Rugged 'rez golf' gaining in popularity on Navajo Nation

It's just like regular golf in some respects: There are clubs, a tee box, the par sign and a cup in the distance with a flag flapping in the hole. But in "rez golf," once the ball leaves the tee, it could sail over a horse or a sheep before landing on anthills or cow pies. The "greens" are old carpet scraps and the hazards can be, well, hazardous.
"Rez golf” is growing in popularity on the Navajo Nation. It’s a game unto itself, an innovative sport designed to be played on rugged courses built amid rocks, medicinal plants, and grazing livestock. On the sprawling, isolated reservation, people play rez golf for reasons - community, entertainment, family, sport and health - both physical and mental.