Law 1 : No matter how bad your last shot was, the worst is yet to come. This law does not expire on the 18th hole, since it has the supernatural tendency to extend over the course of a tournament, a summer, and eventually and lifetime.
Law 2 : Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases proportionately with the number of people you tell about the former.
Law 3 : Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic. Though this cannot be proven in the lab, it is a known fact that the more expensive the golf ball, the greater its attraction to water.
Law 4 : Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play. If one does, the tree is breaking a law of the universe and should be cut down, and worshipped.
Law 5 : No matter what causes a golfer to muff a shot, all his playing partners must solemnly chant "You looked up" or invoke the wrath of the universe.
Law 6 : The higher the golfers handicap, the more qualified he deems himself as an instructor.
Law 7 : Every par-three hole in the world has a secret desire to humiliate golfers. The shorter the hole, the greater its desire.
Law 8 : Topping a 3-iron is the most painful torture know to a man.
Law 9 : Palm trees eat golf balls.
Law 10 : Sand is alive. If it isn't, how do you explain the way it works against you ?
Law 11 : Golf carts always run out of juice at the farthest point from the clubhouse.
Law 12 : A golfer hitting into your group will alwats be bigger than anyone in your group. Likewise, a group you accidentally hit into will consist of a football player, a pro wrestler, a convicted murderer and an IRS agent - or some similar combination.
Law 13 : All 3-woods are demon-possessed.
Law 14 : Golf balls from the same 'sleeve' tend to follow one another, particularly out of bounds or into the water (see Law 3)
Law 15 : A severe slice is a thing of awesome power and beauty.
Law 16 : "Nice lag" can be translated to "lousy putt". Similarly. "tough break" can be translated to "way to miss miss an easy one, sucker".
Law 17 : The person you would most hate to lose to will always be the one who beats you.
Law 18 : The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score to what it really should be.
Law 19 : Golf should be given up at least twice per month.
Law 20 : All vows taken on a golf course shall be vaild only until the sunset of the same day.
#2. The puck is always hard.
#3. Protective equipment is reusable and you don't even have to wash it.
#4. It lasts a full hour.
#5. You know you're finished when the buzzer sounds.
#6. Your parents cheer when you score.
#7. Periods only last 20 minutes.
#8. You can count on it at least twice a week.
#9. You can tell your friends about it afterwards.
#10. A two-on-one or three-on-one is not uncommon