Garden: One of a vast number of free outdoor restaurants operated by charity-minded amateurs in an effort to provide healthful, balanced meals for insects, birds and animals.

Bets lengthen putts and shorten drives.

Bulb: potential flower buried in Autumn, never to be seen again.

Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's excellent Tennis for Beginners.

Few golfers are born with the natural talent for hitting the ball, but every player is blessed with the God-given ability to throw a club.

You do not sew with a fork and I see no reason why you should eat with knitting needles.

Fairway: a narrow strip of mown grass that separates two groups of golfers looking for lost balls in the rough.