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Spring 2019
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THE KPMG WOMEN'S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
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DEPA RTMENTS
3 | EDITOR'S LETTER
4 | INSIDE THE MGA
5 | BY THE NUMBERS
The USGA and R&A's Driving
Distance Report
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DRIVING MINNESOTA
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FEATURES
8 | RULES PRIMER
Two new Rules to remember
10 | DRIVING MINNESOTA
MARSHALL TOUR
By Chuck Lennon
High art and great golf in western
Minnesota.
16 | LEAVE NO TRACE
By Joseph Oberle
Repairing the fairways after a divot
should be common practice.
18 | THE KPMG COMES TO
HAZELTINE
By Tom Bedell
A preview of the LPGA major, featuring
the contenders and the course setup.
24 | 2019 MGA TOURNAMENT
CALENDAR
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9 | GOLF GEAR
Go long with these new drivers
36 | PUNCH SHOTS
MGA news
40 | BACKSPIN
A round unlike
any other
7 | GREAT DRIVES
Grand National GC's No. 14
2019 MGA
TOURNAMENT CALENDAR
7 | TIPS FROM THE PROS
Flex your knees for a sound
swing
3M Open
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ON THE COVER: CALEB VANARRAGON CELEBRATES A BIRDIE FINISH AT THE 2018 MINNESOTA STATE JUNIOR BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIP,
WHICH HE WON. COVER PHOTO BY MARK BRETTINGEN.
Spring 2019 MINNESOTAGOLFER
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Mickelson
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