Golf Events from the Weekend 17th September 2011

Well it was a busy weekend on the Professional Golf Tours from around the world with 4 big tournaments going on. First I will start with the European Tour and Race to Dubai and this week it was the one and only teams Tournament of the year. It was the Vivendi Seve Trophy and was played at the Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche Paris, France. It was played in a Match play format and the two teams were Team Continental Europe verse Team Great Britain & Ireland. They played five four ball matches each on Thursday and Friday, then on Saturday Morning they played four Greensomes matches and on Saturday Afternoon they played four Foursomes matches. And on Sunday they played 10 Singles Matches. And it was Team Great Britain & Ireland that prevailed over Team Continental Europe 15.5 to 12.5.

Team Great Britain & Ireland got off to a fine start on Thursday Morning with winning the Day 1; four ball Matches 4-1 over Team Continental Europe. The matches results were Simon Dyson (England) & Jamie Donaldson (Wales) defeated Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) & Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) 2&1; Scott Jamieson (Scotland) & Ross Fisher (England) defeated Peter Hanson (Sweden) & Raphaël Jacquelin (France) 6&4; Anders Hansen (Denmark) & Francesco Molinari (Italy) defeated Mark Foster (England)  & Lee Westwood (England) 1up; Darren Clarke (NIR) & David Horsey (England) defeated Nicolas Colsaerts (France)  & Matteo Manassero (Italy) 1up and Robert Rock (England) & Ian Poulter (England) defeated Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) & Alexander Noren (Sweden) 5&3.

On to the 2nd day and the Friday four ball matches. Team Continental Europe made a fight back winning this series of matches 3.5 to 1.5 over Team Great Britain & Ireland. And the match results were Simon Dyson (England) & Jamie Donaldson (Wales) halved with Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) & Raphaël Jacquelin (France); Peter Hanson (Sweden) & Alexander Noren (Sweden) defeated Robert Rock (England) & Ian Poulter (England) 5&3; Nicolas Colsaerts (France) & Matteo Manassero (Italy) defeated Scott Jamieson (England) & Ross Fisher (England) by 2 holes; Mark Foster (England)  & Lee Westwood (England) defeated Anders Hansen (Denmark) & Francesco Molinari (Italy) 5&3 and Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) & Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) defeated Darren Clarke (NIR) & David Horsey (England) 3&2. So Team Great Britain & Ireland took a 5.5 to 4.5 lead over Team Continental Europe in to the weekend.

On Saturday Morning there were four Greensome Matches played and the results were Simon Dyson (England) & Jamie Donaldson (Wales) defeated Nicolas Colsaerts (France) & Matteo Manassero (Italy) 2&1; Darren Clarke (NIR) & David Horsey (England) halved with Peter Hanson (Sweden) & Alexander Noren (Sweden); Ian Poulter (England) & Ross Fisher (England) defeated Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) & Raphaël Jacquelin (France) 2&1 and Lee Westwood (England) & Scott Jamieson (Scotland) defeated Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) & Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) 4&3. So Team Great Britain & Ireland took out the greensomes matches 3.5 to .5 and now led 9 points to 5 points over Team Continental Europe heading into the Saturday Afternoon Foursome Matches.

So to the Saturday Afternoon Foursome Matches and the results were Robert Rock (England) & Jamie Donaldson (Wales) halved with Francesco Molinari (Italy) & Matteo Manassero (Italy); Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) & Anders Hansen (Denmark) defeated Ross Fisher (England) & Mark Foster (England) 3&2; Simon Dyson (England) & Ian Poulter (England) defeated Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) & Alexander Noren (Sweden) 3&1 and Lee Westwood (England) & David Horsey (England) defeated Raphaël Jacquelin (France) & Nicolas Colsaerts (France) 4&3. So Team Great Britain & Ireland led 11.5 points to 6.5 points over Team Continental Europe going in to the 10 Sunday Singles Matches.

