The flyer advertising the Pierce Fire Department’s annual fundraiser at the town’s community golf course last Saturday seemed like pretty standard fare. Tee-times were at 8.15am, 11am and 3pm, entries cost $450 (€409) per twosome, and, oh, AR-15s, balls and blank bullets were provided by the organisers. No drivers, irons or putters were required because the object of this particular tournament was to, literally, shoot Titleists closest to the nine holes. With actual firearms.
“It’s about trajectory,” said Rich Lutz, inventor of AR-15 golf, sounding like a teaching pro advising a rookie with a pitching wedge in hand about their best course of action. “So, you control the length of your shot by how far you put the muzzle into the air.”
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- May 11, 2023
