Country Clubber Suspended, Sues Club And It'd Be Funny If It Weren't Also A Little Scary!

Joe Romano of Courthouse News on fun times at Richmond Country Club where GM MacDonald Niven overheard Robert Yick refer to a fellow member as a "dickhead." Yick was referring to a fellow member of a club-within-the-club called the "Dick Brothers Traveling Golf Club."

No one ever said all club members were classy.

But here's the reminder of what bizarre places some clubs can be:

Niven was allegedly stalking the group in the pro shop on July 4 when he overheard Yick calling a fellow golfer a "dickhead" in jest.

Niven, who had been targeting Yick for complaining about his inappropriate management style, reported the incident and recommended that Yick be "reprimanded, fined, and/or suspended or expelled" from the country club, according to the lawsuit.

Yick says Niven claimed that the nickname was "unacceptable" and violated the country club's policy against "foul or abusive language."

He says the board voted to suspend his membership for 90 days for simply exercising his right to free speech.