{"id":56,"date":"2007-10-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2007\/10\/a-golfers-deal-with-the-devil.html"},"modified":"2007-10-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-15T00:00:00","slug":"a-golfers-deal-with-the-devil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2007\/10\/a-golfers-deal-with-the-devil.html","title":{"rendered":"A Golfer&#8217;s Deal with the Devil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A golfer was having a tough day and in his frustration he blurted out, &#8220;I would give anything for a birdie on this hole.&#8221;<br \/>\nA nearby stranger walked out of the woods beside the hole and whispered, &#8220;If you give up one quarter of your sex life, I guarantee you will make this shot.&#8221;The golfer said &#8220;OK.&#8221; He made the shot for birdie.<br \/>\nA few holes later, he was having trouble on another hole. &#8220;Please, let me make this for eagle&#8221; he said.<br \/>\nAgain, the stranger stepped up to him and said, &#8220;If you give up another quarter of your sex life, you will make eagle.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;You&#8217;re on,&#8221; the golfer said, and made the shot for eagle.<br \/>\nOn the eighteenth hole, the golfer needed an eagle to win. 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