San Diego Tribune

WHAT EVERY BAD LIE NEEDS

Every yard counts when you’re on the golf course, and now there’s a new golf club that counts in every yard.

Just in time for Father’s Day, the Big Daddy Weed Cutting Golf Driver trims the grass with every swing.

John Buell, president of Big Daddy Golf, came up with the idea on the course one day when his playing partner’s ball was in the rough more than on the greens. Buell joked, “Man, you need a weed-eater golf club.” Everyone laughed but “the light bulb went off in our heads and the idea of the Whacky Weed Cutting Golf Driver was born.”

The club actually cuts grass with an electric motor powered by six AA batteries. It has a shaft length of 42 inches, head width of 7 inches, head height of 6 inches and weighs 1.35 pounds. It fits into any standard golf bag and looks like most oversized golf drivers.

The head of the club opens to reveal the weed cutter. A click of a button and the weed-whacking string spins into action. Done creating a better lie for the ball? Just close the head back up again and swing away.

The Big Daddy is available at bigdaddydriver.com. The Web site claims it’s the “funniest golf gift ever,” and it may be the only way to get some yardwork done by the golfer in the family.

–        CATHY LUBENSKI