Hello, Hello golf fans and welcome to another edition of Hittin’ the Links. It’s pins and needles time for U.S. Ryder Cup hopefuls, Captain Cory Pavin will announce his picks today to round out the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Don’t bet against Tiger, as he is a shoe in.
In this newest volume of HTL we begin with a look at the soon sponsor-less Nationwide Tour, check out the perfect golf date, and investigate Elin’s new place. Also, we look into another great golf story involving rules, see why Verplank is done for the year, and do a wrap-up of the week’s events. Read on!
Hole 1: Nationwide No More
Nationwide Insurance will end their sponsorship of the PGA Tours’s developmental tour in 2012. [Link]
Hole 2: Golf Date
Here is the #1 golf date, Hilary Rhoda. [Link]
Hole 3: My Ex’s Home
Tiger has taken out a $54 million mortgage out on a home reported to now belong to Elin. [Link]
Hole 4: Hoffman a Lock?
Former Ryder Cup Captain Paul Azinger thinks Charley Hoffman is a lock for the 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup team. [Link]
Hole 5: Gentleman’s Game
Yet another story of why golf is a gentleman’s game. [Link]
Hole 6: Verplank Out!
Scott Verplank is finished for 2010 due to a wrist injury. [Link]
Hole 7: Happy 75th
Laura Davies wins the Austrian Ladies Open for her 75th professional win. [Link]
Hole 8: Not Bad for 46
46 year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez wins for the third time this year on the European Tour. [Link]
Hole 9: Now He Can Afford a Haircut!
Charley Hoffman shoots 62 in the final round to win the Deutsche Bank Championship. [Link]
Laura Davies 75th win was in Austria (Sound of music, Mozart, Sachertorte, Alps, Europe etc.), which ist about 20.000 kilometres away from Australia…
Two things:
1. It would be interesting to know how much Nationwide spends each year to sponsor a tour.
2. Phil had some critical things to say about the redesign at Cog Hill. Apparently, he doesn’t like the greens. How about a guest column from someone who designs greens for a living? The more I play my home course, the more I see the subtleties of the mounding relative to the hole locations.