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Tempers can flare on the golf course, but what begins as frustration over slow play or poor etiquette can quickly escalate into serious legal trouble. With humour and practical insight, Michael Cochrane examines the criminal and civil consequences of golf-course brawls, reminding players that dropping the gloves may cost far more than a penalty stroke. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":245923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,58,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-246354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles-michael-cochrane","category-articles-golf","category-tester"],"yoast_head":"\n
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