Welcome again to another volume of Hittin’ the Links. Even though all the major championships are finished for the year, it has still been an interesting week in the golf. I waded through all that was out there and came up with these nine links. Enjoy.
In this volume of HTL we take inventory at the Women’s Canadian Open, see why it took three majors to convince Padraig he was pretty good, and find out why the Champions Tour is feeling kinda Funky. Also, we take a peek at some custom golf carts, check in on Tiger’s rehabilitation, find out who won this week’s Tour stop, and investigate how a dog can eat a golf ball in mid flight. Read on!Hole 1: Winning Back-to-Back Majors Will Do That for You
Padraig Harrington has started to gain confidence after his recent major successes. [Link]
Hole 2: Aussie Tough in Canada
Australian Katherine Hull wins the Women’s Canadian Open title. [Link]
Hole 3: Funk Wins First Champions Tour Major
Fred Funk takes home his first major on the Champions Tour with a win at the JELD-WEN Tradition. [Link]
Hole 4: Pettersson Comes Up Big in Greensboro
Carl Pettersson wins the Wyndham Championship in his adopted hometown of Greensboro, NC. [Link]
Hole 5: It’s Playoff Time
Several players had to come up with big finishes this week in order to make the PGA Tour Playoffs. [Link]
Hole 6: The Best of the Best
Here is the list of the best rounds of the 2008 PGA Tour season. [Link]
Hole 7: Dog Swallows Golf Ball
The interesting part of this article is the fact that the ball was in mid-flight when he did it! [Link]
Hole 8: Your Next Golf Cart?
These are not your grandfather’s golf carts. [Link]
Hole 9: No Golf for Tiger
Tiger Woods won’t even swing a golf club until 2009. [Link]
Wow, if the golf demons can play mind games with a 3 time major winner, what about the rest of us? In any case, (1) it shows what an achievement it is for those who win more than 1 major (many just have 1 “miracle” week and we hardly hear from them again) and (2) just how great Tiger Woods is.
Let’s hope that Michelle Wie does the right thing and go to Q-school, get her card, come up with a proper LPGA schedule for the next season, show us how competitive she is and even win a major or two. Once she starts building a winning resume, we’ll soon forget about her recent past failures and “wild” adventures.