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Deciphering your golf tips
A former PGA Tour player turned club pro once told me: "The game of golf is easy. It's the teachers who make it hard." And to a great extent, he was right. Just a glance at all the books, magazines and DVDs out there peddling one "secret" or another would be sufficient to intimidate most newcomers, and to confuse "average" golfers enough that it's amazing they can even get the ball airborne. (30/06) More
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Timesonline | 14/07/08 iGolfeur
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Telegraph | 30/06/08 iGolfeur
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Park In-bee Becomes Youngest Winner of US Women's Open

Korea Times | 30/06/08 iGolfeur
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The New York Times | 30/06/08 iGolfeur
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Napa Valley Register | 23/06/08 iGolfeur
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AFP | 16/06/08 iGolfeur
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The Scotsman | 01/06/08 iGolfeur
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Telegraph | 01/06/08 iGolfeur
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The Age | 19/05/08 iGolfeur
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ESPN | 12/05/08 iGolfeur
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Timesonline | 30/06/08 iGolfeur
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