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Pat Dooley

The writing of legendary sports writer Pat Dooley

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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine April 23rd

Friday April 23, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you in a bit of a panic because it is only three weeks until the 26thBob Dooley Invitational and I’m starting to freak out. This is, of course, an annual occurrence. 1. …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine April 19

Monday April 19, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that had a lot of positive results for the Gators so we’ll skip over the bad ones. Naw, we have to deal with those, too. 10. I know there are some of you …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine April 16

Friday April 16, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a week of hustling to catch up to where I should be for the 26th Bob Dooley Invitational and using up a tank of gas without leaving town. 1. That said, the generosity …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: April 12

Monday April 12, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after an emotional weekend that will lead to a very long celebration of life for my father and no more lectures about how important family is. I’ll let you figure that …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine April 9

Friday April 9, 2021

The Front Nine comes at you on a day when the world says goodbye to my sweet and loving father with a celebration of a life well-lived. I’ll try to keep it together. 1. The reason I am such a …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: April 5

Monday April 5, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that had a little bit of everything. 10. There were a lot of people poised to Tweet out how the women’s Final Four was blowing away the men’s Final Four …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: March 29

Monday March 29, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that could have been spent indoors but shouldn’t have been. It was so nice outside, right? 10. Maybe this is just me, but I don’t think it is. We root …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 26

Friday March 26, 2021

The Front Nine comes at you after another one of these weeks that went by too quickly. Maybe that’s what happens when you get old. 1. I get a sense that Dan Mullen likes the 2021 football team he …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: March 22nd

Monday March 22, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend where I literally had too much to watch and starting to feel a little anxiety about what I was missing. I need a fourth TV. 10. There are no easy losses in …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 19

Friday March 19, 2021

The Front 9 comes at you as we get ready for the Big Dance and all of the other stuff we are preparing to watch either in person or on the telly. My wife has been watching so many of those British …