I’ll never forget the first time I heard someone tell me I was playing “Trekkie Golf” – I had just launched my drive way out of bounds. As we watched my ball disappear deep into the woods, one member of my foursome said; “I guess you’re playing Trekkie golf.”
We all turned and looked at this guy a bit confused. “Yeah, Trekkie golf,” he said. “Because your ball just went where no ball has gone before.”
Being a fan of Star Trek, I have since used that line whenever I get the opportunity (which is quite frequently amongst my foursome). In fact, we even added the term “Trekkie Golf” to the GolfStinks Golf Glossary.
However, beside this one reference, golf and Star Trek don’t share much in common together. After all, to many fans, Star Trek is a guilty pleasure. Unless you can put yourself in the same class as the the male cast members of The Big Bang Theory (who wear their love for Trek out in public…literally), then you are probably a closet Trekkie (or at least someone that doesn’t talk about it too much).
But now, the official website of Star Trek (startrek.com) has launched a line of golf accessories at its online store (shop.startrek.com). Now we Trek fans can show-off our Starfleet pride out on the golf course with balls; club-head covers; and a sweet Enterprise divot tool! And if you really want to garner some attention out on the links, you can also sport a Star Trek Uniform Polo (in your choice of three bright colors: command yellow, engineering red or science blue)!
So my fellow Trekkies (you know who you are) – let’s test your knowledge of golf and the Star Trek Universe. To win a sleeve of Star Trek golf balls (your choice of yellow, red or blue), come up with a Star Trek-related phrase that can be used out on the course. For example: “That ball went Warp speed into the undiscovered country!”
Once you’ve got your phrase, head over to our Facebook Page (facebook.com/golfstinks) and post it to our wall – that’s it! The phrase we feel is the best will win the free sleeve of balls!
Hit ’em Long and Prosper!
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It’s a nice feeling when you get to say “It’s Monday and I’m not at work.” Everyone hates Mondays. There’s a reason it’s not called “Blue Tuesday.” No one gets a “Case of the Thursdays.” No, we all start feeling that way about Mondays, usually, on Sunday mornings. But when you have that Monday off from work, even though you have to go in on Tuesday, it somehow just doesn’t seem nearly as bad, does it? But do you know what’s even better than being out of work on Monday? Being on the golf course on Monday.
Is it just me, or do all of us golfers look at holidays a little bit differently than everyone else? For instance, many people look at Memorial Day or Independence Day as a day for get-togethers with friends and family.., cookouts, parties and fireworks. Many look at Christmas as a time of giving, sharing and, again, gathering with family. Golfers look at these days and times this way too. However, they look at it other ways as well.