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\"Hittin'It was a birdie fest at the John Deere Classic this week. As usual the field had to take it low to compete. And what a shot by Zach Johnson Sunday afternoon to win the playoff. After tying the first hole with a pair of doubles, he almost makes a two out of the very same bunker he was in previously. Now the golf world will turn its attention to Lancashire, England for the third major of the year. I do not believe we will have quite the number of birdies this coming week.<\/p>\n

Welcome to Hittin’ the Links<\/em>. In this edition we combine a couple of weeks and begin with a look at an amazing young man, then look into Lee Westwood’s unlikely injury last week, and check out the official site of the Open Championship. Also, we investigate a golf program in India, find out how Bubba saved the day, and do a wrap-up of the last two week’s events. Read on!
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\nHole 1: Amazing Kid<\/strong>
\nJake Olson has lofty goals for his golf game, especially since he is blind. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: Watch Your Step!<\/strong>
\nLee Westwood hurts himself walking to the first tee at the French Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: Can I Play Through?<\/strong>
\nA reporter in Detroit played his way through the city, all 18 miles of it. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: Taking a Swing at Poverty<\/strong>
\nAn upstart program in India is taking a swing at poor junior golfers. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: Michelle Wie<\/strong>
\nA little Q&A with Michelle Wie. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: Too Late!<\/strong>
\nPeter Whiteford’s hole-in-one at the Scottish Open was anti-climactic. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: What the Pros Play<\/strong>
\nHere is a look at some of the clubs made exclusively for the big boys. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: Bubba Saves the Day<\/strong>
\nBubba Watson comes through with a special birthday gift for one of his fans. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: British Open<\/strong>
\nHere is the link to the official 2012 Open Championship. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 10: Young and Old Alike<\/strong>
\nKirk Triplett gets his first Champions Tour win at the Nature Valley First Tee Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 11: Senior U.S. Open<\/strong>
\nRoger Chapman makes it two for two in Michigan by winning the U.S. Senior Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 12: U.S. Womens Open<\/strong>
\nNa Yeon Choi wins the U.S. Women’s Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 13: Greenbrier Classic<\/strong>
\nWhile the elite floundered, relatively unknown player Ted Potter Jr. wins the Greenbrier Classic in a playoff. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 14: John Deere Classic<\/strong>
\nZach Johnson gets the win in Illinois after a brilliant shot in the playoff. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The John Deere Birdie-fest, Bubba saves the day, and The Open Championship.<\/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-15806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"\nVolume Three Hundred Twenty One (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_three_hundred_twenty_one\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Volume Three Hundred Twenty One (Hittin' the Links) - 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