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I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED, OR MAYBE
NOT
s
o privileged, to be part of a few
near-death experiences in a golf cart. Avid
golfers, who sometimes….. possibly……..
just slightly…….. over indulge on alcoholic
beverages, while attempting to operate a
golf cart, will be familiar with this safety
hazard. Golf cart accidents are something
that every golfer dreads, but knows deep
down, someday it could happen to them.
Golf carts are wonderful inventions that give
relief from lugging a heavy golf bag and
provide a convenient way to transport adult
beverages on ice, but they can be dangerous
if the wrong conditions arise. These tales
regaled after the fact always seem better than
the initial experience, let’s face it though, we
did live to play another day.
The following is one of my more memorable
golf cart adventures for your enjoyment.
My playing partner and I were standing
on the 18th tee of a prominent course that
neither of us had played before. We had
been watching the sky for some time, in
hopes that the ‘Golf Gods’ would allow us
a precious few more minutes to finish our
round before the deluge began.
We teed off and as we turned to the walk
to the cart, the sky opened up with all of its
fury. It was as if the walls of water that Moses
created by parting the Red Sea, descended
upon us. I am talking full-on monsoon
conditions. A stinging rain that was sure to
hurt your skin because it came down so
violently.
It was rain that would hurt even Chuck
Norris’s skin and that’s some seriously
damaging rain.
We ran, screaming, made our way to the
cart, and jumped in. We didn’t even bother
to put our clubs back in our bags, as I yelled,
“Go! Go! Go!”
Remember, neither of us had played this
course previously.We didn’t know the terrain
ahead and didn’t care.We only knewwe had
to make it to the safety of the clubhouse, our
only escape from the painful, stinging rain.
We reached top speed, but could barely see
10 feet in front of us as we drove at break-
neck speed. We hoped we would be able to
stop before we crashed into the clubhouse.
Then I saw it! A ditch! 15 feet ahead of us
and getting closer at an alarming pace.
I Survived A
Harrowing Golf
Cart Mishap
BRYAN RENIUS
Who ever said golf was boring?We do like a
challenge don’t we? Of course we do.