And to think I was about to relate the last time I threw a club. It was quite humorous in hindsight, but jakestanfill's story just reinforces my decision to put my clubs back in the bag, not in the lake.
On a crowded Sunday afternoon on a public course, I was trying to hit a fairway wood with my second shot onto the green of a lengthy par 5. Of course, with a pond sitting in my periphial view to my right, I topped it, it took a beeline toward the water, in it went and there went the club.
However, that 5 wood never came down. It got stuck in a tree, with the lowest branch 10 feet above me. I had to skinny the tree, while my playing partners were peeing in their pants from laughter, to retrieve it.
It was at that point I realized I will NEVER attain my PGA card (or should I say, my official USGA credintials, since they are sponsoring OUR Open virtual championship again this year). My golfing abilities and my enjoyment of the game have skyrocketed since that incident. Lessons learned....