So to the 10 Sunday Singles Matches and Team Continental Europe got off to a flying start with winning the 1st 5 singles matches and levelling the Match scored at 11 points all with 5 matches still to be decided. The 6th match was halved so that meant the Match score was still level at 12 points all. But Team Great Britain & Ireland won matches 7th, 8th and 9th and went to 15 points to the Team Continental Europe’s 12 points and retained the Vivendi Seve Trophy which they won in 2009. The 10th and final match in the singles was halved. So the final team score was Team Great Britain & Ireland 15.5 to Team Continental Europe 12.5. Paul McGinley (Ireland) the Team Great Britain & Ireland Captain was very happy with his teams result. And Team Continental Europe Captain Jean van de Velde (France) was happy in defeat because the matches were played in such good team spirit. The Singles Results were Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) defeated Lee Westwood (England) 2&1; Anders Hansen (Denmark) defeated Simon Dyson (England) by 1 hole; Francesco Molinari (Italy) defeated Jamie Donaldson (Wales) 4&3; Alexander Noren (Sweden) defeated Robert Rock (England) 4&3; Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) defeated Darren Clarke (NIR) 4&2; Nicolas Colsaerts (France) halved with David Horsey (England); Scott Jamieson (Scotland) defeated Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) by 1 hole; Ian Poulter (England) defeated Matteo Manassero (Italy) by 1 hole; Mark Foster (England) defeated Raphaël Jacquelin (France) by 1 hole and Ross Fisher (England) halved with Peter Hanson (Sweden).

Team Great Britain and Ireland posing with the Vivendi Seve Trophy they won

I feel the Vivendi Seve Trophy is a great Idea in the year that the Ryder Cup isn’t played because it keeps the players sharp in playing the match play form of the Golf game. And they are a good spectacle to watch on TV. So long may it continue and the Legacy of Seve Ballesteros (Spain) live on.  Next week the European Tour and Race to Dubai heads to Austria for the Austrian Golf Open present by Lyoness and it is being played at the Diamond Country Club, Atzenbrugg, Austria. With a prize purse of €1,000,000 for the taking it will attract a great field. Jose Manuel Lara (Spain) is the defending Champion and will be looking for back to back wins. It starts on Thursday 21st September and I report back who won next week.

So to the 2nd Tournament I am reporting on this week and it was on the Champions Tour and was Songdo IBD Championship Presented by Korean Air and was played at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Songdo City, Korea and it was the only Champions Tour event played in Asia this year. The final round weather was partly sunny and pleasant with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds were from the NNE at 5-15 mph. And it was the Golfer by the name of Jay Don Blake (USA) that scored rounds of 68-4, 67-5 and a final round of 68-4 for a 54 hole total of 203-13. But he was joined on that score by 3 other players. The 1st one was Mark O’Meara (USA) who scored rounds of 67-5, 69-3 and a final round of 67-5 for a 54 hole total of 203-13. The 2nd player to join him on that score was John Cook (USA) who scored rounds of 68-4, 67-5, and a final round of 68-4 for a 54 hole total 203-13 and the final player to be tied for 1st was Peter Senior (Australia) who scored rounds of 68-4, 71-1 and a brilliant final round which was 64-8 and it was the best round of the whole week, He too had a 54 hole total of 203-13.

Jay Don Blake (USA) in action during the final round of the Songdo IBD Championship presented by Korean Air

So those four players headed back to the 18th hole for the 1st playoff hole. The 1st two playoff holes were halved with all four players making pars. But on the 3rd playoff hole Mark O’Meara (USA) and Peter Senior (Australia) made poor bogeys and were both eliminated. That meant that there was now only John Cook (USA) and Jay Don Blake (USA) heading to the 4th playoff hole. They both halved the 4th playoff hole in pars. So they headed to the 5th playoff hole. Jay Don Blake (USA) birdied the 5th playoff hole to win the Songdo IBD Championship Presented by Korean Air. It was Jay Don Blake’s (USA) maiden Champions Tour win. For the win he earned $US 456,000.00 and moved to 10th position on the Champions Tour Money list with $US 1,004,319 earned from the 16 events he has played to date this year so far. Tom Lehman (USA) is still leading the Money list with $US 1,793,009 earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year. He is also in 14th position on the Charles Schwab Cup Points list with 852 points earned from the 16 events he has played to date this year. He is 1,283 points behind Tom Lehman (USA) who leads that list as well with 2,135 points earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year.

