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Back in the day...like late 70's and early 80's when I was taking up the game, those Ganja rounds were just so cool mannn. I mean, the birds chirping, the morning dew, the beautiful green grass, and pretty sandboxes, the sun beaming through the trees and ricoqcheting across the fairways, the slight buzz enhancing it all, increaseing the intensity of the moment.

Who's damn bright idea was it to come up with a damn piss test anyway??? I figured that after I retired from the Air Force, I'd move back to NC, grow a little "garden" and play some laid back golf again. Oh hayell no! You can't run a damn capet cleaner without a piss test and a back ground check, forget the corporate rat race that I'm in.

There you go again Leone! Pushin' my buttons, opening up old wounds...and I had just about learned to accept this new crock of H.S. I completely agree that there are many many jobs in which one would infringe upon the rights of others to expect reasonable safety if they were high on the job. Transportation, medicine, etc... But come one man! You can't get buzzed on Friday night and run a cash register at Lowe's on Saturday morning without putting your job in jeopardy. It's just not right I tell ya!

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The real answer is this. Golf is not an acronym and certainly does not stand for Gentleman Only Ladies Forbidden.

I will give you the facts:

First of all, as I mentioned Golf is not an acronym. Golf is believed to have evolved from the game of Kolven...a Dutch game. Kolven in the singular was called "Kolf," which translates into "club." The game is believed to have been taken to Scotland perhaps in the early 1400's. From there the game evolved into Golf, a game which is believed to have started on the five hole course of Leith Links.

Secondly, I would dispute that the game was played by Gentlemen only, from the standpoint that the earliest Professional Golfers were caddies and they were considered slightly better than bums, beggars and drunkards...hardly gentlemen.

Finally Ladies Forbidden. The first acknowledged lady golfer was Mary Queen of Scots, who is also considered the person who coined the term Caddy. She had military guard when she took to the links and she shortened cadet to caddy. This all took place during the 16th century.

I could go on...but my Cliff Claven point has been made.

TLaVan, move to Hawaii if you want to have ganja rounds, everyday everyone...See you soon...

Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden is what I was looking for. 2nd ? is when ladies started playing golf what was the one day they could play?