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When You Can't See The Forest For The Tees Thisvery unusual photo wastaken by Director of Course Operations Scott Reynolds at Charter Oak Country Club in Hudson, MA. Upon stripping the turf on their par 3 3rd tee box during some renovations, they discovered a 'forest' of broken teesstill in the ground from days gone by, pushed up due to frost. ?I wascompletely surprised,?Reynolds told GOLF.com. ?I grew up on a golf course and have been working in the industry for nearly 40 years, and I?ve never seen that before.?

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Part 1 The Year 2020 Was One St range Golf Season:

A Recap Of How It Came About There?s no denying that the 2020 golf season in Alberta was a strange one. From a season that almost didn't begin, to drive-by green fee payments, no pre-round warm-up, pro shops where you could look but not touch, sanitizing hands prior to entering a facility, and slimmed down food services, the year was by any stretch a weird one.

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2021 PGA of Albert a Golf Shows Cancelled

As the PGA of Alberta prides itself on being the Most Trusted Resource in Golf, we want to protect our Members, Exhibitors, Customers, and staff. These events will not be rescheduled to a later date in 2021.

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Albert a Golf Tees Up Safe Sport Philosophy While golf enjoyed an immense boom in popularity in Alberta in 2020, there was a darker side to that growth ? that of some unwanted, and unwelcome behaviours, especially in upper-end competitions. Such circumstances have shown up on the competitive landscape and have driven the province?s ruling body of amateur golf, Alberta Golf, to take steps.

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Kevin Thist le, PGA of Canada, On Preparing For All Possibilit ies In 2021 Kevin Thistle, CEO of the PGA of Canada, discusses the year ahead, pointing out that the golf industry has several positives coming into 2021, but needs to be prepared for several possibilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum Discusses The Year Ahead Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum discusses the year ahead, the 2021 RBC Canadian Open and CP Women?s Open, changes at Golf Canada, retaining the participation the game saw in 2020, and how COVID-19 could affect the golf season.

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Teeing Up 2021: Can Tiger Become The All-Time W ins Leader?

Tiger Woods has been written off numerous times in his career, but now at the age of 45, has the end finally come? TSN golf analyst Bob Weeks shares his thoughts on that, and discusses the chances Tiger finally breaks the PGA TOUR wins record.

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Does A Round Played On A Simulat or Count Toward Your Handicap?

If I play a USGA-rated course on a simulator, following all other rules of golf including putting, is that score eligible to be posted for handicap purposes?

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Sun Mount ain Int roduces The First Golf Cart Bag W it h Built -In Speakers New for 2021, Sun Mountain introduces Boom Bag, the first golf cart bag with built-in speakers. Simply connect your mobile device to Boom Bag?s Bluetooth controller and amplify your round. Listen to your favorite play list or follow the game.

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Hadwin?s New Foundat ion Focuses On Family Adam Hadwin and his wife Jessica recently celebrated the first birthday of their daughter Maddox, a day in which they reflected on not only the joy she has brought to their lives but the struggle they faced bringing her into the world.

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Mackenzie Tour Announces 2021 Qualifying Tournament s The Mackenzie Tour ? PGA TOUR Canada never was able to play any of its 2020 season as complications at the Canada-U.S. border caused by COVID-19 prohibited the Tour from playing its eighth season. Even with that setback, the Mackenzie Tour is preparing for its return to competition in 2021.

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W hy Tiger Woods?Ex-Caddie St eve W illiams Is The St ar Of The New HBO Document ary

"There?s one big thing missing from HBO?s new documentary on Tiger Woods: Tiger Woods.

The 15-time major champion didn?t sit for an interview or help craft the story for the two-part doc entitled Tiger. But that cleared the stage for a member of Woods? former inner circle to take over: longtime caddie Steve Williams.

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Teeing Up 2021: The Canadian St ory

For the first time in history, four Canadian men were inside the Top 100 on the official golf rankings. While Brooke Henderson continued her record setting career on the LPGA TOUR. Bob Weeks looks at what the Canadians might have in store for the new season.

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W hy Are The Rules Of Golf So Complicat ed?

Because golf takes place in a natural landscape, there is a possibility for a number of different situations to occur during your round. For many, this means the rules book is complex and hard to understand - hopefully this video will explain why the rules of golf are (and have to be) the way they are.

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Mulligan: A St ory Of Hope & Det erminat ion For Golf For The Disabled EDGA (formerly known as the European Disabled Golf Association) have worked hard over the last two years to create this inspiring film. With the valued support of partners, including The R&A and the European Tour, the film tells the stories of six wonderful people who refuse to be defined by their disability.

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In the second round of the Sony Open, on the 503-yard, par-5 9th at Waialae Country Club, Nick Taylor hit his drive left and off the tall netting that separates the driving range from the hole, and his ball dropped inches outside of out-of-bounds fence posts below. Taylor could not swing righty due to the fence.

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Tips From Paradise: How To Drain 3-Foot ers W it h Confidence In the latest in our series from Maui, instructor Claude Brousseau says to stop thinking of 3 feet as a ?puking zone?and use this simple mental trick to give yourself a jolt of confidence.

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Ward, The Top One Of Albert a?s Top 100

Setting a goal is one thing. Achieving that goal is often quite another. For Edmonton?s Chris Ward the desire to realize a better end result in the PGA of Alberta?s annual Professional Top 100 standings began early on, and in the end produced not only that higher standard but also the highest mark possible.

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'The Snail' Makes ItsDebut On The PGA TOUR We've seen some very inventive and curiousmethods of putting over the years, but this one by Mark Hubbard hasto be one of the most curious. In the 2nd round of The American Express2021, Hubbard switched his normal putter grip to thisputting style, dubbed 'The Snail' . Watch the complete shot sequence and accompanying analysisby Hubbard here: https://youtu.be/vSd0a2Njftk INSIDE GOLF