November 20th, 2008 — , ADT Championship, Annika Sorenstam, In-Kyung Kim, Ji-Yai Shin, Lorena Ochoa from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
My JV football coach frequently told us saps to “Get our rears in gear”. Of course this was the same coach that told me I ran like I was carrying a piano. Annika Sorenstam is 6 shots off the pace at the ADT Championship and she needs to get her rear in gear to avoid flaming out in the last LPGA…
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Related StoresNovember 18th, 2008 — , ADT Championship, Annika Sorenstam, Golf, LPGA, Lorena Ochoa, Trump International Golf Club., Womens Golf from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
The last event of the 2008 LPGA schedule, the ADT Championship, will be a series of good byes. Good bye Annika. Good bye ADT. Good bye LPGA economic model. Annika’s final US event will be bittersweet. I hope she can focus well enough to be in contention. If last week was a prelude, that isn’t a…
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November 16th, 2008 — , Angela Stanford, Annika Sorenstam, Brittany Lang, Guadalajara, Lorena Ochoa Invitational from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Angela Stanford survived a course record by Brittany Lang and a 17th hole bunker shot birdie by Annika Sorenstam to chalk up her 3rd LPGA victory at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. It was a three woman show on the back nine. Stanford held a tentative two stroke advantage throughout most of the last…
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November 15th, 2008 — , Annika Sorenstam, Guadalajara Country Club, Lorena Ochoa from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
If golf was NASCAR then Annika Sorenstam is drafting behind Angela Stanford and setting her up for a final lap pass and a checkered flag at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club. She gained 5 strokes after an excellent 67, -9, that left her a solitary stroke behind after…
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November 11th, 2008 — , Mike Austin, The Mike Austin Swing, longest drive record from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Never heard of Mike Austin? Neither had I.
The scene was the US National Seniors Open Championship in Las Vegas in 1974. Egged on by his partner that day, Chandler Harper, winner of the 1950 PGA Championship, to “really let one go”, he did just that. It was 450 yards to the pin on the par four 5th…
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November 10th, 2008 — , Barack Obama, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
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Tiger Woods, usually carefully silent on potential hot button issues, offered his opinion of Barack Obama’s milestone presidential victory. Woods was questioned by CNBC at the groundbreaking ceremony at a new golf course design of his in North Carolina.
“I think it’s absolutely incredible,”…
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Related StoresNovember 9th, 2008 — , Children's Miracle Network, Davis Love III, Golf, PGA Tour money list, Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Davis Love III shot his second consecutive 64 to hold off a back nine charge by Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey and win the 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic at Disney World Resort. Gainey’s 30 on the back nine almost had the victory he needed to retain his card. Instead it’s back to Q school for…
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November 8th, 2008 — , Children's Miracle Network, Davis Love III, PGA money list, Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Someone for everyone. A certain Hall -of-Famer, a grizzled veteran with many wins and Ryder Cups in his pocket, a young upstart, a Big Break contestant, the man with the shortest putter, (28 in.), a rookie of the year candidate, and the group of veterans you’d expect heading into the last lap of…
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November 6th, 2008 — , 2009 Masters changes, Augusta National, Masters from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
On Tuesday, November 4th, the Greenjackets formally announced the physical changes to Augusta National that will affect the 2009 Masters. Average Golfer had hoped they would steer the layout away from the “world’s largest green bowling alley concept” that’s been all the rage. Reviving the phrase…
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Related StoresNovember 5th, 2008 — , Children's Miracle Network, PGA Tour, Top 125 money list, Walt Disney World Resort, bubble from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Let me preface by saying I’m an advocate of the Children’s Miracle Network. Kind of hard not to be, but my interests are parochial. My brother is a pediatric trauma physician in Hartford, CT. His immense concern and actions have made me aware of all sorts of children’s health issues. Thank you…
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November 3rd, 2008 — , Barack Obama, Election, Golf, John McCain, Vote from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Forget the presidency. Let’s vote on some issues that really matter. Face it, the president doesn’t actually have much power by themselves other than the veto button and the armed forces when we’ve declared a state of conflict/war. I’m calling on all red-blooded citizens of the world to cast their…
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November 2nd, 2008 — , Ginn sur Mer Classic, Golf, PGA Tour, Ryan Palmer from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
What a difference a day makes. Gee, that would make a great song title. Resurgent Ryan Palmer reversed his 18th hole result from yesterday to separate himself from a bevy of golfers and win the Ginn sur Mer Classic. A pack of six golfers were at one time tied at -6 with two holes left. Palmer’s -1,…
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November 1st, 2008 — , David Duval, Ginn sur Mer Classic, Golf, Michael Letzig, Ryan Palmer from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
The scramble for the 125th position on the PGA Tour money list is in full combat mode at the Ginn sur Mer Classic in Palm Coast, FL. 2nd round leader Ryan Palmer hit an ill advised driver off the deck on the par five 18th hole. Palmer’s errant blast drowned left and short on a hole that no one had…
