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A golf prodigy
Bullochs Ford Berger, 13, playing in top national tournament
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Ford Berger
As the best golfers in the world battle it out for the U.S. Open championship today, a homegrown possible future star of the sport will take on some of the best young golfers in the country.Less than three years ago, Ford Berger stepped away from his baseball team and followed his father onto the golf course. In a sport that many spend most of their lives trying to master, Berger, 13, found that a smooth swing and hitting the ball straight came naturally to him. Some quick success in various tournaments around the Statesboro region — as well as a handicap that hovers around 1 — earned Berger a spot in the Future Masters Tournament beginning today at the Dothan Country Club in Dothan, Ala.“I was really excited about making the field,” Berger said.
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