The BYU women's golf team has been allowed to get an early start in the NCAA championships this week because of the Mormon school's longstanding stance against participating in athletic events on Sundays. BYU will play on Thursday through Saturday at the Eugene County Club in Oregon. NCAA spokeswoman Gail Dent said in an email that NCAA bylaws provide for accommodations to be made for schools that have a written policy against competition on a particular day because of religious reasons.
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