“Golf is the only sport I know where a player pays for every mistake. You can whiff a serve in tennis, miss a strike in baseball or throw an incomplete pass in football and a player still has a chance to square himself. In golf, every swing counts against you.” — Lloyd Mangrum, pro golfer
I received a text last week from former North Conway Country Club member and valley resident Gerry Chase. The text read, “Dustin Johnson just improved his lie. He should be penalized.”
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