How AirTags were used by a golf course to catch golf club thieves

Maybe this will make the next golf club thief think twice.

General manager Phil Stika at Briarwood Golf Club in Sun City West, Arizona, grew tired of having his course getting hit by thieves so he decided to try a clever trick.

Stika’s plan involved sticking a couple of Apple AirTags inside two golf bags. Anyone who has ever lost luggage with an AirTag in it knows how valuable the keychain-sized electronic device can be.

According to 3TV/CBS 5 in Phoenix, Stika’s plan worked, as the next time it happened, he was able to track down the stolen clubs to a neighborhood.

“I was looking for cars that had golf clubs stacked in a pickup truck or something,” Stika told the TV station. “When I looked inside the window and found the member’s name on the bag and the logo of the club, I actually giggled.”

He then followed the clubs to a nearby casino and that’s where the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department got involved, arresting a man and a woman, and they are now facing felony charges.

Dan Minnix, who owned one of the bags of clubs, was ecstatic to get his gear back, telling the TV station: “Next time you want to take something from someone else, there could be an AirTag involved.”

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