A College Student Was Golfing With An Old Man.

A college student was golfing with an old man…

And they get to the 6th hole, a very long par 5 with a huge oak tree right in the middle of the start of the fairway.

The college kid says to the old man,

“Any advice on this hole? I’m not sure I can carry over the tree but this hole is too long to lay up on the first shot.”

The old man snorts with laughter and says,

“Hah! A young guy like you? When I was your age I could clear that tree with a 4 iron.”

The kid, not wanting to be outdone by this old man, grabs a 3 iron to be safe and takes a whack.

THUNK, it hits the tree and bounces back towards him, and the old man laughs at him.

He tries again with a 3 wood and again THUNK, the ball smacks the trunk and rolls back.

The old pensioner is now doubled over laughing at this kid’s efforts.

Furious at being humiliated, the college kid tries one last time with his new driver and again THUNK the ball is no where near clearing the tree.

He turns to the old man and says

“Gee mister, you must have been a long hitter when you were younger to clear that tree with a 4 iron.”

“Well son,” says the old man smiling,

“when I was your age that tree was a young sapling only 10 ft tall”