Less Than Two Weeks Left To Preview The Billy Walters Estate!

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I know the demographics of this blog tend to skew toward high, so just a reminder that you have less than two weeks to check out sports gambler Billy Walters' Rancho Santa Fe house before the August 15th auction.

The Walters have decided to move closer to the coast, according to this San Diego Union Tribune piece by Jonathan Horn. El Milagro was listed for $19.995 million but now will go on the auction block. FBI wiretaps included!

It also includes this Desmond Muirhead-inspired short game area:

Golf Addiction Cited As Motive In $9,200 Pro Shop Burglary

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And now for a little News Of The Weird on the U.S. Open's eve.

From Michael Harthone of KOMO News, reporting on the arrest of a Kirkland, Washington 26-year-old with no prior record who broke into Gold Mountain Golf Course last month.

In addition to some of the stolen equipment, the suspect's apartment included golf paraphernalia, photos of himself playing golf and a hat reading, "Born to Golf, Forced to Work," according to police. Detectives noted the suspect did not appear to be employed and had played at Gold Mountain at least eight times in the past year.

“Burglaries are often the result of addictions – drugs, alcohol or gambling,” Bremerton Police Chief Steve Strachan said in a press release. “I think this is the first one we have seen that looks like a golf addiction.”

Old Postcard: Golf At Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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I'm not sure of the date, but I recently found this postcard at a show depicting the golf course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The original 1929 course is attributed to William Diddel and was named Speedway Golf Course.

Today, Brickyard Crossing GC has four holes inside the track and has been redesigned by Pete Dye.

The Indianapolis 500 is raced Sunday.