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INSIDE THIS ISSUE In this month's issue of The Scorecard our cover story focuses on the Junior Golf Education Series of webinars put on by British Columbia Golf and many of the best coaches in BC and across Canada.
through Facebook by certified personal trainer, Ann Holmes, on page 18.
Meanwhile, we still have some good stories to offer on a couple of young BC golfers and their performances in University events With the current circumstances we south of the border just prior to all face due to the Covid-19 being shutdown due to Covid-19. pandemic, everyone has had to Delta's Amanda Minni (page 34) make adjustments to the way we and Coquitlam's AJ Ewart (page would 'normally' do things. It could 40) have been important well be that as we emerge from contributors to their college this, our 'new normal' will squads. incorporate a number of the BC Golf is also pleased to approaches being utilized now. announce a partnership with the This Junior Education Online LPGA Amateur Golf Association Series is a great example of that as (page 16) as we continue to strive it is open to junior golfers not only for ways to promote and involve in BC but across the country. The women in the game of golf. ability to reach people in this As many have shown tremendous manner in an efficient, less costly, creativity at home, posting videos and safe manner certainly has its of golf trick shots, our Tyler McKay merits and will warrant has created the BC Golf Junior consideration going forward. You Trick Shot Challenge, which you can read about that as well as a can learn about on page 20. presentation directed to the senior population on fitness being offered Stay safe everybody. PG 8 | APR 2020
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LEGO Replica Of August a Nat ional?s 12t h Hole Is Just Amazing
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, golf fans are unsure when they'll see the real 12th hole at Augusta National again. In the meantime, this remarkable LEGO recreation of the famed par-3 will have to do. Lou Stagner, a self-professed "golf nut" and "data nerd" who happens to be a great follow on Twitter (Golf Stat Pro) shared the following video of the plastic creation he and his daughter built? and the results are spectacular. Click HERE to see video. PG 10 | APR 2020
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BC's Junior & Senior Golfers Get Their Golf Going Online 2020 BC Junior Golf Educat ion Summit This April and May, Golf, Fitness, Nutrition and Mental Performance professionals share their expertise with all BC Junior Golfers for the first BC Junior Golf Education Summit via online webinars. The 2020 Summit will bring together leaders in junior golf development to discuss the pillars of performance along the competitive pathway, centered around this year's theme of ?Resilience and Adaptability.? The 2020 BC Junior Golf Education Summit is an amazing PG 12 | APR 2020
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opportunity for competitive juniors of all ages and ability to come together to learn from some of the best coaches in Canada on how to succeed along the path to becoming the best possible golfer you can be. There has never been an online event that has brought together such a qualified group of presenters who are truly passionate about golf. Meanwhile, Ann Holmes of Active Health Fitness is streaming a program called Front 9 Fitness For Seniors (although all are welcome) on Facebook. Check out that program and schedule by clicking HERE Schedule For Jr. Webinars: All webinars will be approximately 45 to 60 min and start at 4:00 p.m. PST April 23rd - Rules and How to Benefit Part 1 April 28th - Self Awareness and Attentional Control April 30th - Emotional Control and Stress Management May 5th
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May 12th ? Versatility and Tactics May 14th ? Building your foundation ? Nutrition, Hydration, Recovery May 19th ? Being Adaptable and Resilient during Competition Click here to Register All Webinars are free of charge! See full details HERE PG 13 | APR 2020
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One of the tried and true golf formats is bound to get more popular under a new name. It?s called ?Doubles Golf,?and it?s a fresh way of formalizing the two-player scramble. Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam and other notable figureheads are behind the doubles golf movement and believe it will promote a relaxed version of the sport for juniors and beginners. Nicklaus and Sorenstam are two founding members of the Doubles Golf Committee, and PG 14 | APR 2020
are joined by Seth Waugh (PGA of America CEO) and Jay Monahan (PGA Tour commissioner). The Doubles Golf format is essentially a two-player ?scramble.?Both teammates hit shots from the same location and then choose from which end position they would like to play their ensuing shots. The goal: get the ball in the hole in as few strokes as possible. Click to Read the Full Story
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Brit ish Columbia Golf Part ners W it h The LPGA Amat eur Golf Associat ion British Columbia Golf is pleased to announce a partnership with the LPGA Amateur Golf Association. British Columbia will have 3 distinct 'Chapters', each with membership opportunities for those residing throughout the province and offering some outstanding benefits.
information both specific to that region and around the world of golf with an emphasis on women in the game. The Chapters registered for BC include:
Each of these Chapters have their own website, with
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each, to be joined with Instagram and Twitter very shortly. Also, we have two local B.C. connections you may wish to make, as Vancouver Island's Jody Jackson (jodyjacksongolf.com) who is a LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Member ? Class A, is offering remote coaching and a development league. You can learn more here or register HERE. The other link you will want PG 17 | APR 2020
to check out is BC Golf Board Member and LPGA certified coach Shayain Gustavsp and her YouTube channel, available HERE.
