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Overhanging ball not considered on the green

Q. If a player’s ball is half on the fringe and the fringe is cut high so that the other half of the ball is overhanging the green but not actually touching the green, is the ball considered on the green? — Moondog

Pitching vs. chipping

A pitch shot is a high-lofted shot that lands softly on the green and has very little roll. The clubs that should be used for this shot are the pitching wedge, sand wedge or lob wedge.

Tucson golfer Prouty wins Nevada Open

Brian Prouty of Tucson parlayed an eagle on the par-5 15th hole of the CasaBlanca Golf Course en route to a 9-under 63 and a three-round 197 in the $72,000 Nevada Open golf tournament, held Dec. 8-10 in Mesquite.

Riley qualifies to play in 2010 PGA Tour

For five rounds, Chris Riley successfully navigated the grinding road that is the PGA Tour’s qualifying school.

Round at Cascata the ultimate stocking-stuffer

Three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. Really? Those hardly seem like fitting gifts from one’s “true love.” The problem with shopping for avid golfers is that there is rarely anything one can give them that they don’t already have.

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