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Golf Ball Struck at Gleneagles Achieves Low Earth Orbit

Fictional drive 'still going'.

A tee, empty.

A tee, empty. Photo: Jamie from Birmingham, AL, USA, “Golf ball and tee cake pops (8436436286)”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

AUCHTERARDER — A fictional golfer teeing off into a following wind has reportedly sent a ball “past Stirling and upwards”. NASA has been notified. Real advice: courses are closed for a reason.

The real story: Fictional.

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