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Shoot for the moon. Fra Mauro formation, the moon. Granted, there is no official golf course on the moon, but as far as extreme golfing goes, Alan Shepard’s legendary exploits in February 1971 ...
While on the Moon, Shepard used a Wilson six-iron head attached to a lunar sample scoop handle to drive golf balls. [108] Despite thick gloves and a stiff space suit, which forced him to swing the club with one hand, Shepard struck two golf balls, driving the second, as he jokingly put it, "miles and miles and miles". [111]
A player may "shoot the moon" by getting the maximum 60 points. He or she gets 0 points for the round, and all other players get 60 points. When playing 8-card, 4x2, four kings on one side = -16 points. In "Cutthroat Golf" the kings are worth 15 points and if drawn from the deck can be traded for any other players up card.
The 1994 book Moon Shot [81] contains an obviously fake composite photo of Alan Shepard hitting a golf ball on the Moon with another astronaut. It was used instead of the only existing real images from the TV monitor, which the editors seemingly felt were too grainy for their book.
The backup crew spoofed the patch with its own version, with revised artwork showing a Wile E. Coyote cartoon character depicted as gray-bearded (for Shepard, who was 47 at the time of the mission and the oldest man on the Moon), pot-bellied (for Mitchell, who had a pudgy appearance) and red-furred (for Roosa's red hair), still on the way to ...
The booming popularity of midday golf rounds is ... Mike Bloomberg might actually have a point with his absurd claim that remote workers are all playing golf every Friday. Jane Thier. September 14 ...
Im turned professional in 2015. In 2016 and 2017 he played on the Japan Golf Tour, his best finish being joint runner-up in the 2017 Mynavi ABC Championship.In 2017 he finished 12th in the tour money list and 5th in the scoring average.
Playing golf is likely to increase life expectancy, help prevent chronic diseases and improve mental health, according to a new study. Research shows golfers live five years longer, and playing 18 ...