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The P-word

There are many things I don’t understand about golf: gigantic, ugly putters; the popularity of shorts; the current insistence that SMASHING THE BALL AS HARD AS YOU CAN is a good idea. But the thing I really don’t get is practice.

Golf courses are beautiful places that nourish the soul and give welcome respite from life’s drudgery and madness. And the game itself is an intoxicating mix of challenge and chit-chat, with endless opportunities to invent new swear words. Add in the

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