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Golfing in the era of COVID-19 is like a nest on lofty solitude

Yealimi Noh hits on the 2nd hole during the third round of the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club on August 31, 2019, in Portland, Oregon. [Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images/AFP]

My first refereeing experience in the game of golf was in 2014 when I was invited to assist at the All Africa Challenge Trophy that was played at Muthaiga Golf Club.

I soon discovered that golf referees spend so much time in solitude and every so often, there are panic-stricken moments when golfers ask for an interpretation of the Rules of Golf at a time when the mind has gone to sleep.

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