Especially since the number of doughnut-hole denizens will peak right around election time next year.

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For example, the average number of putts used to hole out from 7 feet 10 inches is 1.5.

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Would you have guessed that the number of people hitting the donut hole declined dramatically between 2007 and 2009, confounding the experts?

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Now, they didn't fill a 7 million hole in the number of people who were unemployed.

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For handicap reporting purposes, "equitable stroke control" provisions limit the number of strokes players may record for any hole, depending on their skill level.

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Today, the 2, 600-acre gated enclave, situated some 45 minutes from mid-town Manhattan, boasts century-old trees, three pristine lakes, an 18-hole golf course, and a number of Gilded-Age mansions designed by well-known architects of the day.

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McIlroy was headed toward a missed cut in 2010 until he made eagle on his 16th hole of the second round to make the cut on the number.

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While retirees rarely live like movie stars in large homes in upscale neighborhoods, or even near their favorite fishing hole or golf course, there has been a slight increase in the number of Americans who said they will actually retire earlier than planned.

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