The ruling put a damper on an exciting day when the next generation of golf mixed with a couple of old pros were bunched together.

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Given the progress that researchers are making on new, hardier grasses and agronomic techniques, Pock, a third-generation Arizona golf-course expert, expects more courses to move to minimal overseeding in the years ahead.

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Unfortunately, even if there are equal opportunities between men and women to attend golf outings for business, my generation sees the practice as archaic.

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"This is the next generation, he's a really nice kid and the game of golf is in good hands, " the American said.

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He still has some way to go to catch Tiger Woods, who has more than two million followers on both networking websites, but it could herald a brave new social media era for golf stars -- one which experts say may open the sport's doors to a previously ignored younger generation.

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