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The beauty of sport is sometimes finding that statistical nugget that sort of blows your mind. Such as this one: In 1900, J.H. Taylor led the British Open wire-to-wire to win by eight strokes over Harry Vardon. By today's standards his rounds of 79, 77, 78, 75 would not sniff a Claret Jug, but back then each score was the lowest for that particular round. No golfer since, in any major, has repeated that feat.
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> Question of the Week: The R&A decided last week not to invite two-time British Open champion Greg Norman, CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, to its Celebration of Champions. The R&A believes Norman might be a distraction to the proceedings. Do you agree with the decision?
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JULY
13-14: LPGA Leadership Academy, Liberty Corner, N.J. | Info
19-20: LPGA Leadership Academy, Gainesville, Va. | Info
26-27: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Charleston, S.C. | Info
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1-2: LPGA Leadership Academy, Newcastle, Wash. | Info
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6-9: International Association of Golf Administrators, Point Clear, Ala. | Info
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