Can you believe this? What would you have done?

Question

I was playing Golf in a tournament. I was at Weston Golf Club. It was the 15 hole, and it was very routine. All of a sudden a black kid runs up to the flag and takes it, and he also took my playing partners golf ball. ( i didn't shoot yet, btw they were 2 PRO V1). One of the guys in my group ran after them, then another two went after. I was there telling the group before what happened. (There were over 10 black kids and they stole golf balls, flags, and bunker rakes.) They were also near Jane street. They cut a hole through the fence with fence cutters and they walked through. This completely messed up my round i was 1 over before they came. Then the last couple of holes, i was 7 over. I just didn't feel safe. Have you seen anything as bizarre as this? I've know a lot of dark coloured skin people and they all are nice people. These kids are just a bunch of a$$holes. What do they benefit? What would you have done?

Answer 1

That is most unfortunate, not to mention frusturating and unfair.  My advice is to choose another golf course

Answer 2

i would of give them a talking to then call the pro shop and then i think the pro shop would call the police for tresspassing and stealing

Answer 3

That is bad...I know how one thing like that can mess up a round....what a bunch of losers!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

And what does their being black have to do with it?  It was a group of bad kids apparently... A rotten group of white kids could have done the same thing.

Answer 5

If i was there they wouldn't think of doing it again. They would have had a 5 iron wrapped around their head, or an imprint of a 460CC driver, tough choice! Yobs.

Answer 6

just bored kids nothing to do , nowere to go . dont understand what they did to individuals concerned . police action would have been right choice if you could have made positive i d . if thier is a positive side , no drug dealer would trade thier poision for a golf ball . next time it will not be golf balls . it will be car stero , mugging , b and e .

Answer 7

thats messed up. tell the proshop or the manager

Answer 8

They're just trying to be cool.

Hey, at least they aren't stealing guns.

Answer 9

Black, white, green, or purple, is NOT the issue. I would have been frightened if a large group of any kids did such a terrible thing. I'd yell and get the attention of as many golfers and neighbors as possible and I'd call the police immediately. I'd also send one of my golfing buddies, back to the 19th hole (clubhouse) and get a ranger on the scene ASAP.  Get a good look at what they're wearing, so you'll have a good description of these hooligans. Reporting them as a group of black kids, is senseless and immaterial.  

Note: One of your golf buddies should have been holding the flag on the putting green. I'm sorry you lost your clubs. I know they're pricey.

Well Brian, it sounds like it's time to find a safer and more secure golf course to play at. You may pay more in gas and green fees.....but in the long run, you'll save money by not having to buy new equipment if you continue to play at a notoriously bad/crime-ridden golf course. Golf should be relaxing. If you have to worry about a bunch of bad kids possibly looking to steal your equipment and wreak havoc on the golf course, you won't be able to relax and concentrate on your game. I'm sorry that you have had such a bad experience while golfing. It's such a peaceful sport and you deserve to enjoy your time out on the course.

Answer 10

I know the feeling. I was playing a round and I was on the third hole. I went in to the woods to look for golf balls, while I was waiting for the other people in my group to hit. Kid ran out of the woods behind me, and jumped in my cart and took off with it. Lucky the people I was golfing with chased him down. He jump out of the cart and ran in to the woods and crossed a stream. We end up teeing up golf balls at him (ratty Topflites, not wasting Titleists). Took me 4 holes to finally get my hand to stop shaking from the adrenaline.

Answer 11

well they would have been my new aiming target

Answer 12

beat they're *** into the ground. congrats on playin well until that point

Answer 13

There just kids Its not the end of the world I used to do it when I was a 8 or 9 year old at Camberley Heath Its hilly there and we used to run out and take the balls and laugh till we cried when the golfers came over the hill and tried to find the balls Didnt mean any harm It was just things we did

Answer 14

A bunch of (black) kids beat a guy up at a golf course in my town a few weeks ago with his own clubs...fractured his skull.

Another reason why people should be allowed to shoot first, ask questions later if it's private property.

Answer 15

they're just kids. i would have given them a real good talkin' to, no matter what color skin they are. (which i think is funny how u mentioned their skin color) but seriously kids are dumb sometimes and u just gotta yell at them. haha srry they took ur stuff

Answer 16

I would have ran after them, and called the cops. Thats destruction of private property, and steeling. I agree with you also, I know a lot of african amierican people and their nice, but kids like that  cause people to think worse on their race. By the way golf owns, best spot ever next to rowing.

Jackmac :P~

Answer 17

That's why I carry my cellphone. On a course here a man came out of the woods and robbed some golfers at gun point. This happened about it year ago and it was not the first time it happened.

As far stealing the golf cart, that is much more serious than the ball and the course could have him put in jail for that.