Rick Vogel’s story about his golf ball hunting walks with wife and dog struck a chord with our readers. (Read it by clicking here.) Most comments reflected an environmental theme.
“Rick is making a statement against a form of pollution that needs to be addressed,” wrote one reader, “and he has ‘the guts’ to do it. Keep it up, Rick.”
“My father is an avid golfer,” wrote another, “and I am an environmentalist, so I found this article to be fascinating from both perspectives.”
From time to time, we hear complaints from homeowners who live adjacent to a fairway and resent golf balls landing on their property. We are always perplexed at why they chose to live on a golf course in the first place. But one reader saw the glass -– and his backyard –- half full.
“I am also a non-golfer [like Rick] living on a golf course and find dozens of balls in my yard,” he wrote. “A good place to donate these is a high school that has a golf program. The students and coaches really appreciate it.”
Thanks to Rick for the “donation” of his provocative and entertaining story, and we look forward to more such contributions. And while we are at it, we invite other readers to share their own stories about their homes on the course.