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Although each Designated Writers post is suitable for all ages — and we use small words so anyone can read these…

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On the bright side, Designated JJ and His “Real” Friends are back from their 7-rounds-in-5-days Golf Trip. Catch up — it’s…

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Above: The final putt is made in the annual golf trip.  The final day on the trip to the Robert Trent…

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(First published June 24, 2018 in  The Times and  The  News Star.) I am writing this on the night before the…

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(DESIGNATED NOTE: This ran originally in the spring of 2010 in The Times and The News-Star during a time of serious…

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It is, by far, the worst thing you can hear/see when you drive to the first tee box at a golf…

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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Golf Traveler Unlike any of the previous trips to the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama,...Read More

Seeing wildlife on a golf course is nothing new. Deer, alligators and good ol’ Mister No Shoulders (snakes to non-golfers) are…

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Here we go again: (from left) Mike Bassett, Pete Gunter, JJ Marshall, Craig Ebarb about to tee off at Ross Bridge…

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