Tee Times Magazine’s Characters and Critters
Tee Times Magazine’s Characters and Critters, is a fun collection of articles covering individuals and our wildlife friends that inhabit our area golf courses. These are stories that will either bring and smile to your face or a tear to your eye. Please take some time to read and enjoy this wide diversity of interesting stories.
Bobcats At Vasari Country Club
Remember those hot fudge sundaes when you were a kid? When the soda fountain clerk presented that special treat, did you pluck the beautiful maraschino cherry on top and eat it first? Or did you save that delicious cherry for the last exciting bite?
Tommy Brantley
With a wide smile, welcoming eyes and a handshake that says, “great to meet you” people are immediately drawn to Tommy Brantley, one of my favorite Florida golf buddies.
Rabbits On The Golf Course
To say that I am an expert on rabbits would make me sound like a politician. These days, nobody wants to sound like a politician – not even politicians!
Unusual Hole-In-Ones
Most golfers know the odds of making a hole-in-one are 12,000 to 1.
War In The Desert – Bobcat And Coyote Battle Over Brunch
“Five, four, three, two, one!” Willie said as he exhaled with a huge sigh. His regular foursome was watching Scheffler win again on the big screen in the golfer’s grill.
Harold Varner III
Who among these golfers is currently ranked # 39 in the World Golf Rankings, ahead of the other three: Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott, Harold Varner III or Phil Mickelson?
Leeches On His Foot
The B-Boys (Brooks, Barney, Billy and Baron) springtime golf trip to the panhandle of Florida has become an annual event for four brokers from Minneapolis. The B-buddies were sucking down a few malt beverages prior to departure.
The Power Of “ONE !”
The putter that brought a golfer and his caddie together creating “The Power of ONE !”
Geese Police
Problem solving has always been a big part of a golf course superintendents’ job. At Fairview Country Club in Connecticut solving a “Goose Poop” problem developed into a business opportunity that ended up as a franchise.
Jim McMahon
A golfer friend named Will related this great Jim McMahon story to me. Will lived in Chicago and worked for a large company. With a little research into Jim McMahon, we have a fun story about a true NFL character.
Kangaroo On Golf Course
Childhood memories of the excitement when the traveling circus came to our prairie town in western Kansas remain in my mind. There would be the “Circus Parade” down main street.
Sauer Brothers’ Legend Continues At Tianna Golf Club
Peanut butter and jelly. Bacon and eggs. Lobster tail and drawn butter. Over time somethings become linked. Thus, our story begins…
Lightning Bolt Will Help Marketing Efforts At Topgolf
This writer has written many stories about Topgolf since twin brothers Steve and Dave Jolliffe came up with the idea.
Eagles And Coyotes
Willie, the newly retired drinker, was designated chauffeur for the 8-hour trip to the Badlands.
Fox Squirrels Love Snickers Bars
The observation of a “sweet freak golfer” and a candy bar thief disguised as a huge squirrel requires a whole new chapter in my mental photo album from the golf course.
DICK BENNETT
How did Dick Bennett, from Greenhaven Golf Course, become the only person with a public golf background to serve as a member of the prestigious USGA Executive Committee?
