This is a totally crazy story. Makes you think social unrest in the UK is rampant. To quote the article:

A HISTORIC golf course has hired private security guards to patrol its greens after coming under siege from young vandals.

Malicious incidents, including one in which a young player’s golf clubs were stolen by youths, have forced club officials to spend £2000 every month on security.

Duddingston Golf Club has also hired a watchman to spend the night at the club after three break-ins in the last six weeks.

General manager John Elvin said: “We now have to pay guarded security around £2000 every month just to protect ourselves from these vandals.

“The flags are stolen from the golf course, the tee markers are destroyed or thrown in the burn, they ride bicycles and motorcycles across the greens and cars have even been left burned out.

Source: Scotsman.com

Duncan, British Columbia, June 3 /PR Direct/ - Canadian University and College golfers will look to conclude the school year on a high note as Duncan Meadows Golf and Country Club prepares to host the Canadian University/College Golf Championship conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association from June 6-10 in Duncan, B.C.

In all, 154 College and University golfers from across Canada will compete during the five-day team championship which gets underway with a practice round on Monday, June 6. The championship is open to universities, colleges and other post-secondary institutions (professional and technical schools) in Canada. In total, the field will be comprised of 20 male teams and a record 11 female teams - including both defending champions.

In the men’s division, Ryan Lamb of Bradford, Ont. is the lone returning member of the 2004 champion, Humber College team. Joining Lamb to defend Humber’s title will be Lee French of London, Ont., Dave McDonald of Smith Falls, Ont., Sean O’Malley of Pembroke, Ont., and Michael Zizek of Mississauga, Ont. Zizek and French are sure to aid in Humber’s defense as both finished one-two at the 2004 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) PING Golf Open Nationals last October. Humber claimed that championship for the second consecutive season.

On the women’s side, the University of British Columbia (UBC) will count on four returning players to lead the charge in the defense of their title. Newcomer Heather Cronkwright of Calgary will join Erica Bennett of Dieppe, N.B., Jana Haggins of Calgary, Alison Kirk-Owen of West Vancouver, B.C. and Morgan Lederhouse of Calgary. University of Victoria, who took the title in 2003, will look to topple UBC as will the University of Western Ontario who were last year’s runner-up.

Also competing in the championship will be the University of Toronto (UofT). Both UofT and UBC were last year’s recipients of the Arnold Palmer Golf Fund. The fund was created by the RCGA Foundation to aid Canadian colleges and universities create and develop first-class competitive golf programs giving Canada’s top young golfers the opportunity to pursue their studies at home while continuing to perfect their games.

“This will be our third Canadian University and College Championship and has the makings to be the best ever,” said Brent McLaughlin, Director of Amateur Competitions for the Royal Canadian Golf Association. “Competition in our University and College golf programs is becoming stronger and stronger and I’m sure Duncan Meadows Golf will prove to be up for the challenge.”

Championship Format
The team championship will involve five-player teams competing over 72 holes with the top four individual scores counting towards the team total. After 54 holes, the field will be cut to the low 10 male and low four (4) female teams. Any team within 15 shots of the lead will also make the cut.
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