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Ifinally figured out the secret... what separates women from men. Women putt out. "Women are tough," said one of my playing partners from the Highriver Ladies Golf Club on Thursday morning at Riverside Golf Course. Indeed, they are. None of this sniveling about a bad lie, no gimme putts and Mulligans... well, don't try any of that stuff or you might get a putter shaft over your head.

The Highriver Ladies were gracious enough to let a male reporter invade their space for 18 holes as long as I was willing to play by the rules of golf. What are those, anyway?

OK, I shouldn't harp too much on the toughness of these ladies. By and large, you can't help but smile when you play golf with the Highrivers. I would put the social aspect at about 30 percent , the actual game about 40 percent and the fitness aspect at 30 percent.

Maybe I should have left open 5 percent for a little anger release. Being a guest, I would imagine some of those usual expletives were changed for the day into "Oh my goodness," "Golly Geez Whizz," and "God bless us one and all."

It's amazing what happens when people see that you have a notebook in your back pocket.

Of course, there still were a few gems. I asked one member what she would be doing if she wasn't playing golf. "Cleaning the toilet," she said. That's a pretty good reason to be on the course. I asked another player if she played golf with her husband, who originally started Replica Franck Muller Watches her playing the game. She said not anymore. My reply was that it must be frustrating for him to see her playing when he can't. "No, he's just glad I'm out of the house," she said with a laugh. Before I started the round, I looked around the snack bar and asked what I could say about the makeup of the group. "We're old ladies," was one reply. Let's say experienced. These Highriver Ladies are experienced, mostly with life, and some golf. In one foursome, I did a quick count on career holes-in-one... kind of the Holy Grail for duffers. They had five between them. Myself, zero. In the next group of three, I asked how many artificial joints they had. Two hips and two knees made for a total of four. We got down the fairway easily, but I'm not sure how long it would take us to get through an airport.

We actually moved along the course quite well. Being a guy, I can repeat lots of stories about rounds where my playing partners walked up to the first tee, saw a ladies group and immediately would begin to moan about slow play.

The first group I joined on Thursday wasn't exactly playing polo out of their golf carts, but we moved right along.

Things didn't slow down until we came upon a twosome (both guys, of course).

Sure, that marking the ball one foot away from the hole probably would get old in the long sexy lingerie run, but there is very little wasted time coming down the fairway, such as their male counterparts' 10-minute searches for stray shots.

And another little something you probably didn't know. Not many women play with those girlie pink, orange or purple golf balls. Believe it or not, most of them use white. Go figure.

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So here's the deal. If you are female, live in the area and have time on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the morning, you might want to give the Highriver Ladies a look.

Do you really want to spend all your time tending to those potted plants or rearranging the living room furniture? Replica Watches
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