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Just because you?re stuck at home, doesn?t mean you can?t do workouts to help your golf game. We asked TPI Certified Instructor Carolina Romero to put together a five-week program to keep you in shape while you?re indoors. See full details HERE PG 18 | APR 2020
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Attention Junior Golfers! British Columbia Golf would like to challenge you to get creative, have some fun, and show off your skills in the form of a trick shot contest! Contest Description: Take a video of your trick shot, post the video on YouTube and send us the link. Sort of like this one above. PG 20 | APR 2020
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We will post all the videos on our website for people to have a look and everyone who submits a trick shot will get a shout out on British Columbia Golf?s Instagram page!
Website. The title of your video has to be British Columbia Golf Trick Shot Contest ? Your Name. Example: British Columbia Golf Trick Shot Contest ? Tyler McKay
Our judges will be the readers of our digital newsletter and they will be judging the contest on one thing and one thing only: creativity. The top three most creative trick shots will receive a prize when the contest is over at the end of May.
In the email, if you so chose, include your Instagram handle so we can give you a shout out on the British Columbia Golf Instagram page The deadline to send your link in is Sunday, May 31st
Rules and Regulations of the Contest:
The shot itself is ?no holds barred?meaning all shots fly. You could post a putting trick shot, a chipping trick shot, or even a full swing trick shot if you have the space
Trick shots must be done at home (either in doors or in the yard) so we can all help #flattenthecurve
Prizes: (Prizes will be awarded 1 week after the final day of submissions to give the judges time to judge)
Videos must be emailed in the form of a YouTube link to Bryan Outram (bryan@britishcolumbiagolf.org) so the videos can be posted to the British Columbia Golf
First Place Prize -> 2 dozen Titleist Pro V1 Golf Balls
Get creative, have fun, and good luck!!!
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Second Place Prize -> 1 dozen Titleist Pro V1 Golf Balls Third Place Prize -> 2 sleeves of Titleist Pro V1 Golf Balls
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Jeopardy! is in its 36th season, with longtime host Alex Trebek still manning the podium. Golf has long been a hot topic for the show?s writers. GOLF.com revealed last year that the show had featured over 800 golf-related clues in its history. But something happened that, to our knowledge, had never happened before: ?Golf? represented an entire category PG 22 | APR 2020
during the contest?s first round. Not only that, but all the other category names were golf-related, too.ket, Harrington has now turned his attention to helping golfers like you. He?s posted several videos on Twitter, and they have all been great. This one however had a bit of a twist. See full details HERE
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Edgy golf fashion company Linksoul makes a st at ement wit h t heir #flat t ent hecurve limit ed edit ion t ee shirt ... Linksoul co-founder Geoff Cunningham has taken the oft-seen graph that compares the curves for the worst and PG 24 | APR 2020
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The St inger Ball Flight Flat t ens The Curve optimal cases for managing Covid 19 cases and interpreted each as golf ball flights. The worst case curve is depicted as a ball that travels high and ends up way short of the green while the lower trajectory shot heads straight for the pin. Cunningham originally conceived the graphic just to be a post on Instagram but his design with the slogan "This calls for the low stinger" caught on and they decided to put it on a T-Shirt. Priced at $40 USD, all proceeds from the sales will be donated to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy whose COVID-19 direct relief fund specifically helps the most vulnerable populations in the USA affected by this crisis, including hourly wage workers, the elderly, and those with disabilities. PG 25 | APR 2020
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Turn A New Page And Learn Golf ?s Rules
If you?ve got the downtime these days, make an effort to study the Rules of Golf. If you do, you?ll likely be able to beat the average touring pro in at least one area of the game. A wee alarm bell started ringing in my head when Tiger Woods got relief from an embedded ball. I knew something wasn?t right. Sadly, I was proved correct. It was yet another experience that made me ask a perennial question: Why don?t tour pros know the rules any better than they do? See full details HERE PG 26 | APR 2020
'Squashed'
One of the best ways to solve a problem is to look at success models in other disciplines. Right now, golf has an equipment problem. The ball goes too far. And the powers that be are so afraid of blow-back from commercial interests they think the problem can't be solved. However, a solution compatible PG 28 I APR 2020
to all parties is right in front of us if we just open our eyes.
