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Is that strange light in the sky Jesus or Aliens?

No it is apparently the PGA Cognizant Classic

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Nick Boyd
Feb 25, 2026
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I am totally nonplussed by the visions I have seen today.

This morning, I thought I’d lost the dog, and stepped outside into the vast rolling swards that are the grounds of the Chateau d’If, and was startled by the fact that I was firstly not soaked, despite having been out there for more than ten seconds and then secondly, felt blinded by the light. For a brief moment, there was something of the religious about it, a Saul of Tarsus episode where God would reveal all about Constitution Hill!

I hadn’t experienced this for what feels like decades, but the internet assures me it is, in fact, the signs of some long-forgotten seasonal change called Spring.

The light was so strong I almost didn’t see the four Hen Pheasants wandering around the garden, looking just a tiny bit smug. Fully three weeks into the Close season, and neither

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