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GALLERY: 'Whack the Rock' tournament mixes up the golf course

Each of the nine holes in the 2023 Alberta Summer Games tournament featured a different sport crossover, ranging from teeing off with a lacrosse stick to putting with a kayak paddle.
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Sierra Stuber demonstrates proper form with a lacrosse stick during the "Whack the Rock" Alberta Summer Games golf tournament at Crystal Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 7. Participants played nine holes, each with a quirky sport crossover.

Golfers were getting a quirky spin on the game at Crystal Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 7 for the 'Whack the Rock' Golf Fundraiser for the 2023 Alberta Summer Games.

Each of the nine holes in the tournament featured a different sport crossover, ranging from teeing off with a lacrosse stick and ball to putting with a kayak paddle.

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Sandi Kennedy puts with a kayak paddle during the "Whack the Rock" Alberta Summer Games golf tournament at Crystal Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 7. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Bob McMaster takes a shot with a lacrosse stick during the "Whack the Rock" Alberta Summer Games golf tournament at Crystal Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 7. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Geoff Hall makes a lay-up during the "Whack the Rock" Alberta Summer Games golf tournament at Crystal Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 7. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Richard Green throws a football during the "Whack the Rock" Alberta Summer Games golf tournament at Crystal Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 7. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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David Marquardt spikes a volleyball during the "Whack the Rock" Alberta Summer Games golf tournament at Crystal Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 7. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Laurie Lang hits a baseball during the "Whack the Rock" Alberta Summer Games golf tournament at Crystal Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 7. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Darren Stuber punts a football during the "Whack the Rock" Alberta Summer Games golf tournament at Crystal Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 7. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

 

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