Isn’t the game hard enough without this?

The golf pros agree: You should size up the green closely, address the ball squarely and hold onto your club firmly.

Very firmly, if you’re playing golf in parts of the San Gabriel Valley.

A rash of golf club thefts at public courses there is leaving authorities frustrated and golfers downright furious.

On Friday, thieves even struck one course during a Los Angeles Police Department tournament and stole more than $2,500 worth of clubs from officers.

Los Angeles Times