Andy Griffith starred on TV as the sheriff without a gun. He protected the people of Mayberry though he rarely fired a bullet.
For the past year, Steve Isley has been the club pro without a golfer, ready for someone to fire a shot.
He's ordered colorful hats and rain jackets, arranged them neatly on shelves in the trailer that serves as the temporary clubhouse at Masonboro Country Club.
He's hired and trained staff members, watched superintendent Trent Venters and his 25-man crew hustle through 60-hour weeks, mowing greens, raking bunkers, preparing the course for the 18 fortunate foursomes scheduled to tee off today at 9 a.m. in a shotgun start.
Nobody has played a hole, hit a ball. Not Isley, not Venters, not the owner or area residents. There's not a divot or ballmark on the property, just lush rye grass fairways and lightly overseeded greens, begging for golf to be played.
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