Posted on 04/09/2012 1:06:21 PM PDT by rawhide
A 40-year-old Masters patron was arrested Sunday after, police said, he attempted to steal sand from the sand trap.
Richmond County sheriff’s Capt. Scott Gay said Clayton Price Baker, of Ohio, slipped under the ropes following the tournament and attempted to put the sand in his cup.
After a short foot chase by Augusta National security and sheriff’s deputies, Baker was apprehended and charged with disorderly conduct.
Gay said Baker, who was drinking heavily at the time of the incident, was unsuccessful at getting any of the sand in his cup
I don’t see where acoustic guitars, bongo drums, or even bagpipes are banned. Seems you could have Burning Man there.
Ten years as someone’s wife in a state prison farm will teach this thug not to steal sand.
Hmm looks like he “had a lot of sand” to try and steal sand...
“Why don’t you people live where THE FOOD IS?”...OH-OOHHHHHH!!
Give it a try in 2013 if you’re so inclined. Let me know how it works for you...
New nickname: Sandy Burglar....
Why did golf become a sport where drinking is more important than actually watching the game?
When I was a kid, you never saw people drunk at the Master’s. It wasn’t until the 90s this started becoming an issue.
Then there is the folks who think is is cool to yell after every shot.
What is with that?
Downtown Agusta hasn`t improved much since I was at
Gordon `69 I gather
Two cousins of mine who were there this week end
said they wouldn`t want to be there after dark
Awesomely beautiful course
Always wondered how many people it takes to maintain it
That dofus looks like one of those idiots that
scream “get in the hole”
Book `em Danno
Anybody see how POWs got rid of sand in The Great Escape?
This guy Baker, if he was a bit smarter, would have fitted his pants with the reverse... a trigger in his pocket would extend a snare out his pants bottom - bell bottoms would really work well to grab all the sand he could use. All then he’d need to do is learn to whistle REALLY GOOD, and nonchalantly wander aimlessly around the sand trap, gathering his precious sand while whistling some tune...
Ha! Good one
How do do actually prove that any sand you stole was actually from Augusta? Just like people who would try to sell a piece of the Colosseum? There's no way to prove it unless Rome officials authorized sale of pieces and marked them as such. That idea is inherently ridiculous. Anybody who would buy junk like that deserves to be locked up for terminal stupidity.
Could he claim entrapment?
Why, yes. Yes it is.
For one thing, it's from my home state. Specifically, it's quartz, a byproduct of feldspar mining near Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
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