Article: Home, home on the range; Golf center contest tests driving estimate.(NEWS)

Byline: Jay Gearan

LANCASTER - At the Lancaster Golf Center, a small bucket holds 30 golf balls, a large bucket 60 and a jumbo bucket 150.

Now that you have that information, here's an interesting question: How many golf balls have been hit at Lancaster's driving range from its opening days in June 1993?

"If your guess is fewer than a million, you're way off," said Lancaster Golf Center manager Dave O'Connor, who knows the answer based on accurate records kept throughout the years. "Of course, I can't be exact, right on the number, but I can determine a number very close to the actual, accurate number," said Mr. O'Connor, who was aboard at ...

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