Because it would be really awkward asking what their handicap was.
Because his friend asked him when he thought they should cross.
Yes, I have a rhuuuum, mate!
Not being in the Paralympics
Not being a cripple.
It makes it possible for them to go from hole to hole with an iron in their hands.
It's the only activity where you actually aim for the hole under 18 and you don't go to jail.
Because if they didn't their local gas station would turn a blind eye.
The handicap.