Norman "Scrapper" Letcher

Dustin Pollard jokes with Scrapper while he works on his back-swing in the clubhouse of the Old Bridge Golf Club where he manages the pro-shop

Scrapper gets bear hug from Bruce Brown, the resident PGA golf pro while taking his lunch at Old Bridge. "What to eat for lunch is the biggest decision we make all day," jokes Scrapper. "It's pretty laid back around here.

Scrapper laughs and jokes with the staff at Old Bridge while looking the the morning newspaper

Scrapper gives a hug to bartender Jamie Westerfield before leaving for lunch Wednesday afternoon.

Scrapper greats plays as they return from 18 holes at Old Bridge Golf Course. "It's like a family here," said Scrapper who knows most of the guests by name.

Norman "Scrapper" Letcher gripes while clenching a Makers Mark cigar in his jaws as he watches the fourth race of the day Thursday afternoon at Keeneland Thoroughbred Race Track in Lexington, Ky.

Norman "Scrapper" Letcher searches behind the counter at the pro shop for a pair of golf gloves, despite the endless teasing by staff and customers.

"Come on you stupid horse," yells Scrapper as his hose, picked favorite to win, finishes behind several others at Keeneland Thoroughbred Race Track. "Aw hell, down again. It happens more often than not," he said

"Sometimes we have good days. Hell we won four hundred dollars one time," said Scrapper. "This is one of them," he added while watching his pick come in third.

A Makers Mark cigar and bourbon rest atop a race program as Scrapper waits for the the races to start at Keeneland Thoroughbred Race Track.

With race form in hand and cold beer nearby Scrapper makes his picks for the day at Keeneland Thoroughbred Race Track. During the racing season Scrapper frequents the track nearly every day to try his luck with the horses

"I think I got the slowest cart out here," said Scrapper as he zips around the path at Old Bridge Golf Club, Bud Light at the ready. "Golf wouldn't be golf without a beer," he jokes.