Golfer Had Extra Iron in His Bag

Weekend golfers on public courses might be used to being forced to wait and wait and wait on the group ahead of them, but the frustration reached another level for Lawrence Werner, a regular player at the nine-hole Oxford Valley course in Levittown, Pa.

Werner was in a fivesome one day following a particularly slow group of inexperienced players. At a par-three hole, Werner’s group thought they were invited to play through, but when they reached the green, one of the slow players allegedly grabbed a club and threatened Werner.

Werner was ready. He pulled a .38-caliber pistol--which he had a license to carry--and pointed it at the man’s head. No shots were fired, but Werner’s group played through.

According to Golf World, Werner was charged with reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct and later released.

Too close: J.C. Snead grew up watching his Uncle Sam play golf, so he didn’t realize he was watching the player with the sweetest swing in the game.

“I took it for granted that that’s the way good players play,” J.C. said. “I thought, ‘I should probably play like that.’ I didn’t know I was watching a Picasso.”

Trivia time: Actor Mark Collver has been signed for the role of heavyweight champion James J. Corbett in the Jonathan Winfrey movie, “Gentleman Jim.” Who played Corbett in the original version of the Warner Bros. movie in 1942?

What’s in a name?”Serenity” is the most popular name for a boat this year, according to a survey conducted by the Boat Owners Assn. of the United States. The organization of 425,000 members keeps a record of names.

Following Serenity, in order were Wave Runner, Sea Dancer, Liquid Asset and Obsession.

Good question: Philadelphia sportswriter Bill Conlin’s thoughts on the Dream Team’s victory over Angola: “After beating the wretched nation on the Horn of Africa by 75 points, would it be possible for each of the NBA stars to donate 25% of his Olympic endorsement money to help feed the millions of undernourished Angolan children?”

Wake him up: Harvey Schiller, executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, actually said this in seriousness: “I’m sure once our basketball players visit the Olympic Village, they’ll want to live there.”

Bad timing: During a broadcast of the U.S.-Germany basketball game, KMPC ran an ad asking for donations to support our Olympic athletes.

New Olympic sport?Edward Orgeron, a University of Miami assistant football coach, was arrested for allegedly head-butting a bar manager during a fight in Baton Rouge, La.

Trivia answer: Errol Flynn.

Golf groupies: From the looks of his play in the British Open, South Africa’s Ernie Els may be golf’s next star. He is only 22, and when his stylish appearance and low scores attracted a number of female spectators to his gallery, the British media were ready with a name for them: Els’ Belles.

Quotebook: Nancy Eckersley, on pitcher/husband Dennis: “For him, success is not enough. He wants to be exceptional. If he doesn’t do well, no matter what you say, you can’t make him feel better.”