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\"Hittin'Hello again golf fans and welcome to yet another edition of Hittin’ the Links<\/em>. So how about Steve Stricker, what an up and down day he had on Sunday. I did not realize it until I looked but Stricker has won seven tournaments in the last three years, not bad for a 44 year-old. <\/p>\n

In this edition of HtL<\/em> we begin by investigating Tiger’s Super-fan, then check out why Tiger is not in England, and find out who else is missing from this year’s Open. Also, we look into some past Open winners, try to figure out what Tiger’s big announcement is, and do a wrap-up of the week’s events. Read on!
\n
\nHole 1: Tiger Fanatic<\/strong>
\nTiger Woods’ super-fan is suing the PGA Tour for ejecting him from a tournament; find out why. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: No Open for Tiger<\/strong>
\nTiger Woods will not be in the field at Royal St. Georges. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: And Monty Won’t Be There Either<\/strong>
\nFor the first time in 22 years Colin Montgomery won’t be in the field at the British Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: British Open<\/strong>
\nUnlikely Champions are commonplace at the British Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: Announcement!<\/strong>
\nTiger Woods will sit down with Kelly Tilghman on Monday for an important announcement. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: U.S. Women’s Open<\/strong>
\nRain has played havoc in Colorado forcing a Monday finish to the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: Scottish Open<\/strong>
\nLuke Donald wins the Scottish Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: Old and Young<\/strong>
\nJeff Sluman wins the Nature Valley First Tee Open on the retirement Tour. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: Stricker Wins Three<\/strong>
\nSteve Stricker wins the John Deere Classic for the third year in a row. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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