They are, however, frequently canceled in the winter, when freezing temperatures keep the die-hards like Mitchell, Bond and Konrad away. But, neither rain nor lightning has kept these serious Putt-Putt players from their appointed rounds, he said. Morris said the players can take it pretty seriously, so much so that things can get ugly when the game is not going well. He said Konrad even broke his putter once. It just gets intense, that's all I can say.
Some people take it more personal than others.
Luckily, things didn't get ugly on Peters Creek Road on this Wednesday night two weeks ago, even though Konrad, by his own assertion, had a bad match, scoring 116 in three rounds on the par-two course. Frank Tice, with a score of 117 strokes, won the lower division title and took home a deli gift certificate, free golf coupons and bragging rights. These guys are not aspiring golfers, preparing for the Masters. Only Mitchell plays golf, but not often. When he does , he takes a putter similar to the one he uses at the Putt-Putt course.