San Francisco Citizen

Check out this bit of news from the SF Rec and Park Blog:

“On October 1, we discovered some heart-wrenching vandalism at the Golden Gate Park Golf Course, a nine-hole track that is beloved by golfers of all ages and abilities. The greens and fairways on holes 6, 7 and 8 were heavily damaged by a vehicle, with the seventh green, in particular, destroyed beyond all recognition.  This wasn’t a case of a wayward driver taking an unexpected detour through our golf course.  Someone deliberately made a point of tearing up and destroying our golf course by using it as their own off-road course.”

This is what it looks like:

SF RPD – Click to expand

Of course, vandals is everywhere, and this mayhem could be the result of teenagers out on the town. But check out this happy fun slander* sheet the Yelpers have going and see what some duffers think of resident golf pro Bruce Olson and his policies and behavior and whatnot. (Sensitive, touchy, easily-offended fashion models on the runway are akin to sensitive, touchy, easily-offended golfers on the fairway? Seems that way sometimes.)

And hey, didn’t area billionaire and nascent media baron Warren Hellman just give the GGP something like $75k for irrigation ‘n stuff? Yes he did. Oh well.

Gaia is crying.

Courage. 

*That’s the phrase, but whenever you’re thinking about whether something is slander or libel, just say “defamation” and that’ll cover all your bases.

Tags: 2010, bay area, bruce olson, california, course, district, donuts, golden gate park, golf, park, police, pro, richmond, San Francisco, SFPD, Station, vandalism, vandals

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