A golfer now into his golden years had a lifelong ambition to play the 17th hole at Sawgrass in Ponte Verde Florida exactly the way the pros do it The pros drive the ball out over the water onto the small green that is on a small spit of land It was something he had tried hundreds of times without success His ball had always fallen short into the water Because of this he never used a new ball on this particular hole He always picked out one that had a cut or a nick as did many other average golfers when negotiating very challenging holes Recently he went to Sawgrass to try again When he came to the fateful hole he teed up an old cut ball as usual and said a silent prayer However before he could hit it a powerful voice from above seemed to be booming out from the clouds saying WAIT REPLACE THAT OLD BALL WITH A BRAND NEW ONE He complied with some slight misgiving despite the fact that this same force seemed to be implying that he was going to finally achieve his lifelong ambition As he stepped up to the tee once more the voice came down again WAIT STEP BACK TAKE A PRACTICE SWING So he stepped back and took a practice swing certain now that this heavenly force was going to make his dream come true The voice boomed out again TAKE ANOTHER PRACTICE SWING Dutifully he did He stopped expectantly and waited A long silence followed Then the voice boomed again: USE THE OLD BALL

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