Squash is a tennis-like game played inside an open-wall court. The court is always the same but the player-ball relationship presents a problem. If a ball isn't hit hard enough it will die when coming off the
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front wall and players will not be able to enjoy a rally. If the ball is struck too hard it has too much bounce becoming too easy to retrieve and high level players don?t get to display their full range of skills. Squash?s solution is to designate one ball for elite players (pros) who are able to hit the ball harder and another for high level amateurs and yet another for beginners. There?s even a ball for five to seven year-old's for a total of six different balls. In order to keep track each grade of ball is defined by one or two Yellow, Red or Blue dots on the surface. We don?t need six different golf balls. We just need two. Pro Shops and manufacturers would be happy with that. They?d have more to sell. It would seem that creating balls with fixed bounce properties would diminish the competitive edge one manufacturer might have over another. However, manufacturing competition does exist within the sport of squash. Manufacturers are able to differentiate based on longevity, PG 29 | APR 2020
consistency, feel and price. Golf itself already has two different performance balls. The one used in long drive contests is designed just for those contests. It has maximum roll out properties so two types of game balls is not a stretch. The PGA TOUR needs to designate a ?Pro?style ball for its tournaments which would have more spin. Such a ball would spin further off line than a normal ball and thereby visit regions of the golf course normally reserved for hackers. Also, it would only travel maximum distance if it was stuck with maximum purity. This would make for exciting entertainment. A tour player needing to carry the water at Torrey Pines' 18th to win a tournament might have his heart in his throat a bit more if he knew a hard but imperfect hit might flare up into the sky and not carry the water. That doesn?t happen to today?s new breed of bang and bash players. I just might buy a ticket to see that kind of drama. Click to Read the Full Story
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Two VGC Caddies Receive Prestigious Chick Evans Scholarship Lachlan Stewart (above left) and Laszlo Torok (right, pictured with Evans Scholarship coordinator Berne Neufeld) have been awarded the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship by the Western Golf Association Scholarship Committee to attend the University of Washington-Seattle beginning in PG 30| APR 2020
Fall 2020. These are full, four-year, tuition and housing scholarships each valued at US$200,000. Lachlan and Laszlo are caddies number seven and eight from Victoria Golf Club to receive this generous scholarship. The Club is truly proud of their achievement. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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Lachlan is a top scholar at École Victor-Brodeur, a French-first school located in Esquimalt. Besides maintaining a 4.0 GPA in the school?s International Baccalaureate (IB) program, he volunteers at the Halt to Poverty Club, is a member of the UVic Rocketry Club and is captain of a cycling team. Now that Lachlan is about to graduate, he recognizes how the demanding IB program has pushed him academically and motivated him to work efficiently. Lachlan first learned about the Evans Scholarship at age 12 and immediately made it a personal goal to become an engineer with the help of this scholarship. He knows that Victoria Golf Club?s Evans Caddie Program has afforded him an unparalleled environment to mature into the individual he is today. He has caddied for and learned from many adults who are very knowledgeable and successful in their fields. With guidance from Club members, he has even begun two successful PG 31 | APR 2020
entrepreneurial businesses. Lachlan counts all this a very special privilege. Laszlo Torok too is a high-achieving student and about to graduate from St. Andrew?s Regional High School, an Independent co-educational Catholic High School in Saanich. Laszlo came with his mother and brother to Canada from Hungary in 2008. Starting a new life in Canada was a huge challenge: he spoke very little English and found that almost everything was different in Canada. Although a struggle, he managed to learn the ways and language quickly. His Catholic upbringing and connection with the church carried him through this difficult time. Laszlo felt that having the opportunity to receive an Evans Scholarship meant that he had to be the best of the best. So, this drove him to work very hard both in school and at the golf course. Click to Read the Full Story
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YouTube can take you down some interesting, time-consuming rabbit holes. During a recent research project, I came across some old commercials from Tiger Woods?early days at Nike Golf ? and the nostalgia washed over me. Chances are you?ve seen a few of them. With so much time on our hands, now is as good a time as ever to take a few minutes and look back at 7 of Woods?best Nike Golf ad spots. Click Here to learn more. PG 32 | APR 2020
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A Team Selfie For The OSU Beavers Women's Golf Team After Winning The Meadow Club Invitational. Delta, BC's Amanda Minni IsOn The Right
