April 10th - Celebrate Golfer’s Day

Today is Golfer’s day; a day one might celebrate out on the luscious greens. If you have the opportunity to do so I would think today, weather permitting, would be the perfect day. If however you can’t play a round of golf or miniature golf for that matter, check out these fun golf facts.

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  Did you know Americans spend $630 million on goofballs a year.


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  Before 1850 golf balls were made with leather and stuffed with feathers.


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  The 1st miniature gold courses in the United States were built on rooftops in New York City in 1926.


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  Did you know there are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.


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  The youngest golfer to shoot a hole-in-one was Coby Orr, a five year old who was playing golf in Littleton, Colorado, in 1975.
  

To celebrate the day on a small budget, try these golf inspired games.

Paper Golf Game by familyfun.com

WHAT YOU NEED:
Paper
Marker

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Create a "fairway" on a standard-sized piece of paper--a shape that is the boundary for the tee-off area and hole. Draw a small circle (the hole) at one end of the fairway.

2. Place the marker point down at the tee (the other end of the fairway), close your eyes and try to draw a line to the hole. Lift your marker and open your eyes. That's your "shot." (If you strayed outside the boundaries, add a stroke.) The next player then tees off on the same sheet.

3. As with actual golf, the player farthest from the hole shoots first, and your score is the number of shots it takes you to reach the cup. Play nine holes or even 18 like the pros.

Balloon Golf

WHAT YOU NEED:
Ballons
Pennies
Dowel rods
Aluminum cans
Cardboard boxes

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Drop a penny into each balloon and blow it up. (For the best results blow the balloon up to about 5 inches in diameter.)

2. Make golf clubs out of dowel rods and aluminum cans.

3. Use cardboard boxes as the holes and label the par for each hole on the box.