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The U.S. Mid-Amateur champion is a firefighter from Broxton, Mass and Matt Parziale has been profiled in print a few times. But now the USGA tells his story in a video feature, viewable here at USGA.org. A preview from Instagram:

The U.S. Mid-Amateur champion is a firefighter from Broxton, Mass and he has been profiled in print a few times. But now the USGA tells his story in a video feature, viewable here at USGA.org.

A firefighter in Brockton, Mass., reigning #USMidAm champ @mattparziale has added to his hometown’s proud history.

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Nine years old and this swing. Not fair!

#drivershot #juniorgolf #girlsgolf #golfswing. . 드라이이버샷 #골프 #주니어골프 #어린이골프 #골프스타그램 #골프스윙 #슬로모션

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And the PGA.com accounted posted this today, but since the original was up just 3 days ago, let’s salute (and follow) the Isaac Riches account. Another amazing young player:

Full video of that shot.......with his new @callawaygolfaus MD4 56 degree wedge. Pin tucked behind a bunker, not much green to work with....at 5 years old he's too short to see it go in for a 🐦 🐦🦅 start ... How good is golf @golfaust @golf_gods @pgatour @golfchannel @golfrabble @theplayersview @sportbible @golfchannel @coloradogolfblog @thegolfingthing #juniorgolf #juniorprodigy #chipin #mygolf #juniorgolfallaccess #pgatour #pga365 #nbcgolf #golfchannel #golfstarz @golf_starz

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They’ve only once seen sandpipers at the Rio Olympic Golf Course, until today when the rare-for-Brazil birds were spotted:

A espécie da ave maçarico-acanelado, Calidris subruficollis (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae), teve sua primeira ocorrência no Rio de Janeiro dia 17 de outubro de 2017, no Campo Olímpico de Golfe. Até então, não havia registro dessa espécie por aqui. Ela, assim como afirma o artigo em “Notas curtas”, por conta da caça comercial e da falta de seus ambientes, diminuiu muito. No Campo de Golfe, a ave estava forrageando e se alimentando no gramado. Ele e a área conservada do campo proporcionam totais condições para que a espécie utilize como área de invernada, o que é ótimo, já que o maçarico-acanelado é fiel a suas áreas de invernada e o campo fornece muitos recursos a ele. Um agradecimento foi feito ao Diretor Executivo da ECP, Carlos Favoreto, conforme transcrito abaixo: “Também somos especialmente gratos a Carlos Favoreto, responsável pela gestão ambiental do Campo de Golfe Olímpico, pelo apoio à pesquisa e conservação no local, pelo suporte logístico e por permitir que a área seja estudada”. (Fotos de Camila Scalzer de Abreu)

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A rare look into Scottsdale National Golf Club’s mineshaft bunker.

@golf_gods Here is @billiepay having a little issue out of the mine shaft. #pxgtroops #gabegolfswingtrainer 👊

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