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          • Jason SobelOct 24, 2015, 07:37 PM ET
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            • Winner of four Emmys while at ESPN

          On the heels of reports that the Chinese government shut down more than 10 percent of that nation's golf courses over the past year came last week's news that the ruling Communist Party has banned its members from playing the sport.