Ok, maybe it’s time to accept that green fees are getting out of hand at some courses.
In Maryland, Thomas C. Springer told a judge that he needed money to play golf. That’s why he robbed a bank last November.
Seems that Springer walked into a Chevy Chase Bank in Kensington, gave the teller a note saying he was robbing the joint.
As surprising as this may seem, it appears Springer didn’t really plan things out well, and managed to only get away with $400. Which was booby trapped with a dye pack, which immediately exploded.
He was arrested minutes after.
According to the Baltimore Sun, Springer, who has been convicted in four previous bank robberies, was a press secretary for one-time Rep. Toby Roth of Wisconsin in the 1980s.
Springer told a judge his crime spree was so that he could pay his rent, and play golf.
A word of advice for those like Springer, who will go to any extreme to play golf: Try a municipal course, they’re normally much cheaper, meaning you only really need to rob a liquor store for the money. This will help eliminate the social awkwardness of being charged with a federal crime.
Just a helpful hint. Just in case, though, perhaps the NSA should keep tabs on Scott McClellan for a while. If they can spare the time.
–WKW
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WorldGolf.com's William K. Wolfrum blogs about everything in the world of golf and travel, including Michelle Wie, Lorena Ochoa, Tiger Woods and other PGA and LPGA headlines. Plus, he offers the humorous and obscure in news, politics and pop culture.
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