{"id":13278,"date":"2011-08-01T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/?p=13278"},"modified":"2011-08-02T11:47:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T15:47:34","slug":"volume_two_hundred_eighty_eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_two_hundred_eighty_eight","title":{"rendered":"Volume Two Hundred Eighty Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hittin'Hello Sand Trap<\/em>ers and welcome to another volume of Hittin’ the Links<\/em>. Well everyone is all in a tizzy due to Tiger’s return this week at Firestone. I am sure the press tent in Akron will be buzzing with reporters ready to ask endless amounts of irritating questions.<\/p>\n

In this edition of HtL<\/em> we begin with Tiger’s return, then turn our attention to Rory’s twitter spat, and investigate the perfect golf swing. Also, we check in on Tiger’s new caddy, look in on Lexi Thompson’s bid for an LPGA Tour card, and do a wrap-up of the week’s events. Read on!
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\nHole 1: He’s Back!<\/strong>
\nIn case you live under a rock and haven’t heard, Tiger is back! [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: Don’t Tweet Angry<\/strong>
\nRory McIlroy fired off some rather angry tweets at a golf commentator this weekend. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: The Perfect Golf Swing<\/strong>
\nResearchers at Stanford have found the perfect golf swing. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: Caddy<\/strong>
\nTiger’s new caddy will have his hands full. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: Rehab and Relaxation<\/strong>
\nSome veterans have turned to golf to help their return. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: No Problem!<\/strong>
\nLexi Thompson cruises through the first stage of LPGA Q-School. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: Women’s British Open<\/strong>
\nYani Tseng breaks some records with her come-from-behind win at the Women’s British Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: U.S. Senior Open<\/strong>
\nOlin Browne wins the U.S. Senior Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: Greenbrier Classic<\/strong>
\nPGA Tour rookie Scott Stallings makes good in West Virginia. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tiger’s back, Rory gets into a fight, Tseng continues to dominate, and another rookie wins on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"\nVolume Two Hundred Eighty Eight (Hittin' the Links) - 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