Suspected of Stealing Balls, Man Admits He Put Golf Clubs Down His Pants

A Wisconsin man suspected of stealing balls from Golf Galaxy showed up at the Woodbury Public Safety Department with other pilfered merchandise and admitted he put clubs down his pants during thefts.

That’s according to the criminal complaint against Donald Lee Voorees, 66, of Hudson, who faces a felony theft charge.

In February, police were dispatched to Golf Galaxy on a report of a theft; workers told officers a member of the store’s “Advantage Club” had taken three boxes of golf balls valued at $143 total.

Voorees was identified in surveillance footage, according to the complaint.

He agreed to meet and discuss the allegations at the police department, where he admitted he stole numerous items from the shop and brought them with him in his car, the complaint says. In addition to golf balls, he had three hats, a pair of golf shoes and three new clubs.

“This is probably more than you thought, isn’t it,” he told police, according to the complaint.

Voorees also said other golf clubs he stole were given to friends as gifts, and he agreed to get them back, the complaint says. He told police he would put golf clubs down his pants and walk out of the store.

The total value of the stolen merchandise was $1,467.

If convicted, Voorees faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.