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Help Aussie Dave defend his ParaLong Drive title

Let’s get Australia’s World Long Drive champion back to the US to defend his title.

The folks over at Grow the Game Central are looking for donations to get Australia’s ParaLong Drive champion back to the US to defend his title in November.

Dave Sawtell won the World Championship Long Drive despite hitting from the seated position and only using one arm.

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Nostalgia for the days of the old clubhouse

The club house isn’t quite what it used to be.

This article originally appeared in the June 2015 issue of Inside Golf where Michael Green writes a monthly column.

A friend of mine thinks you cannot write a good novel without having read the classics. Roger Federer thinks you can’t really love a sport unless you understand its history and how it has evolved, and I know several golf writers who think all trainee golf professionals should know the history of the game.

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Is this the most accurate yardage chart ever?

Ever made your own yardage chart? Was it as accurate or as honest as this one?

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This has been getting some traction on Reddit last week and it’s possibly the most accurate yardage chart ever.

Making your own yardage chart is not a bad way to work out which club you should be playing, particularly for new golfers.

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Baby seal checks out the new Ocean Dunes King Island golf course

The new course at Ocean dunes has everyone, and everything, excited.

A baby seal managed to get lost and make its way to the 6th green today. The 6th hole isn’t even remotely costal. #TurfgrassTuesday #OceanDunes #KingIsland

A photo posted by Kevin Rajk (@kevinmrajk) on May 19, 2015 at 3:39am PDT

We can tell from the spectacular photos of Ocean Dunes that it’s going to get some wild weather from time to time, but until now we haven’t given much thought to the wild fauna in the area.

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Huge sinkhole opens up on golf course in Missouri

Four sinkholes opened up and swallowed parts of a golf course in Missouri late last week.

Meanwhile in Missouri: A sinkhole has attacked a golf course – http://t.co/CgReHsi5F9 via @pberryNL pic.twitter.com/xWEspqTaqL

— Nick Penzenstadler (@npenzenstadler) May 22, 2015

The biggest of the sinkholes started opening up last Friday morning near the practice range at Top of the Rock Golf Course in Missouri.

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Simplified golf rules and global handicaps could be just around the corner

Your handicap could soon be officially recognised all over the globe.

John Paul Newport’s golf articles at the Wall Street Journal are always worth a read and his most recent piece is no different.

Newport reports on the early discussion between the golf’s ruling bodies the R&A and the USGA, on creating a more streamlined, simpler set of golf rules, as well launching as a uniform, global handicapping system.

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Choosing the right wedges: What is bounce?

A few videos and a short summary on bounce and how you should keep it in mind when choosing your wedges.

After recently looking for some new wedges for the golf bag I’ve tried to figure out which ones are best for me, particularly when it comes to loft and the bounce of the golf club.

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