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October 31st, 2008 — , David Duval, Ginn sur Mer Classic, Hana Bank KOLON Championship, PGA Tour money list, Ryan Palmer from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
“Duval contends.” How good does that sound? David Duval, former world #1, has endured years of struggles of various types to attempt to regain the form that made him a world #1 and chief Tiger Woods contender. It’s very difficult not to root for a guy that has persevered and worked hard to be the…
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Related StoresOctober 30th, 2008 — from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
I had the luxury of some free time to catch up on some reading this week. I was attending an employer seminar and found myself in a hotel room with the TV remote and some neglected reading material I’d brought for the occasion. Knowing that the risque movie rentals would show up on my travel…
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October 26th, 2008 — , Halloween, average golfer from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Yes, I know it will be tough without the witty repartee, but Average Golfer will be silent until Oct. 31, 2008. Hey, stop that clapping !! Employer business sends me away until Halloween. Between the meetings and the requisite “networking”, there won’t be time left to pontificate. Frankly, there…
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Related StoresOctober 25th, 2008 — , Frys.com Open, Grayhawk Golf Club, Kevin Sutherland, Mike Weir, PGA Tour, money list from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
The top eight players after the third round of the Frys.com Open have posted 24 rounds between them. 23 are in the 60s. Par is irrelevant at Grayhawk Golf Club as “bubble pros” and old favorites compete for their playing rights in 2009. Near perfect playing conditions and a relatively easy set up…
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October 24th, 2008 — from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
In hopefully the best save of his life/career, Seve Ballesteros underwent his 3rd surgery in two weeks today to remove a cancerous brain tumor. Reports from LaPaz Hospital in Madrid, Spain said the 51 year old’s procedure went “better than expected” and the rest of the tumor was removed. The…
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October 24th, 2008 — , LaPaz Hospital, Madrid, Seve Ballesteros, Spain, surgery from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Reportedly, as this is being posted, golf great Seve Ballesteros will be undergoing his 3rd brain surgery after the discovery of a brain tumor. This third procedure is designed to remove the remaining parts of the malignant growth deep inside his brain. LaPaz Hospital in Madrid, the treating…
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Related StoresOctober 22nd, 2008 — , Frys.com Open, Grayhawk Golf Club, Mike Weir, PGA Tour from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Now I’m positive I must be living in my own little corner of the world and the rest of it is passing me by. Until I Googled it I truly had no clue what Frys.com was. The strange thing is that for some time I’ve recognized the tournament name, but couldn’t have guessed their business for love or…
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Related StoresOctober 20th, 2008 — , Fry.com Open, PGA Fall Series, PGA Tour, bubble, money list from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
After last week’s Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, or commonly referred to as the JTSHFCO, Davis Love III finds himself on the bubble, the 125th man on the money list for exemption on the 2009 PGA Tour. Love III has other options to play in 2009 due to his career achievements,…
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Related StoresOctober 17th, 2008 — , Barack Obama, John McCain, PGA Tour, income tax, pro golfer from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Simple, the money. Follow the money. The enviable income of a top PGA Tour pro serves as a great example of what will happen with Barack Obama’s proposed tax plan. For an example let’s look at this week’s tournament, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open. The winner receives…
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October 15th, 2008 — , Golf, Seve Ballesteros, surgery from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Madrid, Spain - Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golf legend, is in stable condition following a 12 hour surgery to remove a brain tumor, his Spanish doctors reported today. The 51 year old has been hospitalized since last week after suffering dizziness and loss of consciousness. “The operation, with the…
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October 14th, 2008 — , Justin Timberlake, PGA Tour, TPC Summerlin from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
The ultimate in “pay for play” moves to Las Vegas this week for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open. As I said recently, this tourney is in desperate need of an acronym. For a hilarious read on acronyms try Heather’s Jones’ golf blog, Real Women Golf, for her article on just…
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October 12th, 2008 — , Seve Ballesteros, Valero Texas Open, Zach Johson from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Seve Ballesteros, one of golf’s most endearing legends, has announced he was diagnosed with a var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,347,174442,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()brain tumor. A biopsy is scheduled for Tuesday to determine a course…
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October 11th, 2008 — , Correction, Zach Johnson, average golfer from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Average Golfer correction. Zach Johnson was not T68 after yesterday’s 2nd round of the Valero Texas Open. He was T22 and is currently leading the tournament after a stellar 62 in round 3. Must have gotten some bad sushi I guess.Remember, stinging wit required. Like what you see?
