Have you ever had that eerie feeling like you are being watched while you are lining up your putt on the golf course? Has your wayward shot disappeared into the trees, only to end up strangely reappearing on the putting green? Sometimes too many odd phenomena occur on the golf course to explain.
Perhaps you are not alone on those secluded links after all. There are many golf courses throughout the world which are haunted by the spirits of those who have passed from this world.
Here are six of the spookiest haunted golf course stories from courses all around the world. Do you believe?
1) At Enfield Golf Course in Hertfordshire, England, golfer Martin Harrow and a friend were walking down the fairway at around 8 or 9pm. The moonlight was bright that evening, and by the light they could see someone moving towards them on the opposite side of the fairway. As it moved towards them, they realized that it was a figure wearing a cape and floating above the ground, surrounded by a misty cloud.
The figure came right up to Harrow and his friend, and before Harrow ran for his life he glanced within the hood of the cape. He saw nothing but a rotting mass covered in writhing maggots. Enfield Course was once a burial pit for people who had succumbed to the Great Plague of London.
2) According to legend, at Trails West Golf Course in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the ghost of Catherine Sutter still wanders aimlessly, looking for her children and husband who disappeared when she was travelling through the area in the 1880s.
3) In Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, the Victoria Golf Course is famous for its beautiful Oceanside setting but also for the ghost of Doris Gravlin. She was murdered by her husband Victor in 1936. He strangled her and then dragged her across the seventh fairway, hiding her under a pile of logs near the beach. Many golfers have seen a pulsing globe of light and even a white figure near the seventh fairway.
4) Braemar Golf Course in Edina, Minnesota is apparently haunted by the ghost of a homeless black man named Jim who died on the land. He makes things difficult for golfers, as balls will go into the hole and then right back out again.
5) An apparition of eight monks has been seen strolling sadly along the fairway of Aetna Springs Golf Course in California. The monks have been seen several times, and were described as having expressions of agony and pain on their faces. They are believed to be Dominican friars, who were tortured to death by the rival Spanish Franciscans in the 1500s.
6) There is a legend about the Hilton Head Golf Course in South Carolina, involving two young lovers who were walking along the course on a summer's evening. Suddenly, a strange bluish light caught their eye and they watched as it floated through the air. It slowly formed into a figure of a young woman in a beautiful Victorian dress. The dress looked exactly like the one that Caroline Fripp was wearing on the night when she was killed by a hurricane in 1898. Several people have also reported hearing sobbing and having sensed a strange presence on the course.
These are just a few of the bizarre stories of paranormal activity at golf courses around the world. Next time you are out playing a few rounds, remember to watch out for otherworldly company that might join you!
Tyler Ryne writes about the hottest news and stories about golf on his blog, Golf Buzz Blog. He's also a team member at the Golf Bag Center, where you can find the best golf bags for sale at unbeatable prices.
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