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Following his2nd win in asmany startson the PGA TOUR Championscircuit, Phil 'Lefty' Mickelson had some very nice wordsfor Canada's'Lefty' Mike Weir, who finished runner-up to Mickelson. Weir wasthe first left-handed player to win the Mastersin 2003 and put the coveted Green Jacket on Mickelson when he picked up hisfirst Major at Augusta the following year. INSIDE GOLF
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The Road To The Mast ers Is A Long Way From August a Nat ional LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? This is no ordinary road to the Masters. Instead of the tropical warmth of Florida in the spring, it starts in the hot desert air of Nevada in October. INSIDE GOLF
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This truly is a case of ?Better Late Than Never,?for Alvaro Vasquez. When his occupation in the oil industry was shanked into the rough, or perhaps more correctly driven out of bounds, Vasquez found that he wasn?t cut out to be a stay-at-home guy. INSIDE GOLF
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W hile Golf Flourished, Not Everyt hing Was Wonderful At Courses
SPRUCE GROVE ? From rural courses to those within large municipalities, from private tracks to resort areas to public playgrounds, from the top of Alberta to the bottom, this has been an unusual, and unforgettable golf season. INSIDE GOLF
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PGA of Albert a ProTournament Proved St ony Plain Is Back
STONY PLAIN, Alberta ? If you haven?t had the opportunity to venture out to Stony Plain to test your golfing skills on their course because you wondered if it had come back to life after a couple of tough years, wonder no more. It?s back and it?s in fine form. INSIDE GOLF
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PGA of Albert a Announces 2020 Awards Finalist s The time has finally arrived! The PGA of Alberta is excited to announce this year ?s Awards Finalists! Winners will be announced during the final week of October. Stayed tuned on social media and the website for this year ?s exciting new awards process! INSIDE GOLF
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Mickelson Might Go W here Fans Are Not For Mast ers Tuneup THOUSAND OAKS, California ? The Houston Open will be the first domestic PGA TOUR event to have fans, and that might be enough to send Phil Mickelson elsewhere in his final tournament before the Masters. INSIDE GOLF
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How Significant Would W in No. 83 Be For Tiger Woods?
Tiger Woods is tied with the legendary Sam Snead for most wins ever on the PGA TOUR with 82 and has a chance to stand alone in the records books with a win this weekend at the ZOZO Championship. How significant would win No. 83 be for Tiger? INSIDE GOLF
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Golf Canada?s Juniors W ill Put Emphasis On Team Ment alit y
Canada?s next crop of junior golfers will soon learn that they may be alone out on the course, but they?re part of a team off of it. INSIDE GOLF
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New Evidence Indicat es Golf Improves Muscle St rengt h And Balance
An international research study backed by The R&A has found new evidence to suggest golf can provide significant health benefits to older participants in the form of improved muscle strength and balance. INSIDE GOLF
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This St ory Of A Big-Bet t ing Masked Golfer Is Almost Too Good To Believe
They don?t quite make golf legends like they used to. Proof? Check out the headline, from the October 30, 1912, edition of the New York Times: INSIDE GOLF
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Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum Happy W it h How Indust ry St epped Up During Pandemic
Although restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 initially wreaked havoc on the golf season, Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum said this season showed the sport?s resilience in Canada. INSIDE GOLF
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Tiger Woods?newest course, Payne?s Valley, was unveiled live on Golf Channel with the Payne?s Valley Cup, a charity exhibition that pitted Woods and Justin Thomas against Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose. INSIDE GOLF
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How To Use A Hybrid To Chip It Close To Hard-To-Reach Hole Locat ions
One thing to keep in mind: The ball comes off a hybrid pretty hot, so all it takes is a little bump to get it going. Here?s how to make this shot an effective part of your arsenal. INSIDE GOLF
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13 Rules Of Golf Et iquet t e You Are Probably Breaking Golf prides itself as a "gentleman's game." Essentially en masse, golfers take this mantra to heart, adhering not only to the rules, but towards standard etiquette on the golf course and to their fellow hackers. Unfortunately, due to bad habits or general ignorance, there remains a multitude of breaches of etiquette. INSIDE GOLF
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European Tour Challenge: KP Using Kids?Clubs
During the 2020 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open they challenged Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington and others to hit a kids' size club in a nearest-the-pin challenge. INSIDE GOLF
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Houst on Open To Allow Limit ed Number Of Golf Spect at ors
HOUSTON, Texas ? The Houston Open will allow limited spectators at Memorial Park, the first domestic PGA TOUR event to have fans since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down golf for three months on March 13. INSIDE GOLF
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John Daly Made The Most John Daly Hole-In-One Ever
During a charity pro-am benefiting the families of fallen Navy SEALs, Federal Club golf professional Josh Price just happened to have video rolling for John Daly?s shot on the par-3 11th hole. It turned out to be pretty fortuitous timing... READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 34 | OCT 2020
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To Never Lose A Golf Ball Again
Losing golf balls on the course is one of the certainties in life. Even pros on the PGA TOUR lose their fair share of balls, though it comes at a much lower clip than your average weekend warrior. But you don?t have to lose balls each and every time you get out to the course. INSIDE GOLF
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Looking For More Solid Cont act ? Your only connection to the club is your hands, and the better you swing your arms and hands, the better your body will respond and move throughout your swing. INSIDE GOLF