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Mo. golfer survives fall into Ill. course sinkhole

By Jim Suhr
Published March 12, 2013 4:00am ET
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Mo. golfer survives fall into Ill. course sinkhole
This undated photo provided by Golfmanna shows golfer Mark Mihal who fell into a sinkhole that opened up under him on the 14th hole of a golf course in Waterloo, Ill. Mihal was hoisted out safely with a rope after falling 18 feet into the 10-foot-wide pit and suffered a dislocated shoulder. (AP Photo/Courtesy Golfmanna) | AP

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark Mihal was having good opening day on the links when he noticed an unusual depression on the fairway of the 14th hole at Annbriar Golf Club in southern Illinois.

Remarking to his friends how awkward it would be to have to hit out of it, he went over for a closer look.

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