Golf Gag Gifts

Truth & Rumors: Nicklaus sued over failed development

 E. Jeffrey Donner, a Fort Collins orthopedic surgeon, and his wife, Judee, claim the legendary golfer "solicited" them in 2007 to buy a $1.5 million membership and lot in the proposed Mount Holly Club, which was to include a Nicklaus-designed 18-hole golf course.

But when the $3.5 billion project near Beaver went belly up, the Donners claim Nicklaus and his company, Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, took no responsibility for the debts and obligations incurred by the primary developer, Mount Holly Partners LLC. The suit contends Nicklaus knew Mount Holly faced serious financial and legal problems but failed to disclose them.

The Donners seek to recoup their investment as well as punitive damages.

"We believe the case has no merit," said Jacque Ramos, one of Nicklaus' Salt Lake attorneys. "The only involvement that Jack had was in the design of the golf course itself."

"I had a couple interesting shots the last couple (holes)," said the lanky 21-year-old who has four Top-10 finishes this year in eight tournaments and ranks 13th on the money list.

Wie pushed her tee shot so far right on the 18th hole that it bounced off a hospitality tent. She punched back out to the fairway and made an impressive up-and-down from beyond 125 yards to save par.

"Hopefully, I can hit more fairways tomorrow and get some shots close to the hole. Overall, it was a pretty scrambling round," she said.

After he posted a two-under 70 to trail Swede Henrik Stenson by six strokes Monty said: "I should be spending my birthdays on a beach in the Bahamas and not having to be drenched out here.

"It's nothing to do with Germany as it's a great place - it was just horrific out there."

Tournament director Marco Kaussler then handed Monty the lederhosen and insisted he should wear the leather shorts at tonight's Bavarian-themed players' party.

But the former Ryder Cup skipper said: "I think they might be a bit big for me."

He handed back the shorts and was presented with a super-size bottle of champagne to toast his birthday.

Novelty Horns | Jokes, Laughs and Gag Gifts

Golf is a sport in which the players can almost constantly find something new to spend their money on. The clubs alone can cost insane amounts in order to get the nicest graphite ones. If you are going to spend all of your money on the nicest graphite clubs that you can find, you may miss on some really interesting and eccentric accessories. There is always something new and clever that a golfer can buy, and you will sometimes see people driving their golf carts around loaded with tons of novelty golf accessories. If you want to get involved in this wild and crazy world, read on to find out about some of the most useless (and hilarious) golf accessories that you can find.

Have you ever hit a hole in one? This sort of event is something that does not soon leave a golfer’s mind, and the Hole-N-One plaque is not going to speed it up. This plaque is sold online and in some golf stores, and comes with the plaque itself and the kit to quickly fasten a golf ball to it. The goal is to proudly display the ball that you used to hit the hole in one for everyone to see. Instead of putting the ball to good use and playing more games of golf with it, you can immortalize it on your wall. Many would say that this is frivolous and unneeded, but if you feel as though you need to save the ball then at least you know there is an accessory out there for you.

One clever internet site offers something called the Tee-Card. It is a small product the size of a business card, and it pops out to form a golf tee that can be used as many times as you want. This is a golf accessory that could actually come in handy in the unlikely event that you lose your golf bag and have nothing but your wallet (which quite conveniently holds a Tee-Card). It is unclear whether this product works on grass or not, but it seems hard to imagine how a product like that could function in grass. It’s hard to imagine who this accessory could be intended for, but it sure seems like a novel idea.

Another interesting novelty accessory is the “WOW” putter, which is equipped with so many gadgets it would make James Bond jealous. Supposedly the gadgets are supposed to aid the golfer in making a better putt, but you may have trouble imagining how they could all come in handy. The head of the putter includes a tape measure, a compass, a level, a rabbit foot, and a horn. Surprisingly, the putter is fairly usable despite all of the attachments. If you think that you could actually use a tape measure or a compass or a level during your putting, then this could be the perfect putter that has eluded you for so long.

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