{"id":1557,"date":"2006-11-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/volume_eighty\/"},"modified":"2006-11-06T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-06T13:00:00","slug":"volume_eighty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_eighty","title":{"rendered":"Volume Eighty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/b\/imgs\/hittin_the_links\/htl_title.gif\" title=\"Hitting The Links\" height=\"79\" width=\"125\" \/>The final putt by Adam Scott at the Tour Championship signaled the end of the 2006 PGA Tour season. While the season might be over for the pros, that doesn&#8217;t me <em>Hittin&#8217; the Links<\/em> will be going into hibernation!<\/p>\n<p>This week we have a recap of the Tour Championship, and an absurd article about Adam Scott being the next player to battle Tiger Woods for the top spot in the World Rankings.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Hole 1: Awesome Aussie<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve seen Adam Scott choke a couple of tournaments away this past season. On Saturday. However, the golf phenom finally got it done on Sunday at the Tour Championship with a final round of 4-under 66. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/sports\/content\/sports\/stories\/2006\/11\/05\/1106tour.html\" title=\"Scott wins\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 2: Lefty Overhaul<\/strong><br \/>\nMike Weir has decided it&#8217;s time for a change at the top. After going almost three years without a Tour win, Weir decided to part ways with his former swing coach of 10 years, Mike Wilson. [<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/golf\/news\/story?id=2647558\" title=\"Weir Change\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 3: Natural Rival?<\/strong><br \/>\nESPN golf writer, Jason Sobel, is one of my favorite reads each week; however, the current article about Adam Scott being Tiger Woods rival going into the future is a joke. Not only is Woods stronger mentally, he also has something Scott doesn&#8217;t have: a major title. [<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/golf\/columns\/story?columnist=sobel_jason&amp;id=2650838\" title=\"Woods Nemesis\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 4: Pictures from East Lake<\/strong><br \/>\nHere are some great pictures recapping the past four days from the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbase.com\/isogood\/tour_championship_2006\" title=\"Tour Championship Photos\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 5: British Open 2007<\/strong><br \/>\n11 players nailed down their spot in the 2007 British Open with their finish at the Tour Championship.[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pga.com\/news\/tours\/pga-tour\/elnotebook110506.cfm\" title=\"British Open\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 6: Big Zinger<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer PGA star, Paul Azinger, is going to be the Ryder Cup captain of the American team in the next Ryder Cup match at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. [<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/golf\/news\/story?id=2645872\" title=\"Big Zinger\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 7: The FedEx Issue <\/strong><br \/>\nIf it wasn&#8217;t a big issue yet, you might want to read this article about the possible repercussions for missing events next year when the new FedEx Cup is implemented. [<a href=\"http:\/\/golfdigest.com\/newsandtour\/insider\/index.ssf?\/newsandtour\/insider\/20061102insider.html\" title=\"FedEx Cup\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 8: Caught in the Webb<\/strong><br \/>\nAnnika Sorenstam was all set to capture her sixth Mizuno Classic title, but that was until Karrie Webb showed up in the picture. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfweek.com\/287430553876532.php\" title=\"Webb wins\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 9: Woods&#8217; Critics<\/strong><br \/>\nTom Pernice might be the first player to open his mouth about Tiger Woods missing the Tour Championship, but I can guarantee you he isn&#8217;t the first or last that feels this way. [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.golfdigest.com\/hawkins\/2006\/11\/absence_and_mal.html\" title=\"Tiger absence\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Scott may have won the Tour Championship, but does that give him the right to be considered the next best contender to battle Tiger Woods on tour?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"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-1557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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