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TOURNAMENT CALENDAR
12
DRIVING
MINNESOTA
RYDER CUP
CAPTAINS
18
FEATURES
12 | DRIVING MINNESOTA:
I-94 TOUR
By Chuck Lennon
History, beauty and challenge
combine on this out-of-the-way
Red River Valley tour.
18 | A TALE OF TWO CAPTAINS
By Joe Bissen
Stacking up the fearless leaders
of the 2016 Ryder Cup-Davis Love
III for the U.S. and Darren Clarke
for Europe.
22 | 2016 TOURNAMENT
CALENDAR
From charity and
First Tee to women's
and senior events,
we've got your golf
schedule for the
entire season.
Dick Howell Obituary
A tribute to the longtime
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DEPA RTMENTS
3 | EDITOR'S LETTER
4 | INSIDE THE MGA
Improving pace of play
6 | PRO TIPS
Think before you strike
7 | GREAT DRIVES
Prairie Ridge's No. 2
8 | RULES PRIMER
New USGA handicap system
9 | BY THE NUMBERS
Ryder Cup's economic impact
10 | TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Take a peek at what's in Sammy
Schmitz's bag
34 | PUNCH SHOTS
MGA news and Allied
Associations
40 | BACKSPIN
Mark Craig on the mental
pressure of the game
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