Raised cups have become the norm at golf courses around the country—golf courses still open, that is—during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But one Georgia track has created an ingenious way to keep their holes as is and keep down coronavirus spread at the same time.
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Check out this neat little video shared by Cobblestone Golf Course:
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Very cool. Looks like someone was paying attention in shop class.
Of course, some golfers are liking the raised cups—like longtime PGA Tour caddie Heath Holt, who banged his way to a “59” recently. And the USGA has even relaxed its rules to allow scores shot on courses taking coronavirus measures to still count for handicap purposes.
But even with the USGA's leniency, the raised cups have put a damper on holes-in-one, preventing many (not by me, obviously) from happening. And you can't count one that ricochets off the cup from..

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In fact, Lee is feeling so good that he posted a shirtless video of him lifting weights on Wednesday. And, if we're being totally honest, the dude looks pretty good:
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Of course, though, he took some crap for it. In particular from fellow countryman and noted instigator Ian Poulter couldn't resist leaving this comment:
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And then with a shirtless video response of his own:
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Well played. That's some serious dedication to daggering one of your mates.
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