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A friend of mine, a dedicated golfer, shot a hole in one playing by himself. Disaster.

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William Glasser
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 23
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Cleveland
Ohio
Disaster
Shot
Shots
Mines
Golfer
Mine
Golfers
Friend
Hole
Playing
Dedicated
Holes

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