Alfred G. Evans uses a small strip of grass in the shadow of an on-ramp to New York’s Brooklyn-Queen Expressway to fashion makeshift mini-golf courses, using discarded tires, bottles and cans. On disability, Evans has never set foot on a real golf course but finds playing rounds on his creation to be good therapy since going through a divorce.
A short film, Tiger Hoods, by Jack D’Isidoro and Sandra Lopez-Monsalve, that has been posted on The Atlantic’s website, takes a look into the life and quirky hobby of Alfred G. Evans who is in his fifties, on disability, and lives with his mother in public housing.
Across the street from Evans’ building hard by New York’s Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, there’s a small strip of grass in the shadow of an on-ramp that he calls his “canvas.” Evans spends his days picking up everyday objects—tires, bottles, cans— from around his neighborhood to create mini-golf courses next to the entrance to the expressway. He also adds lights so he can play after dark.
After Evans’ makeshift courses, which he calls his “installations,” are thrown away by the Department of Transportation, which owns the land, he builds new ones.
Evans started playing golf (the film shows him with several bags of clubs that he’s found or acquired) as therapy, after going through a divorce. He’s never set foot on a real golf course.
View the short film below:
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