{"id":15909,"date":"2012-07-23T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/?p=15909"},"modified":"2012-07-23T07:18:45","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T11:18:45","slug":"volume_three_hundred_twenty_two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_three_hundred_twenty_two","title":{"rendered":"Volume Three Hundred Twenty Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hittin'What a finish to the British Open! Heck, even the engraver had almost started on Adam Scott’s name before he began his already famous collapse. Congratulations has to go out to Ernie Els. He is a good guy and since he is older than I am, that makes me like him even more!<\/p>\n

In this newest edition of Hittin’ the Links we begin with a look at Rory’s problems, and then find out who Andres Romero had as a caddy, and peruse Suzann Pettersen in the buff. Also, we investigate what is on the horizon for belly putters, take a look at the seven biggest chokes of all time, and do a wrap-up of the week’s events. Read on!
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\nHole 1: Young Love?<\/strong>
\nJames Lawton became the first European reporter blame Rory McIlroy’s poor play on his girlfriend. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: I Can’t Win Anyway<\/strong>
\nAndres Romero employed a guest caddy for the final round of the Open Championship. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: Pettersen au naturel<\/strong>
\nLPGA player Suzann Pettersen is in the latest ESPN Nude Magazine. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: Anchors Away?<\/strong>
\nThe USGA and R&A are looking hard at belly putters and anchoring clubs to the body. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: Gag!<\/strong>
\nHere are the seven biggest chokes in the History of Major Golf. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: Get Some Style<\/strong>
\nHere is a look at some British Open style both young and old. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: Celebrity Golf<\/strong>
\nFormer NHL star Dan Quinn wins the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: The Other Event<\/strong>
\nThere was actually a PGA Tour event this week, although it’s likely no one noticed. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: Comeback or Collapse<\/strong>
\nErnie Els wins the Open Championship after Adam Scott bogeys the last 4 holes. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ernie Els, 2012 Champion Golfer of the Year.<\/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-15909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"\nVolume Three Hundred Twenty 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_three_hundred_twenty_two\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Volume Three Hundred Twenty Two (Hittin' the Links) - 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