by Steve Wetzler | Jun 27, 2019 | Characters and Critters
The Natural By R.J. Smiley In the 26 years that we owned and operated Mille Lacs Golf Resort, the infinite variety of golf characters that we encountered was never ending. Good golfers, bad golfers, really nice people and some horse’s a$$es. But I only met one...
by Steve Wetzler | Jun 7, 2019 | Characters and Critters
Rabid Bobcat Attacks Golfer By R.J. Smiley On a recent April morning, a surprise ambush left a 70-year-old golfer mauled and bleeding on a golf course in Connecticut. It was not from another golfer who had been beaned by a golf ball. The attack was from a bobcat...
by Steve Wetzler | Jun 7, 2019 | Characters and Critters, Home Page Slider
“HONEY, JUST TAP IT” By R.J. Smiley It was the couples club championship at Whispering Pines Golf Club near Myrtle Beach. On the final day, Frank and Linda were leading by four strokes with only seven holes left to play. Frank who grew up in South Africa learned...
by Steve Wetzler | May 13, 2019 | Characters and Critters
The Bulkhead Wall And The Push Cart By R.J. Smiley The question is: Can we consider a bulkhead wall on a water hazard a critter? As a writer, I will use my poetic license to say, yes. The story is good enough that you will forget whether it was a Critters or a...
by Steve Wetzler | May 13, 2019 | Characters and Critters
Only 19 Putts By R.J. Smiley Joe Knight needed only 19 putts to win the Santa Rosa Beach Golf & Beach Club Senior Club Championship. On a blustery Saturday morning along the Emerald Coast of Florida, the entire field knew that defending Senior Club Champion,...
by Steve Wetzler | Mar 6, 2019 | Characters and Critters
Roadrunner Breaks An ‘Egg’ By R.J. Smiley Golf in the desert Southwest has always been one of my favorite places to play. There is nothing like golf in perfect weather conditions on immaculate rye grass turf. In addition to the perfect golf, the wildlife...