Delta's Minni Helps OS Beavers Rally To Win Meadow Club Invitational The Oregon State women's golf team rallied in the final round of the Meadow Club Invitational on Tuesday, March 10th to win its second title of the season. Senior Nicole Schroeder and freshman Issy Taylor both fired a 3-under 69 in the final round to lead the Beaver charge and help the team post a 4-under 284 effort on the day. PG 34 | APR 2020
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Oregon State concluded the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a 7-over 291-296-284--871 at the par-72, 6,157-yard Meadow Club to win the 13-team event by six strokes over second-place Washington State. It's the 14th team title in program history and the fourth for Dawn Shockley in her fourth seasons as the Beavers' head coach. Oregon State won the Cougar Cup in Pullman, Wash., this past fall. "We are really proud of the way the team played today," Shockley said. "This is truly a team win with all five players finishing in the top 20. We had great individual meetings with each of the players yesterday and they made the adjustments needed in their games today and it showed through in their results. Senior Mari Nishiura led the Beavers on the individual leaderboard, finishing in a career-best fifth place with an even-par 71-72-73--216. Her PG 35 | APR 2020
best previous finish at Oregon State was a tie for 11th place as a sophomore at the Westbrook Spring Invitational. The great final round by Taylor moved her 13 spots up the leaderboard and into a career-best seventh place with a 2-over 74-75-69--218. She finished in a tie for eighth place at her first collegiate event, the Cougar Cup with a 4-under 212. Schroeder, who has had several low rounds in her career, vaulted 29 spots up the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 18th place with a 7-over 78-76-69--223. She was equaled the lowest score in program history, a 6-under 66, two times and now has shot 20 sub-par rounds. Ellie Slama finished in a tie for 13th place with a 5-over 70-75-76--221, while Delt a, BC's Amanda Minni carded a 7-over 76-74-73--223 to finish in a tie for 18th place. This would be the final event of the season before the shutdown due to Covid-19.
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Golf courses are like snowflakes ? no two are the same. Sure, there may be courses with similar holes, similar features and trademark designs implemented by its designer, but they all have their differences no matter how PG 36 | APR 2020
subtle. The holes we are about to show you, well, they're like no other holes/stretch of holes in the golf. Here?s a look at nine unique golf holes in the world. Click to see full article
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I am, at the moment, a golf writer with very little to write about (there are only so many mini-tour gambling stories). But while I may be stuck in self-quarantine at my parents?house in small-town western Massachusetts, I haven't given up on serving you, dear readers. Nor have I given up on playing golf. As a result, I present Dethier National: a one-hole course constructed in a single afternoon with the following household items Here.
A dream realized in just one afternoon ? without even leaving the house PG 38 | APR 2020
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BC's AJ Ewart Leads Barry University Men's Golf To School Record Fifth-Straight Win Another historic day took place on Tuesday, Mar. 3, with Coquitlam, B.C.' s A.J. Ewart leading the Barry University Buccaneers to their school-record fifth straight win after taking home the victory at the Panther Invitational by a six-stroke margin. PG 40 | APR 2020
Barry finished strong, shaving nine strokes off their second round 296 with a one-under par 287 in the final round. Three out of the five Buccaneer starters recorded their best round of the tournament on Tuesday to go along with a 70 from Ewart and a 72 from Tyler Bakich. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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Eleven teams were present at the tournament including two other top-25 schools in Florida Tech and Carson-Newman. Barry won the tournament with a six-stoke lead on Keiser but more importantly a 22-stroke lead on Sunshine State Conference opponent Florida Tech. SUMMARY: Ewart showed he can stay composed and perform with a target on his back. Maintaining his position on top of the leader boards through all three rounds, to ultimately finish on top at six-under-par. The Canadian freshman took home the individual trophy with a two-stroke lead on second place and was just one of three players to finish under par. Nicolas Quintero continued his phenomenal play from last tournament to record another top-10 finish as an individual. Quintero shot rounds of 73/73/72 to finish in a tie for sixth place at (+2). Tyler Bakich showed his senior PG 41 | APR 2020
poise, shrugging off a second round 77 to comeback and post a 72 in the final round. The captain placed eighth in the final standings. Daniel Faccini made it four top-ten finishes for the Bucs after posting a 72 on Tuesday to finish at (+6) and in a tie for tenth. Felipe Alvarez shot his best round on Tuesday with a 75 in the final frame. NOTEW ORTHY: The Bucsfinished on top of the birdie leader boardswith 52, fueled by Ewart's14 and Bakich's 12. Barry absolutely dominated on par-fours, finishing at (+11), a 22-stroke lead on the hole-type.
