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Why is the object of golf to play as little golf as possible?

  • Written by Patrick Tutka, Clinical Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University
imageBrooke M. Henderson hits a bunker shot during a tournament in Grand Rapids, Mich., on June 12, 2025.Michael Miller/ISI Photos via Getty Images

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