{"id":174,"date":"2012-04-16T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2014-10-09T01:22:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T05:22:56","slug":"closing-deals-on-golf-course-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/closing-deals-on-golf-course-are-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Closing Deals On The Golf Course? 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