Tell me if you've heard this one before...

As the foursome reaches the number 8 tee box, they see a single coming up fast on them. So they wait for just a moment before teeing off. The fast moving gentleman comes up to the older fellow just standing up from teeing his ball, hands him a card which reads: "I am a deaf mute, please let me play through". After considering it just for a moment and talking it over with his friends the older gentleman politely declines the deaf persons request, and continues to tee off, as did the other 3 gentlemen playing. After all but the older gentlemen have hit their second shot, the older gentleman lines up his shot when....BAM! He is laid out on the ground with a golf shot from the tee box. After getting back up to his feet, and while rubbing the back of his head, he looks back towards the tee box, where much to his dis-belief, the deaf/mute is holding 4 fingers and smiling ear to ear.

 Note: this joke is better being told rather than being written out) Thank you for your patience.