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Golf, by its nature, lacks real rivalries

By Jason Sobel

Sunday, November 1, 2009

In recent years, American sports fans have witnessed a golden age of tete a tetes, from resurgent rivalries (Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers) to repeated rivalries (New York Yankees versus Boston Red Sox) to rejuvenated rivalries (new purple passer Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings against his former mates the Green Bay Packers). Noticeably absent from this list is anything from the world of professional golf. Makes sense, though. The truth is, there have been very few rivalries in t ...

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