Sevies --I miss, I miss, I miss, I make

A Seve is junk awarded when a player, playing a par 4 or 5, does not play from any fairway or bunker during the play of a hole and one putts for a par or better.

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  1. Digi GamesSeptember 18, 2018 at 12:33 PM

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  2. Digi GamesSeptember 20, 2018 at 5:35 AM

    Thanks for posting the blog. Seems like awarded after winning the games. The game show buzzer kind of games usually people like to play in audience.

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