods; 148-152mph for a national long drive champion. 

 13. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

14. The first golf balls were made of thin leather stuffed with feathers. Tightly-packed feathers made balls that flew the farthest. Feather balls were used until 1848. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“If you want to know how old a woman is, ask her sister-in-law.”  (Eva Gabor)

 “Old age comes at a bad time.” (Ed Sullivan)

“Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.” (Stevie Wonder)

“Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you are aboard, there is nothing you can do about it.”  (Golda Meir)

“The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened. (Mark Twain)

“I’m at that age where my back goes out more than I do.” (Phyllis Diller)

“Nice to be here? At my age, it’s nice to be anywhere.” (George Burns)

“You spend 90 percent of your adult life hoping for a long rest and the last 10 percent trying to convince the Lord that you’re actually not THAT tired.” (Princess Grace)

“Old people shouldn’t eat Health foods. They need all the preservatives they can get.” (Bob Hope)

“At my age, flowers scare me.” (George Burns) 

“The years between 55 and 75 are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down.”  (T.S. Eliot) 

“At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all.”  (Ann Landers)

“When I was young, I was called a rugged individualist. When I was in my fifties, I was considered eccentric. Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then, but now I’m labeled senile.” (Milton Berle)

“The important thing to remember is that I’m probably going to forget.” (Martin Scorsese)

“We don’t grow older, we grow riper.” (Pablo Picasso)

“It’s paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn’t appeal to anyone.”  (Andy Rooney)

“The older I get, the better I used to be.” (Lee Trevino) 

“I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a lot more as they get older, and then it dawned on me – they’re cramming for their final exam.” (George Carlin)

“Everything seems to slow down with age, except the time it takes cake and ice cream to reach your hips.” (Elizabeth Taylor)

“When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.” (Mark Twain) 

“Looking fifty is great – if you’re sixty.”  (Joan Rivers)

“Time may be a great Healer, but it’s a lousy Beautician.” (Zsa Zsa Gabor) 

Due to my time alone, I finished three books yesterday. And believe me, that is a lot of coloring.

What did our parents do to kill boredom before the internet? I asked my 26 brothers and sisters, and they did not know either. 
  
I tried donating blood today…NEVER AGAIN! Too many stupid questions: Who’s blood, is it? Where did you get it from? Why is it in a bucket?
  
There is nothing scarier than that split second when you lose your balance in the shower and you think, “They are going to find me naked.”

Today, I melted an ice cube with my mind just by staring at it. It took a lot longer than I thought it would. 
  
Struggling to get your wife’s attention? Just sit down and look comfortable. 
  
Just sold my homing pigeon on eBay for the 22nd time. 
  
I grew up with Steve Jobs, Johnny Cash and Bob Hope. Now there is no jobs, no cash, and no hope. Please do not let anything happen to Kevin Bacon. 
  
Shout-out to everyone who can still remember their childhood phone number but cannot remember the password they created yesterday. You are my people. 
  
One minute you are young and fun. And next, you are turning down the stereo in your car to see better. 
  
Think you are old and you will be old. Think you are young, and you will be delusional.

When I offer to wash your back in the shower, all you have to say is ‘yes’ or ‘no’.  Not all this “Who are you and how did you get in here?” nonsense.

Not in jail, not in a mental hospital, not in a grave—I would say I am having a good day******************* 

Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. 
Epictetus, philosopher

Enjoy what you can and ignore the rest. Let’s not waste any energy fighting things that are outside our control. 
Paulo Coelho

If you worry too much about what might be, and wonder too long about what might have been, you will ignore and completely miss what is. 
Marc and Angel Chernoff, authors

The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go. 
Shannon L. Alder, author

Life is to be lived, not controlled. 
Ralph Ellison, author

The creative process is a process of surrender, not control. 
Julia Cameron, author

Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t. 
Steve Maraboli, author

You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. 
Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor

Radical acceptance rests on letting go of the illusion of control and a willingness to notice and accept things as they are right now. 
Marsha M. Linehan, psychologist

Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on. 
Eckhart Tolle

I am very happy Because I have conquered myself And not the world. 
Sri Chinmoy, spiritual leader

Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it. 
Ann Landers, motivational write

Learning to live is learning to let go. 
Sogyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist

1. When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.

2. To me, “drink responsibly” means do not spill it. .

3 Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight.

4. It is the start of a brand-new day, and I am off like a herd of turtles.

5. The older I get, the earlier it gets late.

6. When I say, “The other day,” I could be referring to any time between yesterday and 15 years ago.

7. I remember being able to get up without making sound effects.

8. I had my patience tested. I am negative.

9. Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that does not fit any of your containers.

10. If you are sitting in public and a stranger takes the seat next to you, just stare straight ahead and say, “Did you bring the money?”

11. When you ask me what I am doing today, and I say “nothing,” it does not mean I am free. It means I am doing nothing.

12. I finally got eight hours of sleep. It took me three days, but whatever.

13. I run like the winded.

14. I hate when a couple argues in public, and I missed the beginning and do not know whose side I am on.

15. When someone asks what I did over the weekend, I squint and ask, “Why, what did you hear?”

16. When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?

17. I do not mean to interrupt people. I just randomly remember things and get really excited.

18. When I ask for directions, please do not use words like “east.”

19. Do not bother walking a mile in my shoes. That would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my head. That will freak you right out.

20. Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life out of nowhere, makes your heart race, and changes you forever. We call those people cops.

21. My luck is like a bald guy who just won a comb.