Memories of 1982 are still fresh in Mr Church's mind, especially as he has been trying to "build up some excitement" for the coming day among his younger children.

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But luckily for fans looking forward to a tense finish on the weekend, Davis and the USGA have set up the final few holes for some excitement.

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My general sense is that things are heating up and that this area could finally generate some excitement.

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All of the excitement around Barack Obama, and him pulling up in the polls in some early primary states.

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The excitement, or some would say, football hysteria, is fuelled by newspaper columns tracking the build-up in minute detail.

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Schroer's fund, invested largely in pharmaceuticals and biotech, is up 35% so far this year on the strength of some good venture-capital investments and investor excitement over the potential genomic revolution.

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