Golfers Irate Over Prankster
Valley City Country Club (VCCC) is normally a pretty quiet sleepy place. Things can get crazy when they have tournaments or wedding receptions, and things can heat up a bit on the weekends. Monday- Thursday is normally ho hum with the same 25-30 senior citizens playing in the mornings. Things have gotten interesting at the club recently though. A prankster, or some would say terrorist, has been lurking around the course, and the golfers are tired of him.
A young man with an air horn has been pranking golfers while they’re teeing off for a few weeks now. He generally sounds the air horn during players’ backswings, and the noise causes a bad shot. No one has been able to catch the prankster. He wears camo, and he’s always hidden behind trees or brush. After he sounds his air horn and he’s located, he runs off into the woods.
VCCC was carved out of the forest, so the club is basically surrounded by woods. This has provided cover for the prankster. Golfers have started looking for him, but you never know where he’s going to be. He can find cover on 11 or 12 of the 18 holes on the course.
The prankster, nicknamed the Backswing Bandit, has even started a Facebook page sharing videos of his pranks, and he’s already obtained over 2,500 followers. The club members were mad, but the creation of the Facebook page has made many members irate. Many members have seen videos of themselves being pranked, and they’re not happy about it.
One club member said, “This is not funny. I guess he thinks he’s Johnny Knoxville in Jackass. This punk needs to be caught, and needs to be tarred and feathered. I can’t even enjoy a nice round of golf now because I’m worried I’m going to hear that air horn on any backswing. We’re gonna catch this golf terrorist.”
Another member said, “I’m gonna be honest. I think it’s funny. He’s gotten all my buddies except me, and they were all so mad. He’ll probably get me at some point. I kind of wish I would’ve came up with the idea myself. Some of these stiff old timers need to relax a little.”
VCCC doesn’t know what they’re going to do to stop the prankster. Will they offer a reward for information? The more time that goes by it seems the prankster gets more brash and bold. The SRVO will let you know about any developments with the Backswing Bandit.