Creepy golf dude

[triple-bogey]

Had a creepy experience at Champlain Golf Club this am. My son and I are walking on the cart path (through the woods) between 1st green and 2nd tee. This guy appears out of nowhere, holding a ball in his hand, and doesn't have any clubs.


Creepy dude: ''Do you know what time it is?''


Me: ''Its 7:35''.


Creepy dude: ''Wow, that's really early isn't it?'' (I'm like wtf???).


He then says ''Wow, you brought your son golfing with you this morning?'' with a huge creepy grin on his face. At this point, I don't answer and we just walk past him. He follows us for a bit, and then turns around.


My son and I tee off on the 2nd, and before heading out to our balls, I decide to go have a look back to see what he is up to. I see him hiding in the woods and watching the next group behind us on the first hole. At that point I called the clubhouse from my cell phone ''Pick up creepy dude please''...


I shudder to think what would have happened if my son would have been golfing alone. I asked my son: ''What would you have done if you would have been alone and someone like that guy tried to attack you?''. His reply ''7-iron to the head and run like hell''.

[Break68]

That is creepy and the strangest story from this area I have ever heard.

[triple-bogey]

That is creepy and the strangest story from this area I have ever heard.

I just kept wondering ''What if my son would have been alone'', or what about a lone female golfer? Who knows what he was up to, but it really gave me a good spook.

[jsttaylor]

Now that's creepy/weird. Did you enquire at the clubhouse when you were done about what they did with him?

[triple-bogey]

Now that's creepy/weird. Did you enquire at the clubhouse when you were done about what they did with him?

No, unfortunately I didn't. I didn't want to make this any weirder for my son than it already was.

[nokids]

I was at Chateau Cartier with LeftyLuc a couple years ago and there was a bum looking for golfballs. My apologies if you're reading this Mr. Bum, but that's what you looked like.

[northern33]

I was at Chateau Cartier with LeftyLuc a couple years ago and there was a bum looking for golfballs. My apologies if you're reading this Mr. Bum, but that's what you looked like.

Must be the same guy I saw at Hautes Plaines earlier this year...friggun scared the crap out of me on hole #12

[Sunny D]

OK that is really weird.... and tell your son GOOD ANSWER.....

[triple-bogey]

Well this guy was actually dressed (somewhat) like a golfer. In fact, when he first approached us, I thought he was one of the 2 golfers that we were following. It is only when I got to the 2nd tee and I saw the two golfers on the green that it really sunk in what was going on.

[BogeyGolf]

That is creepy!!!, Are you sure he wasn't a Marshall, they are always in the bush looking for golfballs....

[Ruskie]

Marshalls? At Champlain???

[BogeyGolf]

I wasn't thinking...

[triple-bogey]

I doubt it. There weren't any golf carts anywhere nearby. He also talked to us in perfect English (my son and I were speaking French just prior to his apparition). I think if he would have been a Marshall, he would have talked to us in French.

[jeffc]

Must be the same guy I saw at Hautes Plaines earlier this year...friggun scared the crap out of me on hole #12

is that the par 3 on the back over the ravine? I met some freaky guy scavaging golf balls there a few years back.

[BogeyGolf]

Nope, its the 2nd hole uphill about 130yds or so

[leftylucas]

tThe guy we saw at Cartier has no teeth and sells balls on St Joseph near t&e Mega Car dealership. He is at every golf course 8n the QC area. He is weird.

[Marcos]

The person you are refering to is a friend of mines brother. While he is scary at times, he is a special needs person and he makes a living out of selling used golf balls near les H.P.
He is not the most friendly and polite guy but I assure you he is harmless to say the least. The good thing is that you can buy back your ProV's from him.
Hard not to judge people on first impressions I agree and I admit when you dont know him he is kind of different but arent we all.

Must be the same guy I saw at Hautes Plaines earlier this year...friggun scared the crap out of me on hole #12

[northern33]

No....it's the dogleg par 4 right before the par 3 over the ravine.

is that the par 3 on the back over the ravine? I met some freaky guy scavaging golf balls there a few years back.

I hear you. I wasn't judging him...just stating that he came out of the bush right behind me on hole#12 and I almost took off sprinting. Even after almost having a heart attack I asked him how he was doing and got no response...figured he may have been special needs. Regardless, it's a great way to make some money...especially at HP...there must be hundreds of balls down some of those gulleys in the woods....many of them mine .

The person you are refering to is a friend of mines brother. While he is scary at times, he is a special needs person and he makes a living out of selling used golf balls near les H.P.
He is not the most friendly and polite guy but I assure you he is harmless to say the least. The good thing is that you can buy back your ProV's from him.
Hard not to judge people on first impressions I agree and I admit when you dont know him he is kind of different but arent we all.

[Marcos]

Thats O.k Mike, I just wanted people to know who he is. By the way,some of his Prov's are almost like new, only hit once LOL. I encourage golfers to buy from him.He sets up around HP or St-Joseph and Freeman road. He has all grades of balls and no taxes on your purchase.LOL



I hear you. I wasn't judging him...just stating that he came out of the bush right behind me on hole#12 and I almost took off sprinting. Even after almost having a heart attack I asked him how he was doing and got no response...figured he may have been special needs. Regardless, it's a great way to make some money...especially at HP...there must be hundreds of balls down some of those gulleys in the woods....many of them mine .[/QUOTE]