Jay Don Blake (USA) holding the Songdo IBD Championship presented by Korean Air Trophy that he won

It was also Jay Don Blake’s (USA) 1st tournament win of any kind since 1991 which was 20 years ago. He will be over the moon with this performance. Jay Don Blake's (USA) win earned him a bit of revenge since Cook had beaten him in a playoff earlier this year at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. Jay Don Blake's victory on Sunday came in his 424th start since his last victory at the 1991 Shearson Lehman Brothers Open in San Diego. A year ago Russ Cochran (USA) ended a similar winless string when he defeated Fred Funk (USA) on the first extra hole. It was Cochran's 405th start since his last victory at the 1991 Centel Western Open. It is the first time in Jay Don Blake’s (USA) career he had earned over $US 1 million. His best year on the PGA TOUR came in 2000 when he won $590,109 and finished 82nd on the money list. His previous best tournament cheque was for $272,000 at the 2002 Sony Open in Hawaii. Jay Don Blake earns a two-year exemption into the Champions Tour season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Sunday's five-hole playoff was the longest on the Champions Tour since Jay Haas (USA) and Bernhard Langer (Germany) went seven holes at the 2008 Toshiba Classic where Haas prevailed. Sunday's playoff was the third in succession as well as the eighth of the campaign. It was one shy of the all-time Champions Tour record of nine in 2002. There were also eight playoffs in 1994 and 2005. It was also first four-man playoff since 2008 ACE Group Classic. So far in 2011, 10 players have already earned $1 million on the Champions Tour. The field averaged 72.194 for the event, including 73.099 on Sunday.

Mark O’Meara (USA) who was tied for 2nd had a fine Tournament which allowed him to earn $225,800 which increased his 2011 earnings to $1,150,094, the fourth time in five years he has reached the $1 million mark. And he has recorded 8 top 10 finishes this year to date as well. John Cook (USA) who was also tied for 2nd and is now fourth in the Charles Schwab Cup points list with 1,570 points earned to date this year. Peter Senior (Australia) was the final player to tie for 2nd place. Peter Senior’s (Australia) Tied for 2nd finish bumped him to third place in the Charles Schwab Cup Points list with 1,645 points earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year. And he has had 10 Top 10 finishes this year so far, but that maiden Champions Tour win is still eluding him. I hope he gets that win before the 2011 Champions Tour season is finished.

Tom Lehman (USA) the number 1 player on both the Champions Tour Money list and the Charles Schwab Cup points list was solo 5th position on -11 after 54 holes. Tied for 6th position was Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Tom Pernice, Jr. (USA), David Peoples (USA) and Michael Allen (USA), they were all on 209-7 after 54 holes. Rounding out the Top 10 in solo 10th position was Chien Soon Lu (Taiwan); he was 210-6 after 54 holes.

The Champions Tour has the week off next week, but resumes on Friday 30th September in North Carolina for the SAS Championship. It is being played at the Prestonwood CC, Cary, North Carolina. With a prize purse of $US 2,100,000 up for the taking it will attract the very best players from the Champions Tour. Russ Cochran (USA) is the defending Champion and will be looking to win back to back titles. I will report back who won in 2 weeks.

So to the 3rd event I am reporting on this week and it was on the USPGA Tour and was the 3rd Event of the 4 FedEx Cup Playoff Events. It was the BMW Championship and was played at the Cog Hill G&CC, Lemont, Illinois and it was Justin Rose (England) who scored rounds of 63-8, 68-3, 69-2 and a final round 71 even par for a 72 hole total of 271-13 to win by 2strokes. It was his 3rd win of his USPGA Tour Career. He won $US 1,440,000.00 for the win and moves to 15th position on the USPGA Tour Money list with $US 3,249,420 earned from the 21 events he has played to date this year. He also earned 2500 FedEx Cup points for the win and moves to 3rd position on the FedEx Cup Points list with 3,748 points earned from the 21 events he has played to date this year. He has 2,000 FedEx Cup Points from the points reset. Justin Rose (England) is 1,513 points behind Webb Simpson (USA) who is leading the FedEx Cup after the 3rd playoff event. He has earned 5,261 FedEx Cup points from the 23 events he has played to date this year and has 2,500 FedEx Points from the points reset.

