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Latest "Grow The Game" Variant Threatens The Reputation Of Golf's Leading Pros

The dreaded phrase is now used almost solely to justify silly money and must be stopped.

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Dec 05, 2021
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Grow the game.  

The mere mention typically elicits an eye-roll. The phrase is so well-worn out that it does not even amount cliché status. After all, clichés at least suggest some element of truth.

Nope, “grow-the-game” (GTG) qualifies as a bromide, which is not defined as an “absurd rationalization for the pursuit of profit, typically said by bros or th…

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