Trumps Kennedy Moment.

[Theland]

1963 and the Cuban missile crisis, it almost came to war.
Kennedy stood his ground and the Russian ships returned home.
War averted, and the USA saved face.

Now Iran has sent five oil tankers to Venezuela, escorted by Iranian war ships.
Sanctions are imposed on both Iran and Venezuela, and the first tanker has arrived in Venezuelan waters.
What will Trump do?
Confront the rest of the tankers and escort, or lose face and allow them all to deliver their cargo?
A very delicate situation that needs a statesman to deal with it.

[Gromit]

Trump will sink a bogey at the 11th, and Iran will counter with a hole in one for an Albatros.

[royfromaus]

I don't play golf but ...hole in one for an Albatros?

[Mozz71]

Albatross- three under par (so a hole in one on a par four)

[royfromaus]

Surely a hole in one is a er...hole in one?

[Peter Pedant]

doesnt make we wanna play gold

[Peter Pedant]

a hole in one is a hole
oh god the oz are so crude !

[Peter Pedant]

er oops sorry this is about Venethwula
how did they get there
and hasnt T lost his chance - by 'doing them' on the way?

[Mozz71]

//Surely a hole in one is a er...hole in one//

Yeah, but it is also an eagle or an albatross, depending on the hole's par.

If you hit a hole in pne on a par three, you've made an eagle (two under par), if you hole a miracle shot on a par four, it's an albatross (three under par).

Either way, it's your round back in the clubhouse.

[dannyk13]

Don't see much he can do about it now.I would have thought that is intelligence agency would have known about this when they first set sail from Iran.

[Peter Pedant]

small beer
one of my frenz got fined a case of claret for walking across a parade ground unhatted
it dampened any day-zir to enlist - I was mad enough but not rich enough
er Venethwuela - it think he has not interest in V and it will pass

[royfromaus]

if you hole a miracle shot on a par four, it's an albatross (three under par).


Surely that is a hole in one. (Has anyone ever done that)
I know an albatross is harder to achieve than a hole in one and most (if not all) are achieved on a par 5.

[dannyk13]

Roy, when I played golf,at my club a hole in one at a par four was achieved by quite a few players over the years.

[ynnafymmi]

All Trump needs to do is have a chain of ships(the Yanks have a massive navy)blockading Venezuelan waters once all the Iranian ships are in,then if any try to get out they will have to use aggressive tactics.The Yanks can then be justified in sinking the failed states(whether Iran or Venezuela)ships.Sorted.

[royfromaus]

Must have been a short par 4. I've never seen (perhaps I wasn't paying that much attention) a professional do it.

[Mozz71]

Roy, it both am albatross and a hole in one.

You've takeb one shot rather tham the regulation four, meaning the hole in one is worth minus three: an albatross.

It is very rare to see a hole in one on a par four, but the length some pros can hit the ball nowadays, it's far from impossible.

[Gromit]

BTW

Iran will counter with an albatross was a joke not a quiz question :-/

[Mozz71]

Ha. I seem to have had a failing with "n" on that last post.

[Mozz71]

I know, but he asked a question, so i answered it.

[Gromit]

Apologies Theland,
I didn’t mean to send everyone off thread.

[Gromit]

Mozz

Isn’t it also a double eagle, if such a thing exists ?