Justin Rose (England) in Action during the final round of the BMW Championship

Justin Rose (England) had a 5 stroke lead after 8 holes and looked like he was cruising to victory. But when he made a poor bogey on the Par 5, 9th Hole his lead was reduced to 3 strokes because his playing opponent John Senden (Australia) made a birdie 4 on the same hole. So now he was back to -13 and a 3 stroke lead with nine holes to play. John Senden (Australia) then birdied the Par 4, 10th hole so Justin Rose (England) lead was now only 2 strokes with 8 holes to play. Justin Rose (England) made a poor bogey at the Par 5, 15th hole and John Senden (Australia) made a solid par so that meant that John Senden (Australia) was now only 1 stroke behind with 3 holes to play. Meanwhile Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) had posted a score of 274-10 after 72 holes.

On the Par 4, 16th hole they both hit good tee shots in the fairway and both hit the green in regulation. They both charged their birdie putts leaving difficult par putts. But both players were able to calmly roll their par putts in the cup. So to the Par 4, 17th hole and Justin Rose (England) was -12 and still had a 1stroke lead over John Senden (Australia) who was -11. Again they both hit good drives down the middle of the fairway. Justin Rose (England) hit his 2nd shot 1st and it came up about 3metres short of the green to his surprise. John Senden (Australia) hit his 2nd shot in the front right green side bunker. He played his 3rd shot 1st out of the Bunker and it landed about 10feet to the right of the cup. Justin Rose (England) then played his 3rd shot which was a chip and run with his 54 degree wedge. He made perfect contact and it took a couple of bounces and rolled to the hole like a perfect putt and fell in the cup for a birdie 3. So Justin Rose (England) moved to -13. John Senden (Australia) now had to hole his 10 foot par putt to be just 2 strokes behind playing the last hole. But he calmed his nerve and rolled it straight in the middle of the cup for his par 4.

So to the 72nd hole and Justin Rose (England) hit a beautiful tee shot that landed right in the middle of the fairway just short of 300 yards. John Senden (USA) hit a fine tee shot as well just a little behind Justin Rose (England). John Senden (Australia) played his 2nd shot 1st and needed to put it closed to the hole. But he bailed out short right but landed the ball on the green. The pin was cut back left right near the lake. He left himself 40 feet for birdie. Justin Rose (England) now know that as long as he kept his 2nd shot dry and landed it on the green some where he would more than likely win his 3rd USPGA Tour event. He made a great swing and landed his ball 25 feet to the right of the pin. John Senden (Australia) putted for his birdie from 40feet and left it 8feet short. Justin Rose (England) putted his 25 footer for birdie and it pulled up 1 inch short of the cup. He tapped in for an easy par 4, and that meant he had won the BMW Championship for 2011. John Senden (Australia) holed his putt for par to finish at 273-11 in solo 2nd place. But it was a great feeling for Justin Rose (England) who had finally converted a big 54 hole lead in to the final round tournament victory. In the past 2 years Justin Rose (England) had blown a few 54 holes leads. And it was great to have his Wife and Young Son walk on the green to celebrate with him.

Justin Rose (England) pumps his fist in celebration after winning the BMW Championship

I feel this win at the BMW Championship may just be what Justin Rose (England) needs to lift himself to the next level. I hope he can win the Tour Championship this week and take out the FedEx Cup for 2011. I wish him all the best with the rest of his 2011 season. For John Senden (Australia) 2nd place isn’t too bad and it lifts him to 9th position on the FedEx Cup point’s standings heading into the Tour Championship. And he must be close to gaining his 2nd win on the USPGA Tour very soon. Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) did very well to finish sole 3rd with all the pressure he was under with trying to get to the Tour Championship at Eastlake in Atlanta, and trying to get in the top 10 on the standings of the Presidents Cup points list to Automatically Qualify for Greg Normans International Team. But he achieved both goals. Firstly with his sole 3rd place he moved into 24th position on the FedEx Cup Points standings easily getting inside the top 30 cut off that make it to the Tour Championship and he has 1,789 FedEx Cup points. This is the 3rd straight year Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) has made the Tour Championship which is a fine achievement. And secondly with this finish it meant he moved into 7th Position on the final Presidents Cup Point’s standings and is in the 2011 International Team that takes on Team USA in mid November at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia. I feel it is great he has made the team because when he was a junior he used to play this course all the time, and he knows it like the back of his hand. He also has a house that backs right onto the Golf Course there. I wish him luck next week at the Tour Championship and also hope that the International Team can finally with the President Cup again just as they did in 1998 when it was played on this same course.

