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href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Y_ZvvWwjYaUWEW4nhHccLCJdRwLRlx7N\/view?usp=sharing\">Link to larger images<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please open and monitor your emails linked with your GA account received by Golf Australia at this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOLF Link shuts down on 28 September; the new App and GOLF.com.au portal go live on 2 October.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Handicaps will be offline during the transition period (29 Sept \u2013 1 Oct).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clubs will come online progressively from 2\u201310 October \u2013 this is normal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Every golfer\u2019s GOLF Link number becomes their lifelong Golf ID, which will be used across the new 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