Ok, enough Open talk. I've got Golf Digest to thank for this one. They came across the video of Alan Shepherd hitting a few golf balls on the moon. In this week of 40th anniversary celebrations since man first walked on the moon, this video is poignant. The transcript comes from the Golf Digest site too.
135:08:17 Alan Shepard: (Facing the TV) Houston, while you're looking that up, you might recognize what I have in my hand as the handle for the contingency sample return; it just so happens to have a genuine six iron on the bottom of it. In my left hand, I have a little white pellet that's familiar to millions of Americans. I'll drop it down. Unfortunately, the suit is so stiff, I can't do this with two hands, but I'm going to try a little sand-trap shot here. (Pause)
135:08:53 Edgar Mitchell: You got more dirt than ball that time.
135:08:58 Shepard: Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again.
135:09:01 Fred Haise: That looked like a slice to me, Al.
135:09:03 Shepard: Here we go. Straight as a die; one more. (Long Pause)
135:09:20 Shepard: Miles and miles and miles.
135:09:26 Haise: Very good, Al.
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