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What Is a 'Sucker Pin' in Golf?

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PGA Tour player Billy Mayfair was leading the 2002 Michelob Championship when he decided to play aggressively to a hole location close to the left side of a narrow green. And after making double bogey, he was no longer the leader. "It (was) a sucker pin," Mayfair said, "and I guess I was a sucker for it."

Rhona Adair: Pioneer of Irish Women's Golf

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Rhona Adair was one of the first women in Ireland to make a name for herself as a golfer. She won multiple Irish and British championships. She was also known as a long driver for her time, but with distances that might surprise you. And Adair once played Old Tom Morris in a match.