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82:Sporting nationality
31:Personal information
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293:Professional career
271:professional golfer
267:Gavan Neil Levenson
120:Turned professional
41:Gavan Neil Levenson
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219:U.S. Open
213:CUT: 1984
102:Residence
37:Full name
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1075:See also
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331:and one
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135:PGA Tour
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1053:Amateur
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