Hello and welcome to the MLK Day edition of Hittin’the Links. With any luck some of you, like me, will get to tee it up on this extended weekend. If not, well, I’ll hit a drive for you. Lots of things going on this week. The inauguration is causing a big buzz, even in the golf world, with none other than Tiger Woods speaking.
In this volume of HTL we look at Derrick Fujikawa, investigate seamless golf clothing, and find out why its looking like Captain Monty. Also, we examine the Charles Barkley-Hank Haney connection, look at golf destination New Mexico, and check in on all the tournaments going on this weekend. Read on!
Hole 1: Derrick Fujikawa
Pint-size Tadd Fujikawa’s father talks about watching his son make headlines while he battled drug addiction. [Link]
Hole 2: Tiger for President
Tiger Woods took part in some of the inauguration festivities for President Elect Barack Obama. [Link]
Hole 3: Seamless Clothing
You have heard of seamless golf ball technology, well here is seamless golf clothing technology. [Link]
Hole 4: Casey Takes Abu Dhabi
Paul Casey overcomes some late uneasiness to win the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. [Link]
Hole 5: Captain Monty
Colin Montgomerie is the favorite to lead to 2010 European Ryder Cup team in their quest to take back the cup. [Link]
Hole 6: Senior Skins Game
Ben Crenshaw and Fuzzy Zoeller made a late run to win the Senior Skins game in Hawaii. [Link]
Hole 7: Charles Barkley?
With Tiger sidelined Hank Haney has nothing to do but worry about Charles Barkley? [Link]
Hole 8: Golf Destination, New Mexico
A look at a budding golf destination, and my home state, New Mexico. [Link]
Hole 9: Sony Open
Zach Johnson holds on for the win at The Sony Open in Hawaii. [Link]