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How golf serves as a guide for MacDermott

July 11, 2023 10:34 AM
Robert MacDermott encountered a string of bad luck in the summer of 1987. First, he was electrocuted and then thrown from the ambulance. During life's most overwhelming moments, MacDermott uses golf as a guiding light.
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