Golf is one of the great executive pastimes. From U.S. presidents to the humblest of office managers, the great game of golf appears to hold an incredible fascination. From golfing talk around the water cooler to practice swings in the corridor to the somewhat bizarre habit of estimating distances in terms of golf clubs. “Oh, it’s about a 5-iron away, Jim.” Golf has a grip on the psyche of countless people in suits.
Of course, playing golf is also a bit of a status symbol. It’s a game that‘s demanding enough to qualify as a sport but not so sweaty that it’s inelegant. The golf course is also a great place to do business in less formal surroundings than the office.
Mind you, golf need not be confined to the manicured greens and fairways of the golf club. For some, indoor golf is an office staple, especially among the C-suite brigade. Whether putting on an indoor green that conveniently returns the ball or sinking a three-footer into a coffee cup on the carpet, indoor golf can provide a welcome distraction from the hurly-burly of commerce and industry.
Yes, indoor golf is often an executive privilege. However, one boss in Irving, Texas, decided to make it a team-building exercise by throwing down the gauntlet. If any one of four employees could sink a long office putt, everyone would get to go home early.
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So, with tension mounting, workers lined the long walkway with their bags packed as the quartet of office golfers gathered at one end in the hope of sinking the carpet putt of the century!
Would the ball go in? Would the boss stick to his word? Would the putt make it onto Humankind? Questions. Questions. Questions, as the ball rolled agonizingly slowly toward the Holy Grail of a plastic cup at the other end of the hall.
“Get in the hole!” someone shouted like it was the final hole of The Masters. And the ball duly obliged, sending the crowd wild! Sure, there was no green jacket, but no doubt the carpet golf office champion will dine out on that putt for years to come.