Author: Danny Ottmann

Hello and welcome again golf fans to another fun filled edition of Hittin’ the Links. Congratulations has to go out to Ryan Moore on his first PGA Tour Victory. Perhaps with his win and new-found fame he can attract a clothing sponsor. I am sorry – that wasn’t nice.

In this newest volume of HTL we begin with Tigers’s new plans for the playoffs, then find out who got a promotion, and see why Juli Inkster is finished with the Solheim Cup. Also, we take a look at PGA Champion Y.E. Yang, investigate what a groundskeeper in Michigan found on one of the greens, and do a full wrap-up of the week’s events. Read on!

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Hello out there everyone in golf land. Anyone out there still in shock? Yep, the invincible Tiger Woods did get beat, you weren’t dreaming. I believe it’s a good thing: it gets boring watching everyone fade in his presence. Good job Y.E. Yang, I for one did not believe you could do it.

In this most recent volume of Hittin’ the Links, we first look at the sale of U.S. golf history, then see what happened to Lefty at the PGA, and find out what Seve is doing now to fight cancer. Also on tap, we investigate Hugo Chavez’s disdain for golf, find out Tiger’s plans for Olympic golf, and do a wrap-up of the Y.E. Yang shocker at Hazeltine. Read on!

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Hey look everybody, Hittin’ the Links just turned 200! Everybody’s favorite little informative column gets to it 200th episode, and just think I knew it when it was just 121.

Enough celebrating – how about Tiger? Anyone picking him to win the PGA Championship? It’s been awhile since he last tasted victory in a major, I sure wouldn’t count him out at Hazeltine.

In this milestone volume of HTL we start off finding how to make Tiger mad, then take a look at Bridgestone’s new contract with the PGA Tour, and investigate what problems arose between a poker player and the USGA. Also in this edition, we do an Olympic preview, take a peek at John Daly’s new reality show, and do a wrap-up of the week’s championships. Read on!

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Hello golf fanatics and welcome again to Hittin’ the Links. We took a week off last week, but have returned again with all that is interesting in the golf world. How about Tiger? I guess you can’t hold a good man down for long. Maybe he can end his major championship drought in a couple of weeks at the PGA. Time will tell.

In this newest edition of HTL, we start off investigating the four-year-old that just carded his first ace, then turn our attention to yet another golf cart accident, and see what’s up with Hank Haney. Also on tap, we find out who made the U.S. Solheim Cup team, look at the latest John Daly debacle, and do a wrap-up of this week’s tour winners. Read on!

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G’day Sand Trappers and welcome to another installment of Hittin’ the Links. Was anyone else out there pulling for Tom Watson this weekend? Not that I am not happy for Stewart Cink, but what a story it would have been if Tom had pulled it off. 59 years old, that’s the great thing about this game, you can play at a pretty high level for a long time.

In this edition of HTL we begin with a look at the Open TV coverage, investigate a pretty talented Italian 16 year-old, and find out the good news for Amy Mickelson. Also on tap, we look into Seve’s new plans, check out the dangers of celebrity golf tournaments, and do a wrap-up of the week’s golf championships. Read on!

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Well hello again and welcome to Hittin’ the Links. It’s British Open week again: is everyone out there ready to awaken at the crack of dawn to watch golf? At least those of us in the U.S. will have to unless you want to catch the highlight reel on Golf Central. Thank goodness for DVRs: I will just have to get my Open fix on tape delay.

In this Open Week edition of HTL we have a strong British feel. First we look at who gets in and who decided to take the week off, next we discover who Tiger will be playing his first two rounds with, and finally get that link to the British Open site firmly planted in our favorites. Also on tap we investigate Tiger’s wardrobe for the week, see what Inkster thinks about the LPGA’s problems, and do a complete wrap-up of the week’s tour winners. Read on!

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Hello and good morning golf fans, welcome to Hittin’ the Links. Hey what more could you want in a final round of a PGA Tour event. Anthony Kim now knows what its like to go to school at The Woods Institute of Winning. Tiger just doesn’t relinquish 54-hole leads.

In this edition of HTL we find out what the President wished for, see whats happening on the LPGA Tour, and investigate the subtle differences in certain player’s travel arrangements. Also we look into Tiger’s feats of the week, see who else got into the British Open, and do a full recap of the week’s tour winners. Read on!

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Hello and welcome back to another edition of Hittin’ the Links. I took last week off – we gave you the 2009 U.S. Open Final Round Live Blog instead – and got a little R and R with the family. Now I have returned to provide all of you with the best golf news on the web. So here we go.

In this newest volume of HTL we look at the newest inductee to the Golf Hall of Fame, see who the Aussies got to improve attendance at their National Championship, and find out who just made it into the British Open. Also on tap, we do a John Daly legal update, take a long look at the Club Pro Championship, and do a wrap-up of this week’s tour winners. Read on!

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Good Day Sand Trappers and welcome back to another installment of Hittin’ the Links. The stage is set, the players are ready, here comes Bethpage Black! We know Tiger has done his homework, with his impressive win at the Memorial along with his new found love of hitting fairways he is most definitely the guy to beat this week.

In this pre-U.S. Open volume of HTL we look at Phil Mickelson’s comeback to the Tour, delve into the USGA’s decision to stay with an 18 hole U.S. Open playoff, and find out who is taking caddy applications. Also we see who is not at the U.S. Open, look at the long road to get there, and do a wrap-up of the week’s winners. Read on!

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