Luke Donald (England) had another fine tournament finishing in solo 4th Position with a 72 hole score of 276-8 and finish in 4th position in the FedEx Cup standings with 3,625 FedEx Cup points heading into the Tour Championship next week. And if he wins the Tour Championship he will become the 2011 FedEx Cup Champion. He is having an unbelievable season with gaining the Number 1 World Ranking for the first time and having 12 top 10 finishes so far in the 17 events he has played to date this year. That is including a win at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship in late February. He is also leading the European Tour’s Race to Dubai Money list as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if he won next week.

In Solo 5th position was Webb Simpson (USA) with a score of 277-7 for 72 holes and he has the number 1 ranking in the FedEx Cup heading into the final event at next week’s Tour Championship. He has earned 5,261 FedEx Cup points from the 23 events he has played to date this year. I feel he has a great chance to win the FedEx Cup for 2011. Tied for 6th position on 278-6 was Camilo Villegas (Columbia) who must be the hard luck story for the week in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Coming to the 72 hole he need a par to stay inside the top 30 that make it to the Tour Championship next week. But he missed his 4 foot par putt and end up in 33rd position on the FedEx Cup point’s standings with 1,532 FedEx Cup points earned from the 25 events he entered and his 2011 FedEx Cup campaign was over. Also tied for 6th at 278-6 was the 93rd PGA Championship runner up Jason Dufner (USA).

In 8th place was the Deutsche Bank Championship runner up Chez Reavie (USA) who had a score of 279-5 for the 72 holes. In solo 9th Position was Brandt Jobe (USA) who had a score of 280-4. And rounding out the top 10 in tied for 10th position were K. J. Choi (South Korea) and David Toms (USA) who were both on 281-3 after 72 holes. Y. E. Yang (South Korea) was the good news story for the FedEx Cup heading into the Tour Championship next week. He played the back nine in 33-3 and eventually had a 72 hole score of 282-2 after 72 holes to tie for 12th place and made it into 28th position in the FedEx Cup points standings and secured his place in the Tour Championship. Well done to him.

The Presidents Cup teams were announced after the final round of the BMW Championship. The USA Team is Fred Couples (Captain), Matt Kuchar (USA), Steve Stricker (USA), Dustin Johnson (USA), Webb Simpson (USA), Nick Watney (USA), Phil Mickelson (USA), Bubba Watson (USA), David Toms (USA), Hunter Mahan (USA) and Jim Furyk (USA), Tiger Woods (USA) is the 1st Captains Pick and one more will be chosen in the coming weeks. The International Team is Greg Norman (Captain), Jason Day (Australia), Adam Scott (Australia), Charl Schwartzel (RSA), K. J. Choi (South Korea), Kyung-Tae Kim (South Korea), Retief Goosen (RSA), Geoff Ogilvy (Australia), Ernie Els (RSA), Y. E. Yang (South Korea) and Ryo Ishikawa (Japan). Greg Norman (Captain) will pick 2 captain’s picks in the coming weeks.

Next week the USPGA Tour and the FedEx Cup head to Atlanta, Georgia for the Finale of the FedEx Cup and it is the Tour Championship by Coca – Cola. It is being played at the East Lake GC, Atlanta, Georgia. With a purse of $US 8,000,000 for the taking it will bring the best out of the 30 players that have qualified. And also the 2011 FedEx Cup Champion will be decided. There will be a new Champion because Jim Furyk (USA) never made it in. It starts on Thursday 22nd September and I will report back who won next week.

