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.
Great Blue Heron Wins Battle With Cottonmouth Water Moccasin
As golfers, we play this wonderful game for a variety of reasons. But, when asked the question, “Why do you play golf?” Most golfers would never mention, “To get close to Mother Nature.” One of the benefits of playing golf is the rare and unexpected encounter with the variety of critters that share our golf courses, but do not pay green fees.
Colonel Laura Ludwig
Standing only 4’11”, Colonel Laura Ludwig stands tall in the pursuit of her goals. Laura is loyal to her friends and colleagues and very dedicated to her well thought out beliefs. She is extremely smart, articulate and charming. But, when forced into a corner, she can be feisty as a Chihuahua.
Crazy Chicken From Hell
No matter what the critter – a mother’s instinct is to protect her young. It certainly was for the enraged Ruffed Grouse Hen who built her nest behind the par 3 green at a wooded resort golf course.
In & Out
The volume on the bragging rights discussion had increased continually during the 3-hour drive up north to our annual men’s golf getaway.
Javelina In Heaven – A Hog Is Still A Hog!
Growing up in western Kansas our garbage man, “Slop” Johnson, used to come through the neighborhood three times a week and collect table scraps and garbage in a five gallon bucket.
Señor Alligator
Hector, the small, obviously poor, maintenance worker at Club De Golf Palma Real in Ixtapa, Mexico pulled his over-loaded cart up next to our cart in the middle of the 5th fairway
The Belligerent Bulldog
As we crested the small hill that makes the first hole semi-blind off the tee, only three balls came in to view. What??
Wile-E-Coyote, Home Sweet Home!
While working on my mid-iron game at a driving range with the Rocky Mountains in the background, the last thing I needed was another distraction to break my concentration.
Hazeltine Hound
In the morning dusk of Thursday, August 13th, 2009 on the grounds of Hazeltine National, the most frightened “Goose” won’t be Retief, the most harry presence won’t be Miguel Angel Jimenez, and the loudest growl won’t come from
The Roadrunner
Golf in the desert has created hundreds of oasis where wildlife flourishes and “snow birds” enjoy perfect golf conditions. The variety of critters that make their homes on
DONALD TRUMP AND BARACK OBAMA Both Presidents Are Golfers
DONALD TRUMP AND BARACK OBAMA Both Presidents Are Golfers By R.J. Smiley Now that the election is over and Donald Trump has been inaugurated President, one image sticks in my mind. Donald Trump and Barack Obama standing on the world stage...
MEADOW MICE THRIVE ON GOLF COURSE IN WINTER
MEADOW MICE THRIVE ON GOLF COURSE IN WINTER By R.J. Smiley Over the years "Critters On the Course" has shared a variety of stories and tales of the variety of critters that make their home on these man made oasis known as a golf course. This...
IGUANA EATS GOLF BALL AT TRUMP GOLF COURSE
IGUANA EATS GOLF BALL AT TRUMP GOLF COURSE By R.J. Smiley First, let's set the scene: It is the final round of the 2014 Puerto Rico Open Golf Tournament contested on the Coco Beach Golf Course at Trump International Golf Club in Rio Grande,...
SERGIO GARCIA
SERGIO GARCIA By R.J. Smiley The honeymoon before the honeymoon. A (finally) mature Sergio Garcia enjoys a pre-marriage party before his marriage to exGolf Channel star, Angela Akins. Golf fans have always loved Sergio! We have been waited for...
THE GREAT HORNED OWL AT LOST CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
THE GREAT HORNED OWL AT LOST CREEK COUNTRY CLUB By R.J. Smiley A Great Horned Owl made the superintendent at Lost Creek Country Club famous. Golf courses provide the perfect environment and great homes for many of nature's critters. But of all...
Rick Tegtmeier
Rick Tegtmeier By R.J. Smiley b, the 36-hole facility that will host the 2017 Solheim Cup Matches. Rick has a passion for his job. Not the job of maintaining and improving DMGCC, the job of overseeing the maintenance of a golf course. He loves...
