What’s In A Name
By R.J. Smiley All golfers know that some bogies are better than others. Making birdie with your second ball, after swatting the first one off the premises, comes to mind.…
The Golf Pro And The Bull Snake
What do you think of when you hear Bismarck, North Dakota? As your mind searches for an answer. any answer; let me give you one word that you had not thought of - GOLF.
THE GOLDEN THAT WOULD NOT FETCH
Eli loves golf! He was a good college player who is still competitive in state golf association tournaments. But with a new family and a good sales job that kept him of the road four days a week, it was hard for him to find time to play.
WhoreDog
By R.J. Smiley Perched on the elevated bow seat of a Tracker Targa as the sun was melting into the western horizon, I was lost in reflections of the day. …
DRILL THE EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
The name on his name tag said Duke, but I met Drill, the ER Nurse, on a recent visit to a large hospital’s emergency room on a very busy Saturday night.
Hummingbird Hats
The Basketball Golf Group, BGG for short, was ready! They had made the annual golf trip since their college years. The BGG had won the small school state basketball championship as high school seniors.
The Natural
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 truly natural golfer.
Rabid Bobcat Attacks Golfer
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 with rabies.
“HONEY, JUST TAP IT”
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.
The Bulkhead Wall And The Push Cart
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 Characters story.
