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Fri 09 Sep 2006Clarke and Lee enjoy last larks before fray
European and American practiceJohnny Watterson on how the formalities, always a life-sapping endurance test for the players, are out of the way and they're ready to roll
It would have been easy to understand if the final practice session yesterday was approached with the hushed, reverential tones that are certain to characterise today's first trembling drive from beside the clubhouse out towards the lake that partially wraps around the first hole.
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