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Quote by Bernard Darwin

“It is a law of nature that everybody plays a hole badly when playing through.”

Quote by Bernard Darwin

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Bernard Darwin was an English writer renowned for his profound insights into golf, whose works had a significant impact on the development of the sport. more

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