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Amateur golfer Wendy Powick wasplaying at Arundel Hills Country Club on the Gold Coast in Australia when this happened as she prepared to tee off on the 11th hole. A mob of kangaroos arrived right in front of her. All of the animals stared at her on the tee box. Watch the full video Here INSIDE GOLF
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Let The Sun Shine In: Alberta Golf Cart Company Set To Roll Into Market With Solar-Powered Rides For entrepreneurs launching a ?new?product there?s no better time to hit the marketplace than when what you?ve created is in short supply and high demand. That?s exactly the scenario for FTR Golf Canada, located in the small Alberta town of Wainwright, east of Edmonton. INSIDE GOLF
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Blair Bursey Victorious In Victoria To Close Mackenzie Tour Season Blair Bursey grinded his way to a 1-over round of 71, and it was good enough for him to hang on for the win at the season-ending Reliance Properties DCBank Open at Uplands Golf Club. The Gander, Newfoundland, native finished at 10-under, claiming a one-shot victory over a quartet of players after recording four top-five finishes earlier in the Mackenzie Tour ? PGA TOUR Canada season. INSIDE GOLF
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Phil Mickelson?s Odd Rules Situation Shined A Spotlight On The Significance Of Golf?s Honour Code Golfers like to say that golf is a game of honour, a game where players call penalties on themselves for violations nobody else could possibly see. And that?s true ? to a point, GOLF.com?s Michael Bamberger writes. The subtext is this: the player?s judgment is to be trusted. And that?s true, too ? to a point. Which leads us to the odd situation with Phil Mickelson in the last round of the Constellation Furyk & Friends event in Jacksonville, Florida. INSIDE GOLF
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Maude-Aimee Leblanc Earns LPGA Membership Two years ago, Maude-Aimee Leblanc announced her retirement from professional golf on social media, saying, ?I decided to retire from professional golf forever. Over time, I realized it wasn?t my dream.?It is safe to say the coronavirus pandemic rekindled that competitive itch for Leblanc and established a new set of dreams, some of which she chased down as a Symetra Tour graduate. INSIDE GOLF
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Conners, Hughes & Pendrith Inducted Into Kent State Hall Of Fame
The Canadian trio of Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes, and Taylor Pendrith were inducted together into the Kent State University Varsity ?K?Hall of Fame as members of the 2021 Class on October 9. INSIDE GOLF
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Golf Canada Presidents Continue Serving The Game With most of its American rules officiating crew unable to join them for the altered 2021 Mackenzie Tour ? PGA Tour Canada season, the organization turned to some very reliable sources for help. In addition to more than a dozen rules experts who lent their services at various times at all eight 2021 Mackenzie Tour tournaments, four others may have been even a little more well-known than the rest. This quartet consisted of past Golf Canada (formerly Royal Canadian Golf Association) presidents, along with the organization?s current vice president, and they all kindly stepped in to help save the cross-country, COVID-affected campaign. INSIDE GOLF
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Award Winning Golf Is Not So Far Away With the recent announcement that the border with our American neighbours will be open, there is a sense of excitement amongst Canadians to now venture south and return to some form of normalcy in their vacation habits. During our twenty months of isolation, outdoor recreation became the best way to combat the monotony and golf was no exception, in fact, the game showed an enormous increase in participation, far beyond industry expectations! INSIDE GOLF
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Davison Wins Points List, Captures Player Of The Year Award, Earns Exemption Into RBC Canadian Open Even though he got a late start on the 2021 Mackenzie Tour ? PGA TOUR Canada season, Callum Davison made up for lost time by playing consistent, sometimes dominant, golf in his five Tour starts. Including his ninth-place finish at the season finale, the Reliance Properties DCBank Open presented by Times Colonist, Davis finished with 1,244.19 points to outdistance No. 2 Blair Bursey by 193.19 points to capture the Points List title and Player of the Year honors. INSIDE GOLF
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10 Tips To Help You Master Long Greenside Bunker Shots The long greenside bunker shot has a reputation of being one of the most difficult shots in golf. But that?s a false reputation. If you understand the necessary adjustments you need to make in your club selection, setup, and swing, you?ll be getting up and down from these spots more than you ever imagined. INSIDE GOLF
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The Fastest Hole Of Golf | Guinness World Records 2021 With 27.88 seconds to beat, the European Tour challenged Sean Crocker, Nicolai Højgaard, Wilco Nienaber, and Min Woo Lee to break the ridiculously tough Guinness World Records title for the fastest hole of golf by a team of four. Shot on the 501-yard par five fourth hole at Real Club Valderrama, introducing the second Hero Challenge of 2021... INSIDE GOLF
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Can You Replace A Loose Impediment That Was Removed By Your Playing Partner?
What do the rules say about replacing a previously-removed loose impediment?
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This Is The Mackenzie Tour ? PGA TOUR Canada 2021 Season Review The 2021 Mackenzie Tour ? PGA TOUR Canada season reached its exciting conclusion and crowned the winner of the Order of Merit. The second half of the season delivered thrilling finishes, a season-long race to determine 2022 status that came down to the final putt and an intimate look into the adversity overcome by one of the Tour?s most popular players. INSIDE GOLF
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USGA, R&A Announce Model Local Rule For Club Length
The USGA and The R&A have announced that a new Model Local Rule (MLR G-10) will be available beginning on January 1, 2022 to provide those running professional or elite amateur golf competitions the option of limiting the maximum length of a golf club (excluding putters) to 46 inches. INSIDE GOLF
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When This Afghan Woman Found Golf, It Didn?t Just Change Her Life ? It Saved It Golf is not for everybody, and thank goodness for that. But when the game sinks her teeth in you, they lodge. The game can change the course of your life. Maybe you get that. If you do, you?re already off-and-running with Shagufa Habibi, an Afghan exile going to grad school outside Boston. Habibi is a woman golfer from Afghanistan, a country that has virtually no golf and, now especially, few open doors for women playing any sport. Her story is beyond unlikely. INSIDE GOLF
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Winners Announced On The 2021 MJT Order Of Merit Presented By RBC The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) is pleased to announce that the 2021 MJT Order of Merit presented by RBC has concluded with the winners recognized accordingly. The MJT Order of Merit is a year-long race where young golfers are awarded points in their respective age division, based on their finish in each of the ranked MJT events they compete in during the season. MJT members are ranked both provincially and nationally, identifying the top junior talent in the country. INSIDE GOLF
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LaunchPad Golf Will Open The First Of Two Facilities In The Calgary Area At Mickelson National Golf Course LaunchPad Golf announced the opening of the first of two year-round Calgary area facilities to the public at the Mickelson National Golf Course located in Harmony, Alberta. After months of speculation and excitement, the time has come to partake in this revolutionary golf experience. Powered by TopTracer Range, each of the heated 16 hitting suites will offer extensive stats and reporting on each of the nine games. INSIDE GOLF
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Long considered as one of the top public golf courses in the greater-Edmonton area, The Links at Spruce Grove has done nothing to dispel that reputation since it opened in the early 1980s. In fact, it may be getting even better as it grows older. INSIDE GOLF
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Thismay not be golf specific but we like it too much not to share. So...Why did the bear crossthe Trans-Canada Highway?We may never know, but thanksto the Banff Wildlife CrossingsProject, there?sa good chance it made it to the other side. Banff?sfirst two wildlife overpasseswere built in 1996. Combined with fencing to keep the animalsoff the road, the structureshave reduced animal-vehicle collisionsin the area by more than 80%. INSIDE GOLF