He finished fifth in his one grass-green tournament this spring, and aspires to a college golf scholarship, which several sand-greens players from the area have earned.

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No one is certain that this spring's green shoots will not likewise be nipped in the bud--or prove to have sturdier roots.

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Located 55km north of Graaff-Reinet along a gravel road through the Sneeuberg (Snow Mountains), the remote village of Nieu Bethesda has a spring-fed network of irrigation channels, giving it the appearance of a green oasis.

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Vicar's son Willett had threatened to spring an upset when he sank a 50-foot eagle putt from off the green at the long 14th to go into the joint lead.

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And lungworts (Pulmonaria), one of the first shade-loving perennials to return each spring, have white polka dots covering their spiky green leaves.

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Favorites: roasted stuffed chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and a wild-mushroom jus, and poached skate in a spring garlic broth with potato gnocchi and green asparagus.

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Today the water-filled terraces reflect the sky from November through April, and turn green in spring as the rice plants grow tall.

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