Not par for this course: Mass. golfers dodge bullets

Ted Snell of North Andover, Mass. says he was on the 11th hole at the Far Corner Golf Course in Boxford, Tuesday, when he heard an unmistakable sound.

"There were shots fired there was no question about that. He had a semi-automatic and it went bang, bang, bang," Snell said.

Snell told CBS Boston he and his foursome friends heard about fifty rounds go off as they ran for cover in the trees.

The station says several police were called to the scene. The shots were reportedly coming from Crescent Farm, right behind the golf course. Police say the shooter was 28-year-old Corey Willis, a Haverhill firefighter, who was practicing target shooting.

"He was conducting himself in a reckless way. He had set up targets directly in line with fairway about 300 yards away," Haverhill Deputy Police Chief Donald Thompson told CBS Boston.

The District Attorney's office investigated the incident and ruled because there was no criminal intent no charges were filed.

Still, golfer Snell told the station, "It's something that gives you pause. We are not used to playing under that kind of handicap."

That is no lie.