Nothing Is Out of Bounds

Incredible-Yet-True Fact No. 1: A New York man who owns a house along famed Winged Foot Golf Club is suing the club because too many golf balls are being hit onto his property.

(This reminds me of the time my Uncle Silvio rented an apartment above a Greek restaurant and complained about the smell of garlic.)

Incredible-Yet-True Fact No. 2: A state Supreme Court judge in Westchester, N.Y., issued a temporary restraining order earlier this month against the club, banning play on the sixth hole of the East Course until further notice.

(Wow. You can actually close a hole on a golf course? If Jean Van de Velde ever gets wind of this, the 18th at Carnoustie is in danger.)

In a related development, Indians who once occupied the countryside where Winged Foot is now located also are suing the club, hoping to reclaim the land to open a casino.

(That I'm making up, but more on that topic later.)

Mamaroneck, N.Y., resident Anthony Pecora, a restaurant owner who bought a house adjacent to Winged Foot in 2003, contends that the barrage of errant golf shots to the par-3 sixth hole has caused a "life-threatening condition" for him, his two children and his dog.

(Coincidentally, I have action pending against NBC Sports in regard to a "life-threatening condition" caused by Johnny Miller.)

According to the New York Times, Pecora's home just off the sixth-hole green has had five broken windows this year from wayward golf balls.

(Idea: Replace the windows with windmills.)

Pecora's Labrador retriever, Frankie, swallowed a golf ball last year that required emergency surgery costing $3,444.40.

(Geez. If I had swallowed my last prenup, the surgery would've saved me money.)