Rick from Boca Raton, FL asks:

I just bet my friend 10 bucks that there is an expression in golf called “sandwiching.”

When, for instance, you are playing teams in match play and one guy does well on one hole and the other does poorly but they keep switching back and forth, one makes birdie, the other bogeys but they never screw up the same whole, this is called SANDWICHING (like “ham and eggs” but sandwiching is another expression)!

My friend says there is no such expression. I say there is.

Have you experts head the term “sandwiching” for good match play golf!?
*Looking around for experts* Oh well, I guess I’ll take this one.

I queried the goose just to get another opinion, but she just rolled her eyes at me when I asked.

Sorry, Rick. I haven’t heard that term. By no means does that mean it isn’t used by golfers everywhere. I play with a lot of different types of folks, but I’m still relatively new to this game and still find out new things all the time. I say if you use it as an expression, it is one! And I’ll start using it now so if it isn’t out there already, we can spread it.

I have heard other uses for “sandwiching” that have nothing to do with golf, but that’s another blog entirely.

Here’s a golf sandwich – look at this gigantic tuna melt I got at Glen Annie in Santa Barbara!

Thanks for the question. Sorry about your 10 bucks.

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Mike from Philadelphia submitted this question (to me, not the Goose):

Someone was telling me that there are different types of golfers such as Golf freaks, trunk slammers, and club members. I was trying to get a good definition for each but I couldn’t find much on the internet because it appears some of these terms are slang. I was wondering if you’ve ever heard these terms used a lot and if you have an idea how you would define these terms.

Mike figured out that these terms are slang right away. Good job, Mike. Aside from “golf freak,” I have never actually heard these terms used, but I won’t let that stop me from answering the question and defining the terms here and now.

Golf Freak(glf frk), n.

1: A golfer that is markedly unusual or deformed; (see circus freak)
2: A person who is so utterly devoted or addicted to the game of golf that he or she plays as often as possible, can’t get enough gear or knowledge of all things golf, constantly talks about golf and proselytizes; (see Jesus freak, golf blogger)
3: A combination of 1 and 2 (see photo insert)

Mediaeagle, the golf freak
photo courtesy www.eatgolf.com

Trunk slammer (trngk slmr), n.

1: A person who slams the trunk of a car
2: An occasional golfer not overly concerned with rules, etiquette, or his or her equipment (they park their cars, grab their gear, slam their trunks and off they go)

Club member (klb mmbr), n.

1: A member of a club
2: A golfer belonging to a private country club
3: slang A golfer of limited ability belonging to a private country club who looks down on non-members and trunk slammers (see pompous, snob, Judge Smails) and expects to get the “members bounce” even when playing an alternate course

Thanks for the question, Mike. I hope this helps.

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