CHAPTER 10 A ROUND OF GOLFHouston, Texas Some people prepared for emergencies by keeping first-aid kits in the kitchen and the glove compartment, having a can of “Fix-A-Flat” in each car, and keeping extra keys hidden under doormats. Tip Denton was like that too, but in a different way. He never went anywhere without a set of golf clubs in the trunk and a spare gun in his leg holster. He never knew when the opportunity to catch a “quick nine” might pop up—or the need to shoot someone. Today was the quick nine type of opportunity. Tip rode in the passenger seat, half asleep. He didn’t like to get up before the sun, but he did it twice a year for a special golf outing with a few of his buddies. The crazy bastards dragged him halfway across Texas to a place where deer outnumbered the gol

