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Pat Dooley

The writing of legendary sports writer Pat Dooley

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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (April 3rd)

Monday April 3, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you after an interesting weekend that included a little bit of everything (to quote the Dawes song). And now, it is Masters week.   10. I have to say that the most nervous I …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (March 31st)

Friday March 31, 2023

The azaleas are blooming and the pine trees swaying. The greens are speeding up and the chicken sandwiches in their green wrappers will soon be on the grills. Yes, next week is The Masters, one of …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (March 27th)

Monday March 27, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you after one of those awesome weekends in Gainesville. Hope you took advantage of it.   10. I have to be honest. I didn’t watch much of the Elite Eight. I think I was …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (March 24th)

Friday March 24, 2023

When Friday night and early Saturday morning have come and gone, there will be eight teams left in the NCAA Tournament. Which means the Elite Eight will leave us with four really happy teams and four …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (March 20th)

Monday March 20, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you after a birthday celebration for my incredible wife Karen, who turned 29 again on Sunday with a birthday brunch at Spurrier’s and a visit to The Salty Dog. Where would I …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (March 13th)

Monday March 13, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you after my favorite weekend of the year, the one when we turn to Daylight Savings. Oh, and congrats to Jamie Lee Curtis. Any friend of Cristopher Guest’s is a friend of …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (March 10th)

Friday March 10, 2023

  Now that Florida has been unofficially-officially eliminated from the NCAA Tournament (you didn’t really think the Gators were going to go 4-0 in Nashville did you?) there are two approaches …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (March 6th)

Monday March 6, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you after a full weekend. In fact, it was so full I feel like I missed out on some things. That’s Gainesville for you.   10. The biggest story of the weekend was over at …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (February 27th)

Monday February 27, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of disappointment for Gator sports, but I always remind myself that when it’s a great weekend another bad one could be looming. Yes, I am too negative. …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (February 24th)

Friday February 24, 2023

This has not been the year we expected from the Florida basketball team and there are plenty of reasons (not excuses) for it. But this isn’t about that. This is about how it can happen at a lot of …