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Related StoresOctober 10th, 2008 — , Chris Stroud, Justin Leonard, PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Here’s what I know about Chris Stroud, all of which I learned in the last twenty minutes or so. He hails from Georgia. He’s on the PGA Tour. Yes he is, I can prove it. He’s made 7 of 24 possible cuts this year until today. He went to Lamar University. They are the Lamar University Cardinals. Just…
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October 7th, 2008 — , Annika Sorenstam, Lorena Ochoa, Paula Creamer, Rolex World Golf Rankings from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,156,163787,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()With her victory in the Samsung World Championship last weekend, Paula Creamer jumped from 5th place to 3rd in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. World #1…
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October 5th, 2008 — , Dustin Johnson, PGA Tour, PGA money list, Robert Allenby, Turning Stone Resort Championship from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
The rookie turned the tables on the tour vet at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. Birdies on 17 and 18 allowed Dustin Johnson to capture his first tour win and guarantee his employment for the next two years. Johnson’s -9 finish left him two ahead of Aussie Robert Allenby, who at 13th on the…
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October 3rd, 2008 — from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
You could tell it wasn’t really a golf day. Upper 40s for temperatures, 15 mph winds, intermittent rain, and looming darkness in the 2nd round of the Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, NY. Average Golfer is about 300 miles away, had the same weather, and wouldn’t have played today for…
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October 1st, 2008 — , Danny Lee, Davis Love III, Notah Begay, PGA Fall Series, Turning Stone Resort Championship, Vaughn Taylor, average golfer from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,152,147665,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()If only everyone was paid for performance. Teachers, brick layers, cops, waitresses. Oh, waitresses already are. That’s why I think it’s inexcusable to stiff a…
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September 30th, 2008 — , Golf Clubs, The Right Sticks, Tom Wishon, golf club fitting from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
The Right Sticks, Equipment Myths That Could Wreck Your Golf Game.
By: Tom Wishon, with Tom Grundner
Average Golfer Book Review
Golf can be a frustrating game. Regardless of what level we play at there’s too many days when we don’t or can’t play up to our potential. Most frustrating is…
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Related StoresSeptember 28th, 2008 — , Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, THE TOUR Championship, playoff sudden death from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
I guess all it took was his 1st Tour victory to get the Villegas express rolling. Three weeks after winning his first tournament, the BMW Championship, Villegas defeated Sergio Garcia on the first playoff hole to make THE Tour Championship his 2nd consecutive win. Villegas carded a 66 to gain back…
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September 28th, 2008 — , Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, THE TOUR Championship, playoff sudden death from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
I guess all it took was his 1st Tour victory to get the Villegas express rolling. Three weeks after winning his first tournament, the BMW Championship, Villegas defeated Sergio Garcia on the first playoff hole to make THE Tour Championship his 2nd consecutive win. Villegas carded a 66 to gain back…
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September 28th, 2008 — , Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, THE TOUR Championship, playoff sudden death from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
I guess all it took was his 1st Tour victory to get the Villegas express rolling. Three weeks after winning his first tournament, the BMW Championship, Villegas defeated Sergio Garcia on the first playoff hole to make THE Tour Championship his 2nd consecutive win. Villegas carded a 66 to gain back…
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September 28th, 2008 — , Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, THE TOUR Championship, playoff sudden death from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
I guess all it took was his 1st Tour victory to get the Villegas express rolling. Three weeks after winning his first tournament, the BMW Championship, Villegas defeated Sergio Garcia on the first playoff hole to make THE Tour Championship his 2nd consecutive win. Villegas carded a 66 to gain back…
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September 28th, 2008 — , Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, THE TOUR Championship, playoff sudden death from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