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With no live golf ? or any other sports ? on television and much of the country in ?stay at home? mode during the coronavirus outbreak, you still can get your golf fix. It?s been said that the smaller the ball, the better PG 43 | APR 2020
the writing, which means that golf has the best writers in all of sport. Books about the game abound, and now is a perfect time to catch up on your reading. See full details HERE
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The Worst Thing A Caddie Can Say To A Golfer, According To Open Champion Shane Lowry PGA TOUR caddies have a lot on their plate beyond carrying the bags of their sweet-swinging bosses. But when it comes down to it, they are ultimately there to help. So when a caddie offers up some inherently unhelpful advice, it can be frustrating. Just ask Shane Lowry. The Irish veteran won the Open Championship last year at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, and a lot of credit was given to the man carrying his bag that week, Bo Martin. After their PG 46 | APR 2020
Open triumph, Lowry kept Martin on the bag, and he?s helped him continue to play well on both the European and PGA TOURs (T13 at the Zozo Championship; T11 at the Dubai Desert Classic; T13 at the Saudi International). But there?s one thing Martin is forbidden from uttering on the golf course, which Lowry revealed at this year?s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Click to Read the Full Story
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How One Company Is Using Artificial Intelligence To Combat Slow Play From the PGA TOUR to your local municipal course, pace of play is one of golf?s most pressing issues. The European Tour felt strongly enough about it to implement new rules to combat slow play, while the PGA TOUR recently updated its pace of play policy.
Sure, when I?m free from the office, the course is where I want to be. But for five-to-six hours? No thank you. In terms of enjoyment, waiting on every single shot is up there with my boss assigning me something at four o?clock on a Friday.
Days on the course are precious. It?s great that the pro ranks are Free time is precious. Neither is doing their part to speed up the meant to be wasted due to slow action, but changes at the top are play and now, neither has to be hardly affecting weekend thanks to the Tagmarshal golf warriors like myself. Far too course intelligence system. often my Saturday round takes Click to Read the Full Story up the majority of my day off. PG 47 | APR 2020
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In this newest SCGA Rules Crew take on one of golf's often misinterpreted rules, 'Taking The Nearest Point Of Relief' they remind us that, "Nearest Isn't Always Nicest" when fulfulling the obligations of the PG 48 | APR 2020
rule. The 'nearest' point that offers 'relief' is often not all that nice. It helps to know the wording of the rule and specifically what 'relief' actually offers you...
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Padraig Harrington has taken advantage of his downtime in a way that?s helping all recreational golfers. Harrington has now turned his attention to helping golfers like you. He?s posted several videos on PG 49 | APR 2020
Twitter, and they have all been great. This one however had a bit of a twist. At least after renowned golf impressionist Connor Moore got hold of it. Click HERE to see video.
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Richmond Olympic Day
To celebrate the historic 10th anniversary of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, the Richmond Olympic Oval hosted a 3-day celebration of sport from Friday, February 21 to Sunday, February 23. Aspart of that celebration BC Golf, with the help of the SFU Men'sGolf Team, introduced young kidsto the game in a fun way through the SNAG program. It wasalso great to see the re-lighting of the Olympic flame downtown to commemorate the
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KRIS JONASSON
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
M ANAGER OF NETW ORK SERVICE (COURSE & SLOPE RATING)
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TYLER MCKAY
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Member Benefit s The LPGA Amateurs offers a welcoming golf community for all women to learn to play, play better, have fun and make friends. Highlights of LPGA Amateurs member benefits include: Organized golf: leagues, outings, regional & LPGA Amat eurs compet it ive event s, golf experiences and trips Golf education, instruction and clinics Social and networking events Free entrance (member plus one guest) to all LPGA,
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