Now that the pride of Sweden, world-famous golfer Henrik Stenson, has secured the Accenture Match Play crown at the Gallery Golf Club in Tucson, the eyes of the golf world have turned north a couple miles to another golf course, The Ranch in West Saddlebrooke.
It is there that a long-awaited grudge match will finally pit three cheerful country school kids against a gang of big city bullies in a contest of skill and ego. Eight determined men in shorts and plaids will gather at high noon tomorrow to finally put an end to the bickering and infighting that has soiled this otherwise pristine community of active adults.
Trickery and deceit
Neutral observers are hopeful that this event will finally settle a simmering dispute that started when three local retired seniors on fixed incomes, using trickery and deceit, systematically pillaged the assets of naive Minnesota snowbirds who were seeking nothing but shelter from the storm and friendly relations with their new neighbors.
These unwitting marks have now resolved to get satisfaction for these wrongs in a grudge match tomorrow to return their stolen honor to its rightful place. Perhaps George W. said it best: "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice. . . and you won't fool anybody anymore," or something like that.
The three Rolfsrud boys, reared in rural America, who learned their values in a one-room country school, who attended church and Sunday School and Luther League every week, and who studied at mandatory Bible Camps each summer, will face an opponent clearly grounded in the slick city passions of gaming, gambling and good times.
Squirrels
Those who believe that good triumphs over evil, that honesty is the best policy, that quality is job one, that cheaters never win, know how to place their bets. Those who believe that nice guys finish last, that every dog has its day, that even a blind squirrel sometimes finds an acorn, will put their money on that dastardly trio of Dick, Dick and Mick, the Huey, Dewey and Louie of Saddlebrooke.
Gentle readers, please check this blog for the latest information on this Battle Royale of good vs. evil taking place tomorrow afternoon at the shootout at The Ranch. The good guys will wear the white hats.And thank you for your heartfelt support, and letters of encouragement, we won't let you down.
Pictured, from left, Curly, Moe, and old what'shisname
