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June 24, 2026
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Golf raccoon chases Robert Allenby off the tee box at TPC Sawgrass

Golf raccoon thinks it has the honor on the tee and Robert Allenby is not going to dispute it.

by Brendan Porath
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Welcome to Duval County, where raccoons roam the golf course during broad daylight at a crowded tournament. Robert Allenby has been through enough this year -- he wasn’t going to mess around and quickly yielded the way for golf raccoon.

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