Beneath The Snow

TheTamshee says: with the nine-hole extension to Torwoodlee, just north of Galashiels, now fully matured, this venue has proved to be one of the most attractive in the Borders. The contrast between the parkland which dominates the original, flatter part of the layout alongside Gala Water and the challenging upper section, where some sloping fairways need to be dealt with gives the golfer plenty to think about. The surrounding Border scenery is also quite magnificent. I'm inspired to dust off the clubs and strike a few balls. Picture copyright @ Donald Ford Images

Golfer goes to Emergency

A man staggers into an emergency room with two black eyes and a five iron wrapped tightly around his throat."I was having a quiet round of golf with my wife," he tells the doctor, "when she sliced her ball into a pasture of cows. We went to look for it, and I noticed one of the cows had something white in its rear end. I walked over and lifted up the tail, and sure enough, there was my wife's golf ball stuck right in the cow's butt. That's when I made my mistake.""What did you do?" asks the doctor."Well, as I was standing there holding up the tail, I yelled to my wife, 'Hey, this looks like yours!'"