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It’s golf, but not as we know it

KNUR and spell is the Tasmanian devil of traditional British pastimes—no sooner has its extinction been announced, than a report comes in from some remote corner of Yorkshire or Lancashire of the distinctive sound of sycamore on clay and the sight of a white ‘potty’ flying through the Pennine air.

The ancient game is as resilient as the land it’s played on and has been around for more than 1,000

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