Professional Johnson losses his balls

Rooster · 07-09-2007, 01:51 PM

Thieves truck off 4,800 golf balls in middle of night

BONNER SPRINGS - Nearly 4,800 fluorescent yellow golf balls are missing from a suburban Kansas City golf course after someone raided its driving range.

Sunflower Hills Golf Course head professional Jeff Johnson

said it would have taken someone hours Sunday night to pick the balls up from the range, where they were scattered after being hit earlier in the night.

He has no idea whether the theft was an expensive prank -- with an estimated loss of $2,700, the crime is considered a felony -- or if the culprits intend to try to sell the balls, with their big stripe and about half with Dr Pepper logos on them.

"That or they are some really bad golfers who need some range balls to practice with -- a lot to practice with," Johnson said.

He discovered the theft Monday morning when he went to set up the driving range and noticed that there were no balls in the landing area.

Someone had apparently driven a vehicle onto the range. The balls, Johnson said, would have filled a pickup truck's bed.

"It by far is not the weirdest thing I have seen," said Bonner Springs Police Detective Jay Oliver. "It is definitely offbeat. It is not a common occurrence."

http://www.kansas.com/213/story/116477.html

seclark · 07-09-2007, 01:58 PM

that took some balls.
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ROYC75 · 07-09-2007, 02:09 PM

Somebody needs to practice alot........

Rooster · 07-09-2007, 02:20 PM

Witnesses say the getaway car was going balls to the wall when it left.

Sam Hall · 07-09-2007, 02:32 PM

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Hydrae · 07-09-2007, 03:00 PM

So, Mr. Detective, what is the weirdest thing you have seen? Enquiring minds would like to know.

07-09-2007, 01:51 PM
Rooster Draft a QB Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: JoCo Casino cash: $9951689	Professional Johnson losses his balls Thieves truck off 4,800 golf balls in middle of night BONNER SPRINGS - Nearly 4,800 fluorescent yellow golf balls are missing from a suburban Kansas City golf course after someone raided its driving range. Sunflower Hills Golf Course head professional Jeff Johnson said it would have taken someone hours Sunday night to pick the balls up from the range, where they were scattered after being hit earlier in the night. He has no idea whether the theft was an expensive prank -- with an estimated loss of $2,700, the crime is considered a felony -- or if the culprits intend to try to sell the balls, with their big stripe and about half with Dr Pepper logos on them. "That or they are some really bad golfers who need some range balls to practice with -- a lot to practice with," Johnson said. He discovered the theft Monday morning when he went to set up the driving range and noticed that there were no balls in the landing area. Someone had apparently driven a vehicle onto the range. The balls, Johnson said, would have filled a pickup truck's bed. "It by far is not the weirdest thing I have seen," said Bonner Springs Police Detective Jay Oliver. "It is definitely offbeat. It is not a common occurrence." http://www.kansas.com/213/story/116477.html
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