Ronald McDonald was in the house, but Se Ri Pak walked away with her first major in quite awhile, and in a playoff over Karrie Webb no less. Plus, a bunch of U.S. Open chatter, including Tiger missing the cut, Chris Berman doing a horrible job announcing, Johnny Miller, Phil Mickelson, Merion, Herbert Warren Wind, Oakmont and furrowed bunkers, Tadd Fujikawa, and a whole lot more. Tune in to this episode of Golf Talk for more.
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Titleist is undeniably one of the leaders in irons for better players. Since going to an all-forged irons lineup a couple years ago, the company introduced several blade, muscle-back, and cavity-forged irons that have devoted followers.
2006 is the fifth time that Winged Foot has hosted a U.S. Open. It has proved to be a stern test of golf and a perfect stop for the U.S. Open. It's doglegs, narrow fairways, deep bunkers, and challenging greens have tested professionals and amateurs alike for many years.
Good iron play is often overlooked, but other than putting, it could very well be the most important part of a golfer's game. I've only had two sets of irons since I started playing golf in the summer of 1997. I had a set of knock-off Cobra clubs called "King Snake" irons that got me through my first seven or eight years of golf. They were all I could afford, and I was happy with them.
In 1974, Sandy Tatum was in charge of setting up Winged Foot for the U.S. Open. A quote he gave that week has become a mantra for all succeeding Opens: "We're not trying to humiliate the best players in the world. We're simply trying to identify who they are."
It's finally U.S. Open week. I've been waiting for this tourney for a long while now. In my humble opinion, the U.S. Open is the hardest test in golf. Sure, The Masters is very pretty, the British is very windy, and the PGA is very exciting, but none are as brutal and more complete a test of golf as the U.S. Open. I look forward to this week all year and can't wait for the action to begin. Let's get started with the breakdown.
U.S. Open week has finally arrived, and The Sand Trap is the place to be for top-notch predictions. 
After a couple decades of using nothing but a carry bag, I succumbed to the reality that I was riding more than walking. So I added a staff bag to my arsenal of equipment. It's great. It's much easier to pull and replace clubs and best of all it holds a ton of stuff. But I still use my 
You know what to expect from Hittin' the Links by now. A whole bunch of links, quite unrelated, except for the fact that I found them interesting enough to throw them together in the same pile. This week: The Worst Lie Ever, Erica Blasberg, Range Mat Rant, Aaron Baddelly, Vijay, and more! Enjoy.
