STONEHENGE FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

STONEHENGE — The league’s first-ever golf tournament ended Friday under a cloud of allegations that one competitor was singled out, targeted, and made to walk considerably farther than the rest of the field on the basis of his date of birth.

Everywhere else in the sport, reaching a certain age is treated as an achievement. Professional golfers who hit that milestone – age 50 – are escorted onto the Champions Tour, where the courses are shortened, the tees are moved forward, and the carts are provided. The game says thank you for your service. Here’s 400 fewer yards. Enjoy.

In this league, apparently, the same birthday triggers a hardship clause.

The hostility was not subtle. First came the tee time, moved up without notice or consultation to a slot that landed squarely inside Craig’s pre-dinner nap — a nap described by those close to him as “long-standing,” “documented,” and “load-bearing.” Whether the scheduling was negligent or deliberate is a question the Board says it intends to answer.

Then came the tees. Rather than the accommodation the rest of golf would have extended, Craig was informed he would be playing from further back than the standard tees. Not the same tees. Further back. The reasoning offered at the time was that he had “won enough.”

The Board has announced a full investigation and has retained outside counsel to review scheduling records, tee assignments, and all group text messages sent between Thursday and Sunday, including the ones people have since deleted.

Trial begins Tuesday. The Board’s current scheduling order projects a conclusion by Easter 2027, subject to extension.

Craig has declined comment, citing the pendency of the matter and, at the time of inquiry, his nap.