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Pinehurst loses Ryder Cup wager to St. Andrews, flies Old Course flag on the 18th hole at Pinehurst No. 2

There was a lot on the line at last weekend's Ryder Cup at Le Golf National. The repercussions of the American loss not only affected players and fans of Team USA and Team Europe, but two of the most storied golf resorts in Europe and the United States were anxiously awaiting the results.
Officials from Pinehurst Golf Resort and St. Andrews' Old Course decided to re-up a bet that started with the 2016 Ryder Cup. With the Americans earning the victory at Hazeltine, a flag from Pinehurst No. 2 flew high at the Old Course in 2016 the day after the win.
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And on Monday, it was Pinehurst's turn to fly the flag of the opposition at the 18th hole at No. 2:
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We applaud the marketing teams on both sides of the Atlantic for having fun with the wager. We have a feeling the wager will be on again in 2020 at Whistling Straits.
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Johnnie Walker and ‘Game of Thrones’ join forces for inevitable “White Walker” scotch

You don't need to know a lot about to scotch to know that Johnnie Walker loves color coding. You don't need to know a lot about Game of Thrones to know all about White Walkers. So it shouldn't come as much of a surprise, even to gin-sipping Homeland viewers, that the venerable scotchmaker has teamed up with HBO for a White Walker-themed expression that's set to hit shelves just in time for, you guessed it, winter.
A tip of the cap to The Night King's army of undead ice cubes, the White Walker is a blend of single malts from two of Johnnie Walker's north-most distilleries, Cardhu and Clynelish, where whisky is born and bred to defy the cold. Unlike most scotches, usually best at room temperature, the White Walker is designed to be served chilled, boasting notes of caramelized sugar, vanilla, and red berries. Upping the icy ante, is the bottle's very non-scotch-bottle design featuring temperature-sensitive thermochromic ink, which reveals its secrets on..

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