'Security, we've got a scary-looking redneck with bullets in his bag at the airport ...'
Sometimes, you've got to say it could only be Boo Weekley. It used to be John Daly - but our man Boo's taking over JD's mantle quite nicely. You would have thought a trip to Kapalua, Hawaii for the PGA Tour's season-opening winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship would be pretty straightforward, not to mention something to look forward to, plan for, heck even dream about.
Not our Boo, who needed the best part of three days to get from his home in little Milton, Florida to Hawaii. Why? Well, Boo was a little absent-minded when he was packing for the trip. Golf clubs? Check. Keys? Check. PGA Tour badge? Check. Bullets in carry-on luggage? Check.
Ooops! That's right, Boo had last used his carry-on bag earlier in the autumn when he went on a hunting trip. Unfortunately for Boo, he left a couple of bullets from his rifle in the bag and didn't spot them when he packed for Kapalua. The scanners at the airport in Pensacola, Florida, however, did.
Said Weekley: "They put red flags on me, I had the cops there. I thought I was going to jail." Fortunately, our homespun hero didn't have his rifle on him as well. After a long delay explaining away the bullets in the bag, Boo travelled on to Atlanta, Georgia, where he missed his connecting flight by minutes, so he had to spend the night there.
Finally, Boo, his wife, son, and his in-laws made to Los Angeles by Saturday morning, but were held up there for nine hours because of more delays. He finally made it to Hawaii in the early morning hours of Sunday. Now that he's actually in Maui, let's hope that Boo can keep his mind on the golf and post a few scores. Then we can actually print that Weekley "fired a round of 65 ..."