Play It Where It Lays

This picture was taken at the "Breakers Golf Course" in Palm Beach County, FL in June, 1998. As the story goes, the first foursome of the day played togetherto the 5th hole where one impatient golfer went ahead of the group. The remaining three, thinking that the impatient golfer finished without them and was waiting at the nineteenth hole weren't concerned with his absence. After waiting two hours for his return and his car still in the car park the threesome notified the club and the search was on. Of course the impatient golfer was not located but his clubs were found on the seventh hole. Three days later, Ole Mose was spotted on the seventh hole and was an immediate suspect. Ole Mose was an American Croc. that was an infrequent course visitor for over 20 years. Not too much concern was ever given Ole Mose whom had always made a hasty retreat whenever he saw anyone coming. To make a long story even longer, after the course officials, SPCA, lawyers, citizens groups, Mayor, Palm Beach Police Dept and the Americian Crocodile Association of So. Fl. had had their say, it was decided that, to put everyone's mind at ease, Ole Mose should be unzipped. And here is the result.

There must be something learned from this; maybe something about being patient with your golf game or maybe something about safety in numbers. Next time it might be a bear or whatever......