Golf's Scottish origins may explain its players' insistence on wearing plaid caps and puffy bloomers but it doesn't explain why metal clubs are called woods, which are called forestas in medieval Latin. Search for answers with today's Groupon: for $35, you get two 18-hole rounds of golf (up to a $32 value/round), two small practice buckets of ball (a $4 value each), and two riding carts (a $16 value each) at Siren National Golf Course in Siren, WI. Redeem this Groupon with a friend or use it during two visits.
Siren National Golf Course lays out 18 championship holes for its par-seeking patrons, complete with lined bentgrass fairways, generous landing areas, and mature pine and hardwood trees. Veteran and green golfers alike will find Siren's five sets of tees, along with more than 100 feet of elevation change, conducive to driving, putting, chipping, and somersaulting. Riding golf carts, players can challenge the course's strategically-placed bunkers Mondays–Thursdays ($23/round) or on Sundays until June 15 and after September 2 ($32/round). Finish off an afternoon by treating your clubs to nibbles of grass at the practice facility and putting green and treating yourself to some bites at the snack bar.
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The Groupon Guide to: Preventing Identity Theft
Identity theft isn't just America's most commonly committed crime—it's also the easiest to commit, so it's no wonder that everyone from grandpas to grandbabies is getting in on the fun. To protect your identity from thieving grandpeople, follow these handy tips:
- First, ask yourself if your identity is really that valuable. Remember, if your identity is stolen, you'll automatically switch identities with the person who steals it, which could lead to the carefree, lawless life of delinquency you've always dreamed of.
- If you decide that your current life is worth safeguarding, lock your Social Security card in a fireproof safe. Then, hide the safe where no one would ever look—a public library.
- Never send personal info via email because an electronic message exists in cyberspace forever and could be hacked even years into the future. Always send personal info in a form that decays naturally—skywriting.
- Don't trust the people at banks. The next time you go into a bank and want to keep your identity a secret, wear a mask and communicate with the teller via handwritten notes.
- Keep a close eye on the one person who already knows too much about you—yourself. To stop yourself from stealing your own identity, you'll need a new identity (easily stolen from someone else) to keep the real you hidden and unstealable.
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