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We all enjoy hearing and telling entertaining golf stories. Some actually happened, some are embellished as they get told and retold, but they all have something in common - they're entertaining, sometimes funny or offbeat, some make us laugh but they all help us enjoy the many pleasures of the great game of golf. In honor of our distinctive bunker style we call them Whale Tales.

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Whale Tales
Dubious stories of wit & whimsy as sent by golfers far and wide to our website:

• Two Throws
Playing golf as a young AF Lt. with a senior colonel at Clark AFB in the P.I.the bet included two strokes per side for me and one "THROW" for him. On the 11th hole I hit the green and he missed. He walked up to my ball and threw in the lake for his "One Throw." He said "the drop area is back there Lt."I never bet on the golf course again! — Ronald P, Indio

• Hole In One
The golf course is greyeagle ca. I was on the 16th hole 160yds. They gave a car away on that hole The day before for a hole in one. I hit a 5 iron line drive a little Up hill. The ball hit between the Bunker and the green on a hill. It Made a pretty loud thunk after that. We all thought i had hit a pine tree Behind the green. No the ball hit the Stick and went in the hole.This was Late afternoon golf. So i went in the Bar at the club house to tell everyone. It was closed. — MICHAEL C,

• What's the Ruling
A few months ago playing #8 I was in the green side bunker on the right an one of my playing partners was down in the swale on the left side of the green. Since we could not see each other we both hit at the same time. Once I hit I rushed out of the bunker to see where my ball ended up.The balls collided about 5 yards above the whole. This was a first for me. We played them where they lie'd. — Ed S, Indio

• ALTERNATE SHOT FORMAT
Bev and Rick were playing an alternate shot tournament at Shadow Hills Golf Club. On the 1st tee, Rick busted a career drive, about 240 right down the middle of the fairway. Bev shanked her shot into the native grasses, which Rick was lucky to find. The ball was sitting in the clump of grass about knee high. Again, Rick hit an unbelievable shot, landing it on the green about 8 feet from the flag. Bev pushed her putt about 3 feet past the cup. Rick, a bit frustrated by now tapped in for bogey and was mumbling under his breath, glaring at Bev. Bev said, "what are you mad at me for?" "You took 3 shots on that hole and I only had 2." — Chris B, Indio

• THE PERFECT ROUND
My partner and I were playing a particularly nasty course in Portland, OR. Water, water everywhere and all fairways rolled towards the drink. When we finally made it back to the club house, the pro asked me how my round went. "It was perfect," I said. "I ran out of holes and balls at the same time." — Barbara H, Indio

• HEAVEN & EARTH
Last week my friend was stuck on #1 in the deep whale tail bunker. After 2 mishits he looked up towards the green and pleaded, “I'd move heaven & earth to get within five feet of the pin.” I told him, “Better try heaven, you've already moved most of the earth around here.” — Robert S, Indio

• NEVER AN OLD BALL
Last week my new playing partner took out a brand new sleeve of balls, teed up, and immediately hit into the water on the right. He took another new ball and drove into the ravine. Then he takes the last ball from the sleeve and hooks it out of bounds. Without even blinking, he pulls out another brand new sleeve of balls. "Why don't you hit an old ball?" I asked. "I've never had an old ball", he replied. — Steven N, Palm Desert