{"id":10783,"date":"2010-09-07T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/?p=10783"},"modified":"2010-09-08T15:38:58","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T19:38:58","slug":"volume_two_hundred_forty_eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_two_hundred_forty_eight","title":{"rendered":"Volume Two Hundred Forty Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hittin'Hello, Hello golf fans and welcome to another edition of Hittin’ the Links<\/em>. 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.<\/p>\n

In this newest volume of HTL<\/em> 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!
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\nHole 1: Nationwide No More<\/strong>
\nNationwide Insurance will end their sponsorship of the PGA Tours’s developmental tour in 2012. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: Golf Date<\/strong>
\nHere is the #1 golf date, Hilary Rhoda. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: My Ex’s Home<\/strong>
\nTiger has taken out a $54 million mortgage out on a home reported to now belong to Elin. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: Hoffman a Lock?<\/strong>
\nFormer Ryder Cup Captain Paul Azinger thinks Charley Hoffman is a lock for the 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup team. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: Gentleman’s Game<\/strong>
\nYet another story of why golf is a gentleman’s game. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: Verplank Out!<\/strong>
\nScott Verplank is finished for 2010 due to a wrist injury. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: Happy 75th<\/strong>
\nLaura Davies wins the Austrian Ladies Open for her 75th professional win. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: Not Bad for 46<\/strong>
\n46 year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez wins for the third time this year on the European Tour. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: Now He Can Afford a Haircut!<\/strong>
\nCharley Hoffman shoots 62 in the final round to win the Deutsche Bank Championship. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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