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  "source": "Stymie Golf",
  "url": "https://stymie.golf",
  "description": "Aggregate statistics for United States golf courses, compiled by Stymie from 20,000+ course listings with full scorecards, USGA slope and course ratings, yardages, and year built. Free to cite with attribution to Stymie (stymie.golf).",
  "methodology": "Computed across live golf-course listings only (excludes driving ranges, practice facilities, merged duplicates, and out-of-range values). Slope uses each course's hardest tee; yardage uses each course's longest tee. Slope bounded to the USGA 55-155 range.",
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    "scorecardCoveragePct": 47,
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