Name: U.S. Open-qualifying high school teacher plays practice round with Jordan Spieth
Uploaded: 2024-06-13T01:20:45.000Z
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Description: Prior to the 2024 U.S. Open, high school biology teacher, Colin Prater, who earned one of two tournament spots through his performance at the Bend, Oregon qualifier, plays a practice round with Jordan Spieth. Prater, 29, teaches biology to roughly 120 freshmen at Cheyenne Mountain High in Colorado Springs. He also coaches the boys’ and girls’ golf teams.

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