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We don't know much about golf, but we do know that The Masters Are Important. Therefore, with the Big Golf Tournament That Doesn't Like Ladies teeing off tomorrow, we asked resident golf impresario Shane Bacon, of Dogs That Chase Cars , to preview it for us. So here goes.
Ponder this when musing over the upcoming Masters tournament, the first major and best golf weekend of the year: Is ...
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Deadspin Masters Preview for Golfers
Published 4/9/2008 by Shane B. at Dogs That Chase Cars
Yep, it's that time of year, Deadspin runs my poor attempt for a Masters preview and I only had to pay the website $200 and a box of those Nike golf balls Tiger plays. ...
Time for Something to Happen
Published 4/11/2008 by Shane B. at Dogs That Chase Cars
So, I picked Geoff Ogilvy to win in my Deadspin Masters Preview and like I said, I pick winners about as often as Ian Poulter looks normal. ...
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