27 Yrs Ago California Man Vanished From 13th Hole Of Golf Course

The game of golf claims many victims every year to lost balls, atrocious putting, plus 100 scores, back nine buzzes, and broken egos. However, it's not often we hear of people completely disappearing from courses and never being heard from again.

I've been a frequent golfer since the early nineties. I've had some disastrous experiences while swinging clubs at dozens of courses in the United States. I have considered giving up the game many times, but something keeps bringing me back to the clubhouse.

It's possible that Howells wanted a new life and chose to stage his disappearance, but the fact no one has heard from him in well over 20 years leads me to believe that something sinister might have happened to him.

Nearly stepping on a rattlesnake that slithered across the cart path and under the front tire of my cart was perhaps the scariest thing that's ever happened to me in the act of playing, but no matter how lost and defeated I've felt during a round, I've always found my way home. The idea that someone could set a tee time, check-in, hit some practice balls, and never be heard from again is mind-boggling.

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It's been 27 years since Greg Howells finished the 12th hole at Rancho Canada Gold Club and was never heard from again. His clubs were discovered on the 13th hole along with some other belongings, but Howells was never seen alive again.

Mountain lions are not uncommon predators that are seen roaming near golf courses throughout California, but there have been no reported signs that the married theatre director met his fate that afternoon in such a way. It's possible that Howells wanted a new life and chose to stage his disappearance, but the fact no one has heard from him in well over 20 years leads me to believe that something sinister might have happened to him.