November 03, 2011

"(Screw) you. I am going to play through and no one will stop me."

November 03, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Thanks to reader Putmedownfora6 for this Dublin News police beat report on fun times at Muirfield Village, where a crazed 48-year-old woman created "a disturbance with golfers."

October 19, 2011

Vietnam Clamping Down On Golfing Government Officials

October 19, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Thanks to reader Chris for Ben Bland's story on the transport minister cracking down on government officials enjoying their golf a little too much during a down economy.

October 18, 2011

Halloween Costume Options For the Developmentally Arrested Golfer

October 18, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

I have to admit, the Carl Spackler option presented by Yahoo's Jeanne Rose would be tempting...if I was 13 again.

October 15, 2011

“There were three cartfuls of people chasing him at one point."

October 15, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Thanks to twobird for Selim Algar and Kieran Crowley's entertaining account of a jewelry heist that spilled onto the Village Club of Lake Success, with three "hoodlums" jumping from an SUV on the course.

October 12, 2011

"Bellevue Funeral Home Opens New Golf Course Cemetery"

October 12, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Jonathan Walczak reports on Bellevue, Washington's Sunset Hills Memorial Park and Funeral Home unveiling "a cemetery disguised as a one-hole golf course, complete with an 820-square foot green, a fairway, and a sand trap." Space is limited.

October 10, 2011

Golf Course Manager: "I've become a shark lover since working here."

October 10, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Jonathan Samuels' story on half-a-dozen sharks in Carbrook Golf Club's 14th hole lake is a must read.

October 05, 2011

Golf And Steve Jobs

October 05, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Reading the obituaries and many tweets from golfers expressing their sadness at the death of Apple's Steve Jobs, I was most intrigued by this from the folks at PING:

September 30, 2011

News Of The Weird: Golf Clubs For Ecstasy Deal Gone Bad

September 30, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Tip of the cap to Alan Bastable for finding this ain't-America-grand story of Chinese food deliverer Kristian Vail stealing Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant out of his garage before dropping off his order, only to get arrested because the choir boy he sold the clubs to wasn't too bright either.

September 29, 2011

"Muscle memory for golf isn't lost in Alzheimer's patients"

September 29, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Lisa M. Krieger files a story both uplifting (Alheimer patients enjoying golf) and depressing (dementia won't help you get rid of you deadly in-up-and-over move). Besides reporting on what researchers have found, she tells the story of Deep Cliff pro Gerry Benton who works with elders suffering from the various cruel diseases.

September 21, 2011

"Going To The Dogs"

September 21, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

I've added one from my collection, but don't hesitate to send in your dogs and golf images to the GolfDigest.com people who have quite a nice gallery going, highlighted by photographer John Stewart's epic shot of Dennis Walters' sidekick Bucky doing his best impersonation of Arnold Palmer at St. Andrews.

September 19, 2011

Management Company Sues Because Its Ross Isn't A Ross

September 19, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Rene Stutzman of the Orlando Sentinel shares the bizarre story of a golf management company--behind in its payments--suing the city of Sanford, owners of Mayfield Country Club, claiming the city has lied about the design heritage of the course.

September 08, 2011

Hot Mike Files: Boehner Takes Biden Through His August Golf

September 08, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Just moments before President Obama delivered his jobs speech before Congress, Vice President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader John Boehner talked golf and unbeknownst to them, it was heard by anyone watching the feed.

September 08, 2011

Video: Golf Course Gator Fight

September 08, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Thanks to the Golf Course Industry team for Tweeting this video of two alligators tussling at Tampa's The Eagles Golf Course. Love the commentary...

September 07, 2011

Austin Golf Club Spared From Fires, Sort Of

September 07, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Kevin Robbins shares his observations on the Texas fires, including a report on Coore and Crenshaw's Austin Golf Club where many of Gentle Ben's artifacts are displayed.

September 02, 2011

SI Jinx Files: 10-Year-Old Sandbagger DQ'd

September 02, 2011/ Geoff Shackelford

Thanks to reader Don for this unbylined Globe and Mail story on 10-year-old, 30-handicapper Kayla Parsons' DQ from the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship "because officials determined her scores were inconsistent with her handicap." The young lady is a recent graduate of SI's Faces in the Crowd.