Lucky golf clubs lifted after ace

COEUR d'ALENE - One golfer believes celebrating her magic shot with a round of drinks ended up getting her lucky clubs stolen.

A 61-year-old Canadian resident visiting Coeur d'Alene for some action on the local links, reported her golf clubs stolen to Coeur d'Alene Police officers after the sweet-swinging tourist sank a hole-in-one Saturday at the Ponderosa Springs Golf Course.

She told officers she suspected the thief or thieves noticed her celebrating at the golf course following her lucky shot with a round of cocktails, and tracked her to the State Motel where she and her husband were staying, and lifted the clubs from the trunk of their car as the couple slept sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

The car had not been locked, however.

The woman told officers a trunk release is in the cab of the vehicle, and that's likely how the thieves accessed the compartment since a sign of forced entry couldn't be found.

The woman told officers she felt it was odd that the crook or crooks didn't steal the golf bags, too, only the clubs that helped her land her once-in-a-lifetime shot on the 9-hole par 3 course.

The couple said they kept their clubs in the trunk, with the golf bags empty and placed on top of the clubs.

Around $1,100 worth of clubs were reported in the loot, including a pair of golfing spikes.

The police department didn't have any suspects, according to a report.