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Tuesday, July 31, 2001

Hoo’s a man supposed tae putt wi’ a’ thae bluidy fishin’ boats fleein’ aboot?

"A player whose stroke is affected by the simultaneous explosion of a bomb or shell or by machine-gun fire, may play another ball from the same place. Penalty one stroke."

Scotsman. Although Ian Wood doesn't much care for the asinine cheering in golf galleries that seems to be spreading from the US to Europe, he notes that a golfer's handbook issued by St. Mellons Golf and Country Club during the Battle of Britain shows there have been worse pressures to golf under. "In competitions, during gunfire or while bombs are falling, players may take cover without penalty for ceasing play."'

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