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• Sahith Theegala fires 62 in first round as a professional

  01-06-2020 19:46
  
  Sahith Theegala's pro career is off and running – or sprinting.The Pepperdine product, who won the Haskins Award last month as the player of the year in Division I men's college golf, fired a blazing 9-under 62 Monday in the opening round of the Outlaw Tour's Lone Tree Classic. It was Theegala's first round as a professional, and he shares the lead with Andrew Funk."It feels great [to be making my pro debut]," Theegala said afterward in an interview posted by the Outlaw Tour on Twitter.&nb
  
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• Tiger Woods, Harold Varner III, LPGA among those speaking out against racism, injustice

  01-06-2020 18:04
  
   Updated at 9:45 p.m. ETAs protests continue around the country in response to the deaths of George Floyd and other black victims of police brutality, many members of the golf community are speaking out against injustice, inequality and racism."There is a lot of of beauty and love in this world," wrote Harold Varner III on Twitter. "I pray for equality and social justice as we all so desperately deserve that in this day and age. I pray for humanity even more because regardless of
  
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• Harold Varner III, LPGA among those speaking out against racism, injustice

  01-06-2020 18:04
  
  As protests continue around the country in response to the deaths of George Floyd and other black victims of police brutality, many members of the golf community are speaking out against injustice, inequality and racism."There is a lot of of beauty and love in this world," wrote Harold Varner III on Twitter. "I pray for equality and social justice as we all so desperately deserve that in this day and age. I pray for humanity even more because regardless of color, WE need each other to
  
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• PGA Tour memo says at-home virus testing 'strongly suggested' but not mandatory

  01-06-2020 11:55
  
  With one week remaining before the PGA Tour returns to competition at the Charles Schwab Challenge, the circuit expanded its health and safety blueprint via a 34-page Participant Resource Guide.Although much of what’s covered in the guide, which was issued to players on Monday and obtained by GolfChannel.com, has already been announced, the Tour did outline, in great detail, the plan to return to competition, pointing out that “every aspect of tournament operations has been modified.
  
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