Life — May 25, 1922 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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# "Fore!" - Golf Satire, Life Magazine This page satirizes early 20th-century golf culture through various social scenes labeled with golfing terminology. The central figure wears "A PERFECT APPROACH" while others exemplify golf fashion and etiquette. The jokes contrast proper golfing behavior with social pretension: "THE PUBLIC LINKS" shows working-class golfers; "RESERVE BALLS" depicts caddy management; "SPLENDID IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN" suggests nervous players; "SINCERE, NOT BEAUTY" mocks artificial style; "STYMIED" shows romantic complications; and "GOLF BY THE WELL DRESSED MAN" emphasizes fashionable appearance. The repeated word "Fore!" (golf's warning cry) frames how golf terminology infiltrated broader social discourse. The satire targets golf's rapid popularization among the American middle class and the pretension surrounding the sport's adoption as a status marker.