Police: Guy mistakes downtown bar for driving range; guy is shot in Dorchester

Location

Disturbing the peace
180 State St.
Boston
United States
42° 21' 33.6348" N, 71° 3' 12.9384" W
See map: Google Maps

A self-proclaimed golf pro from Woburn found himself in the rough early this morning at the Black Rose Bar on State Street:

According to an on-duty security guard at the bar, Mr. Gaffney used a golf club to smash the bar's windows. He appeared to be extremely intoxicated, and yelled various lewd insults at the officers on the scene. He threatened to "beat them" once he was freed from their handcuffs. He also demanded that he be let go since he was "a golf professional".

Police, no doubt a bit teed off, declined his request and instead made him one in a hole.

Innocent, etc.

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Fore the puns get out of hand...

By Gary McGath (not verified) | Wed, 07/30/2008 - 2:03pm

Will he be charged with drunken driving?

Could be a wedge issue

By SwirlyGrrl | Wed, 07/30/2008 - 2:04pm

Unless you are just being iron-ic there, Gary.

I guess....

By BikerGeek | Wed, 07/30/2008 - 2:27pm

I guess wood-en puns are just a hazard around here.

The police caught him in a trap

By Ron Newman | Wed, 07/30/2008 - 2:32pm

and treated him like the bogeyman.

Yeah

By Michael | Wed, 07/30/2008 - 2:35pm

Definitely par for the course.

Pun

By Kaz | Wed, 07/30/2008 - 2:53pm

A little birdie told me he is (was?) the pro at Swanson Meadows in Billerica.

Thanks for the links

By SwirlyGrrl | Wed, 07/30/2008 - 2:57pm

I'm sure they will find a fairway to deal with him.

Fore!

By Suldog | Wed, 07/30/2008 - 3:42pm

I'm getting wood just thinking about it.

Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com

big wood or a putter?

By Anonymous | Wed, 07/30/2008 - 3:50pm

You can always count on someone to go blue.

That's Just...

By Suldog | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 9:52am

... one of the hazards of coming here.

Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com

It's a trap

By Anonymous | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 11:09am

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