CLARIFICATION
The World Golf Hall of Fame reports that one of the balls on display to commemorate Yusaku Miyazato’s two holes-in-one in the same round of the PGA Tour’s Reno-Tahoe Open is a new ball, autographed by Miyazato. One of the holes-in-one balls was thrown into the gallery by Miyazato.
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