The schoolteacher was taking her first golfing lesson. ‘Is the word spelt p-u-t or p-u-t-t?’ she asked the instructor. ‘P-u-t-t is correct,’ he replied. ‘Put means to place a thing where you want it. Putt means merely a vain attempt to do the same thing.’
GIRONA, SPAIN - MAY 01: Soren Hansen of Denmark plays his second shot into the 18th green during the second round of the Open de Espana at the PGA Golf Catalunya on May 1, 2009 in Girona, Spain. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)