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\"Hittin'Hello again Sand Trap <\/em> fans and welcome to another edition of Hittin’ the Links<\/em>. So the long putter debate rages on as none other than Phil Mickelson himself decides to put one in the bag. I personally do not see how something can be an advantage if it is available to everyone. Then again I use a belly putter so I could be biased.<\/p>\n

In this edition of HtL<\/em> we begin with a look at Lefty’s long putter debut, then check out a mini-tour that has banned them, and look into what is causing Roger Federer to avert his eyes. Also on tap we investigate a mean marsupial, weigh in on Freddy’s gamble, and do a wrap-up of the weeks events. Read on!
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\nHole 1: Belly Man<\/strong>
\nPhil Mickelson becomes the latest player to go to the belly putter. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: Belly Ban<\/strong>
\nA European mini-tour becomes the first circuit to ban the belly putter. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: I Can’t Watch<\/strong>
\nTiger’s pal Roger Federer has found it difficult to watch his friend as he has struggled lately. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: One Mean Marsupial<\/strong>
\nA rogue kangaroo has made it difficult for golfers at an upscale country club in Australia. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: TV Time<\/strong>
\nThe PGA Tour has signed a nine-year tv rights extension with several networks. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: Tiger Gamble<\/strong>
\nFeddy Couples is taking quite a gamble picking Tiger Woods for the Presidents Cup team. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: Green Litigation<\/strong>
\nA golf course equipment maker is suing the PGA of America and Atlantic Athletic Club. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: Back-to-Back<\/strong>
\nThomas Bjorn gets back-to-back wins on the European Tour. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: Boston Shootout<\/strong>
\nThere’s a lot of action going in Boston at the Deutsche Bank. But one thing’s for certain: Rickie Fowler stinks. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rickie Fowler stinks it up yet again in the final round.<\/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-13422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"\nVolume Two Hundred Ninety Two (Hittin' the Links) - The Sand Trap .com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_two_hundred_ninety_two\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Volume Two Hundred Ninety Two (Hittin' the Links) - 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