Stymied By The Old Stymie
Stymie (also stymy). n. 1. An obstacle or obstruction. 2. Sports A situation in golf in which an opponent's ball obstructs the line of play of one's own ball on the putting green. Despite having been officially banned by the rules of the game in 1952, you’ll still find it in the dictionary and in case you’ve ever heard someone light-heartedly suggest playing ‘stymies’ and you’ve been a bit flummoxed, I thought I’d share my potted history. Stymies evolved by accident really, simply because they hadn’t been anticipated by the original Rules of…Read more …