Mulligan Story

Item #5007

(September, 1987) Mulligan has just teed off, but his ball only dribbled along the grass. He’s smiling because he knows he’ll have at least two shots—his first still be a Mulligan. In years past, Mulligan was the name of a potent mixture of spices and hot pepper seeds, offered free to tavern patrons for mixing with one’s beer. Some golfers claim that accepting a free stroke has the same ruinous effect as drinking too much Mulligan. My little Mulligan is an Irishman. His lucky Irish coin was given to him by someone who also took a Mulligan. His coin pictures a hare because Irishmen know that the best Mulligan stew has rabbit in it.

Dr. Thomas F. Clark