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Doug Barron celebrated his 50th birthday with a last-minute trip to England to play links golf for the first time with some old friends.
Only this wasn't the garden variety golf trip.
He flew to Manchester, drove to the Lancashire coast and played with Wes Short Jr. The last time they had played together was nearly seven years ago in the Jacksonville Open, the final event of the year on what is now the Korn Ferry Tour.
Two days later, Barron finished with three clutch putts at Fairhaven to qualify for the The Senior Open.