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- ↑ "Nicholas Sheran Park | Bridge City Gunners Lethbridge Disc Golf Club". www.lethbridgediscgolf.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ↑ "Spring Runoff 2019 - Powered by Prodigy". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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