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Kiwi teen Amelia Garvey to pursue her dream of playing pro golf by accepting US university scholarship

By Matt Hall-Smith, 1 NEWS Sport Reporter

October 9, 2017

Garvey has accepted a scholarship from the University of Southern California. (Source: Other)

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