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John Updike Quotes: Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.
         

Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.


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Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.
         



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