I guess all it took was his 1st Tour victory to get the Villegas express rolling. Three weeks after winning his first tournament, the BMW Championship, Villegas defeated Sergio Garcia on the first playoff hole to make THE Tour Championship his 2nd consecutive win. Villegas carded a 66 to gain back…
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September 27th, 2008 — , Anthony Kim, East Lake, FedExCup, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, THE TOUR Championship from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
48 year old David Whitfield of Atlanta picked up a golf souvenir the hard way at THE TOUR Championship. His forehead caught an errant Anthony Kim drive on the 9th hole and a 2″ gash was opened, spilling blood on the East Lake greenery. He was taken to a hospital, but he never lost consciousness and…
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September 26th, 2008 — , Anthony Kim, FedEx Cup, PGA, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, THE TOUR Championship, Vijay Singh from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,156,136790,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()It’s Groundhog Day all over again. Less than a week after Anthony Kim drilled Sergio Garcia in their Ryder Cup singles match, they will again be paired in the 3rd…
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September 24th, 2008 — , 90th PGA Championship, Camilo Villegas, FedExCup, Golf, THE TOUR Championship, Vijay Singh from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,278,130837,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()”The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men…..” -Robert Burns. Ah, Burnsie, the velvet tongued Scot. And a connection to the game. What Scot wouldn’t have one? The…
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September 22nd, 2008 — , Boo Weekley, Euros, FedExCup, Ian Poulter, J.B. Holmes, Jim Furyk, Kenny Perry, Nick Faldo, Paul Azinger, Ryder Cup, USA from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
The Americans brought home the Ryder Cup after 9 years of frustration. Anthony Kim set the pace for today’s determining singles matches with a 5 and 4 drubbing of Euro standout Sergio Garcia. Jim Furyk ended it on the 17th hole closing out Miguel Angel Jiminez 2 and 1 for the Cup clinching points….
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September 20th, 2008 — , Anthony Kim, Boo Weekly, Hunter Mahan, Ian Poulter, J.B. Holmes, PGA, Paul Azinger, Phil Mickelson, Ryder Cup, Sergio Garcia from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,351,118176,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()The Cup remains the same, the faces change. An injection of new blood from both squads has staged a drama to be decided tomorrow in singles play at the 37th Ryder…
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September 19th, 2008 — , Lee Westwood, Nick Faldo, Sergio Garcia, crazy, insane, lunatic from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Imagine sitting Kobe Bryant down in game #2 of the NBA finals when your team’s down 1-0. If I were the coach I wouldn’t wait to be fired, I’d just gather my gear and sidle out the back door. Well, that’s equal to the goofiest move I’ve ever heard of in Ryder Cup annals. Perhaps captain Nick is just…
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September 19th, 2008 — , Boo Weekly, Ian Poulter, PGA, Padraig Harrington, Robert Karlsson, Ryder Cup, Sergio Garcia from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
If the 37th Ryder Cup ended after just one day the Cup would be miraculously returning to American terra firma. The end of day 1 gave the Americans a 5-2 advantage in formats that typically aren’t their strong suit. Morning foursomes gave the US a 3-1 advantage and they’ll finish the afternoon…
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September 19th, 2008 — , LPGA, Michelle Wie, Q School from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,344,115616,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()Michelle Wie cruised through the 1st stage of LPGA qualifying school today at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA. Her 4th round-1, 71 left her in 4th…
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September 18th, 2008 — , Boo Weekly, ESPN, Ryder Cup, USA from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
On the eve of the hype fest called the 37th Ryder Cup Average Golfer is only asking for three things to happen. Three lousy little cotton pickin’ things. Is that too much to ask? Well, Judge for yourself….
That the Sunday singles matches be worth something.
Although I have a rooting interest in…
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Related StoresSeptember 17th, 2008 — , Ladbrokes, Ryder Cup Odds, Tiger Woods, average golfer, golf betting from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
Do you want to pull the remnants of what’s left of your 401K out of the crapshoot called mutual funds and place it somewhere safe? Have we got an investment for you. All upside, providing you pick the right team. Bet with your head, not your heart. If you’re a USA fan check the red, white, and blue…
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September 15th, 2008 — , Azinger, Nick Faldo, Ryder Cup, Tiger Woods, Valhalla from Bobbio @ Average Golfer
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