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Hall of Fame adds fantastic foursome A Manitoba golf legend

Article from: Winnipeg Free Press Article date: September 23, 2008 Author: Campbell, Tim

face=+Bold; Former LPGA star Graham joins inductees Collings, Fulton, Brickerface=-Bold;

A Manitoba golf role model lavished praise on some of her own Monday night.

It was a circle neatly tied up by Gail Graham, one of the four inductees into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame and Museum.

The 44-year-old two-time LPGA winner returned to the city where she learned the game and had the opportunity to play on Sunday with her father, Bill, former St. Charles head pro Jim Collins and his former assistant Ron Janes.

"Watching those golf swings and the ...

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