Here's a comforting thought for all those who are saving up the pennies to join their local golf course. All you have to do is find a load of lost golf balls and return them to the members, a la Deuce, and a passport to the links could be yours forever.
A MONGREL with a talent for fetching lost balls is taking the rough with the smooth after he was awarded lifetime membership of his local golf club.
Deuce has been rewarded for returning more than 3,000 balls to members of Pontnewydd Golf Club.
But despite the honour he is still the only member not allowed in the clubhouse as canine visitors are banned.
The friendly white terrier mongrel collects the balls on his daily walks with owner and golf club member Jim Phillis.
Mr Phillis, who lives on the perimeter of the course in Monmouthshire, South Wales, then returns all Deuce’s finds to the club, providing members with a ready supply of replacement balls.