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A lot of people say that lacrosse players are some of the best athletes in sports. What, with all the non-stop running, the wearing of all that padding, and the constant beatings we take, it’s easy to see why. So it’s safe to say that no matter what sport you put us in, we SHOULD be able to adapt and pick it up right away. Soccer, hockey, basketball, ping pong are just some of the sports that lacrosse players excel at…but what about golf?

The 2008 edition of the Victoria Shamrocks (err Victoria Rockets AAA Baseball) team Golf Tournament took place this past weekend and I’m not even sure you could call it golf. First off let me paint you a picture. (Those with squeamish stomachs may want to skip this part.)

It’s an overcast Saturday afternoon, the sun is trying to burn off the clouds to allow the boys some solid weather. Now if you will, imagine yourself a 35-55 year old woman who, along with your 3 girlfriends, have just finished a round of golf and are enjoying a quiet lunch out on the patio. Sure taking in the 20 odd good looking guys preparing to go off the first is not a bad thing: cue the rookies! I won’t say who wore what but imagine the ladies reaction when a few guys walk out past them wearing a full length sparkly red dress with shoulder pads, a two piece silk n’ satin nighty sleep set and a 1980’s one piece black spandex exercise outfit complete with neon green yellow and pink stripes topped off with a rainbow stripped clown wig! Let me tell you, people were coming out of the condos to have a look and there were cat calls and whistling all day long. Good thing it was Gay Pride weekend or we would have really looked out of place!

Back to the golf, or lack there of. I think the boys hit more trees and houses than fairways and greens. At one point I thought some of the guys were going to twist their ankles with some of the technically unorthodox swing styles. Throw in a few barley sodas, some sun, a few expletives and the always crowd-pleasing putter throw and you have the makings of a great day on the links with the boys. As bad as we were, there was some good golf being had and we like to reward all the entrants with a small parting gift. Some of the prizes awarded were a mystery bottle, a used t-shirt, a 2nd place lacrosse trophy, an assorted display of booze (that was taken away by the course pro), a few glasses and the most coveted prize - taken by Luke Wiles strangely enough - a half naked autographed picture of Lewis Ratcliff courtesy of Marc Mesh and Inside Lacrosse Magazine.

Anytime the boys get together outside of the box and out on the course it’s a great time. I always say “if you can’t laugh at your friends and yourself, who can you laugh at?” So if you are planning a business or corporate golf tourney this summer, I highly recommend you invite your favorite lacrosse player. There are some really solid golfers within the lacrosse fraternity and the end of the day, the stories and laughs will all be worth it. Oh, and don’t worry, none of use are giving up our day jobs or putting down our sticks to join the PGA tour. The Hooters tour though, that’s another story.

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