Life — October 14, 1920 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents a humorous illustrated guide to golf terminology, using small dogs (likely terriers) in various scenarios to visualize common golf expressions. Each illustration pairs a golf term with a comedic visual pun: - "Addressing the Ball" shows a dog facing a ball - "Topped" depicts a dog flying over a ball - "Out o' Bounds" shows a dog outside the course - "One down" and "Two to play" illustrate match play scoring - "Trapped" shows a dog stuck by a fence - "Stymiied" shows dogs blocking each other's paths - "The 19th Hole" (the bar after golf) shows dogs at a table The satire gently mocks both golf's complex terminology and the sport's pretentious culture by reducing serious golf scenarios to silly dog antics. This reflects Life magazine's typical approach: using absurdist humor to deflate human pomposity.