The spirit of Britain during World War II is epitomized in the famous “Keep Calm and Carry On” motivational poster which was displayed prominently throughout the UK during the darkest hours of Nazi Germany’s air campaign against Britain.  Well, as it turns out, that sentiment of keeping calm and carrying on with real life extended throughout all aspects of British living, even to their sporting events.  Not even Nazi air raids could keep the British off the links, as the Richmond Golf Club in northern England adopted special rules for golfing during air raids, which included such activities as clearing shrapnel off the course to avoid damaging mowers, no penalties for taking cover when fired on by guns, and marking the position of bombs with red flags.

Apparently, Nazi airplanes would raid northern England via Norway, and to protect their weapons from the cold, they’d use wax to plug one end of their gun barrels.  To clear out the wax, they’d warm the guns up by strafing golf clubs like Richmond.  Hence, Richmond came up with rules to work around the inconvenience of Nazi attacks during competitions.

Like a little machine gun fire could stop a dedicated golfer!

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