Tell Us Your Pettiest Golf Club Stories
Earlier today, we ran an excerpt from author Shane Ryan’s new golf book. It was about the unrelenting pettiness of Augusta National Golf Club, from which even squirrels and birds can be banished for getting out of line. That post inspired commenter Clue Heywood to tell us a story about Randy Johnson scandalizing a local golf club for daring to rock a backwards hat …
I reckon, though, this is merely the tip of the snobbery iceberg. If you’ve ever been confronted by a petty golf pro for munching on Doritos too loudly, or denied entrance to a course because you weren’t wearing madras shorts, please enlighten us down in the bowels of Kinja. And expect a stern letter from the Bushwood board of directors to come immediately after you do.
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