So to the Top 5 on the Official World Golf Rankings this week. Coming in at Number 1 for the 17th week in a row is Luke Donald (England) with 10.52 Official Golf World Ranking Points, coming in at Number 2 is Lee Westwood (England) with 8.06 Official Golf World Ranking Points, coming in at Number 3 is Rory McIlroy (NIR) with 6.97 Official Golf World Ranking Points, coming in at Number 4 is Martin Kaymer (Germany) with 6.66 Official Golf World Ranking Points and rounding out the Top 5 is Steve Stricker (USA) with 6.64 Official Golf World Ranking Points. Tiger Woods (USA) slips a further 3 places this week to be 49th position on the Official World Golf Rankings points list with 2.87 Official Golf World Ranking Points. Danny Lee (NZL) is still the highest ranked New Zealander with 0.69 Official Golf World Ranking Points, but slips 4 places on the Official Golf World Rankings Points list this week to be in 259th position.

The final event I am reporting on this week was on the Nationwide Tour and was the Albertsons Boise Open Pres’d by Kraft and it was played at the Hillcrest CC, Boise, Idaho and it was the Golfer by the name of Jason Kokrak (USA) who scored rounds of 68-3, 68-3, 63-8 and a final round of 67-4 for a 72 hole total of 266-18 and win by 2 strokes. And it was his maiden Nationwide Tour win. He won $US 130,500.00 for the win and he moves to 13th Position on the Nationwide Tour money list with $US 187,442 earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year. J.J. Killeen (USA) retakes the top spot on the list with $US 387,304 earned from the 20 events he has played to date so far this year.

Jason Kokrak (USA) kisses the Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by Kraft Trophy he won

For Jason Kokrak (USA) it was just an awesome week. And he only got the call on Tuesday prior to the tournament to say he was in the field. And he got the best possible start to his 3rd round where he scored 6 consecutive birdies to start it and went on to score a 63-8. And he played flawless golf in the final round as well where he recorded 4 birdies and no bogeys to return a 67-4. The win should really boost his confidence to even finish higher up on the money list in the 6 events remaining in the 2011 Nationwide Tour Season. I wish him all the best in his quest for gaining his 2012 USPGA Tour card by remaining in the top 25 on the final money list.

Coming in solo 2nd was John Mallinger (USA) who was 268-16 after 72 holes. Tied for 3rd at 269-15 were Camilo Benedetti (Colombia), Jonas Blixt (Sweden) and Ken Duke (USA). And rounding out the top 10 in tied for 6th place at 270-14 were Paul Claxton (USA), Brian Smock (USA), John Riegger (USA), Billy Horschel (USA) and David Hearn (Canada). Bradley Iles (NZL) was the only New Zealand Golfer in the field to make the cut. He scored rounds of 68-3, 65-6, 70-1 and a final round of 74+3 for a 72 hole total of 277-7 and tied for 46th place. He earned $US 2,631.75 for his weeks work and moved to 106th position on the Nationwide Tour Money list with $US 31,894 earned from the 19th events he has played to date this year. It was ashame he couldn’t have finished stronger after his great first 2 rounds. The other New Zealand Golfers in the field but missed the 36 hole halfway cut were Danny Lee (NZL) who scored rounds of 71 even and 70-1 for a 36 hole total of 141-1 and he missed the 36 hole halfway cut by 2 strokes. Tim Wilkinson (NZL) scored rounds of 72+1 and 70-1 for a 36 hole total of 142 even to miss the 36 hole cut by 3 strokes. And Josh Geary (USA) scored rounds of 70-1 and 75+4 for a 36 hole total of 145+3 and miss the 36 hole cut by 5 strokes.

Next week the Nationwide Tour heads to California for the Soboba Golf Classic and it is being played at The CC at Soboba Springs, San Jacinto, California. It has a large prize purse of $US 750,000 for the taking which will attract the best players on the Nationwide Tour. Steven Bowditch (Australia) is the defending champion and will be looking to go back to back. It starts on Thursday 22nd September and I report back next who took the Trophy home.

So until then keep hitting the Fairways and Greens and making all your putts!!

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