A Little Golf Story

O'Brian loved to play golf and would go out alone on the course, and get paired up with any group that needed a fourth. One day he went to his favorite course and the starter said, "I'm sorry O'Brian, but the only group I can put you with is one with three Hassidic Rabbis."

O'Brian says, "That's fine with me." He joins the group and tees off. His shot is about 200 yards out and off to the right rough. Reb Moshe tees off 300 yards straight out in the middle of the fairway. Reb Yitzchak's shot is about 290 yards and Beb Yaacov's is 300 but slightly off center. O'Brian has trouble with getting out of the rough and three-putts, while the Rabbis' approach shots are right on the pin, they two-putt for par.

The rest of the round is the same, with the Rabbi's scores either par or under par, while O'Brian has a 90. He say's to them, "You guys must play and practice all the time."

Reb Yitzchak says, "No, we study all the time and only play once a week.

But, on our Sabbath, while we are in shul, we say a prayer asking God to give us one good round of golf each week."

O'Brian is so impressed that he goes home and tells his wife that they are converting. They study, convert, join a shul, and go to services every Shabbat.

About a a year later, O'Brian runs into the threesome at the same course and they invite him to play with them. The game is like last year's. O'Brian is doing nothing right, and the three are perfect. At the end, O'Brian says to the Rabbis, "I don't understand it. I converted, joined a shul, pray every week."

Reb Moshe says, "You joined a shul? Which one?

O'Brian says, "Beth El

Reb Moishe says, "No, No, No! Beth El is for TENNIS

Culled from the web by Dave McKinnon