On Par: Serious-Minded Golfers Tackle a Whimsical Game
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Miniature golf: One person’s leisurely respite puttering around while on vacation is another person’s workday passion. >
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Torrey Pines Doesn’t Have The Only US Open
Published 5/12/2008 at Golf Blogger
May 12, 2008 image Torrey Pines doesn’t have a lock on the US Open in golf. As it turns out, there are two professional miniature golf circuits, and this year’s Open is being held in Boothbay, Maine, at the Dolphin Mini Golf Course. The New York Times reports on the sport: Men and women are ranked nationally and travel to tournaments days in advance to chart the courses, practice eight hours a day and plot strategies for getting an ace on every hole. Some players carry their specially crafted putters in gold cases, and others keep their golf balls in boxes like humidors to ...