Happy Gilmore golf shot illegal, judge says
If you’re going golfing any time soon, and your game resembles Happy Gilmore, stay away from Canada, eh.
Yes, the “Happy Gilmore” golf swing has “breached the standard of care owed to other players on the course.”
From CSMonitor:
Justice Arthur J. LeBlanc, in his decision, went on to trash an admittedly nontraditional but heretofore legal swing, that’s been a comic staple since it was made famous by the 1996 Adam Sandler film. In fact, an episode of Sport Science recently tested the effectiveness of it (see video clip below).
“I am convinced that the “Happy Gilmore” shot,” wrote Judge Le Blanc in his decision, “would have been less controllable than a normal tee shot, both because it involved a run-up to the ball (rather than an aimed shot from a stationary position) and because the defendant had been drinking throughout the day.”
From what we understand, calling Bob Barker a bitch is still legal.
