A man was out golfing one day when he hit his ball into the rough. As he went to retrieve it, he stumbled upon a leprechaun sitting on a rock, smoking a pipe.
Startled, the man asked, "Are you a real leprechaun?"
The leprechaun replied, "Aye, I am indeed. And I'll grant you three wishes if you can answer me question correctly."
Excited at the prospect of three wishes, the man agreed to the challenge. The leprechaun said, "Here's the question: What has eyes but cannot see, ears but cannot hear, and a mouth but cannot speak?"
The man thought for a moment and then confidently answered, "A potato!"
The leprechaun laughed and shook his head. "No, no, that's not it. The answer is a stalk of corn. But, I'll still grant you one wish for giving it a try."
The man quickly thought about his wish and said, "I want a golf course in my backyard, with a beautiful clubhouse and all the amenities."
The leprechaun nodded and said, "Your wish is granted." And with a wave of his hand, the man's backyard transformed into the most stunning golf course he had ever seen.
Overjoyed with his wish coming true, the man couldn't resist asking for a second wish. The leprechaun agreed, but warned, "Remember, you still have one wish left. Don't waste it."
The man thought for a moment and then said, "I want a bottomless supply of the finest scotch whiskey to stock my clubhouse with."
Once again, the leprechaun granted his wish with a wave of his hand, and the man's clubhouse filled with the most exquisite scotch whiskey he had ever tasted.
Feeling content with his two wishes, the man began playing golf on his new course. But as he was teeing off on the first hole, he thought of a brilliant idea for his final wish.
He quickly ran back to the leprechaun and said, "For my final wish, I want to have the ability to never lose a game of golf again."
The leprechaun's eyes widened in surprise, and he hesitated for a moment before responding, "I'm sorry, but I can't grant that wish. Even I can't mess with the laws of golf."
Deflated, the man realized he had wasted his final wish. But as he walked back to his golf course, he couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of his situation. And from that day on, every time he played a round of golf, he would chuckle at the memory of the leprechaun and his three tricky wishes.