“It takes six years to make a golfer: three to learn the game, then another three to unlearn all you have learned in the first three years.” — Walter Hagen, pro golfer
There's a golf joke that goes like this: A man is standing on the first tee waiting to hit. A voice from the starters shack booms out, “Will the gentleman standing on the ladies tees, please move back to the men's tees.” The guy doesn't move. This happens again, the guy doesn't move. The third time the starter says, “Will the gentleman playing from the ladies tee, please move back to the men's tees?”
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