{"id":1607,"date":"2007-01-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/columns\/hittin_the_links\/volume_eighty-two\/"},"modified":"2007-01-21T22:41:38","modified_gmt":"2007-01-22T03:41:38","slug":"volume_eighty-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_eighty-two","title":{"rendered":"Volume Eighty-Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/b\/imgs\/hittin_the_links\/htl_title.gif\" height=\"79\" width=\"125\" \/>The PGA Tour season returns to the mainland and is in full swing with the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (hey, a Phil Michelson sighting!) where you not only get to watch Tour players but you also get to watch the celebrities show off their golf games as well.<\/p>\n<p>This week we have a recap of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, the rumors of Annika&#8217;s retirement, and the MIT crew getting involved in golf technology.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Hole 1: Charlie Hairdo Wins in the Desert<\/strong><br \/>\nCharlie Hoffman built up a small fan base last year, with his crazy hair, his unique black X Scotty Cameron putter, and his ever-present smile. A Sunday eagle at the 18th helped him notch his first PGA Tour win. [<a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2007\/golf\/01\/21\/bc.glf.hopeclassic.ap\/index.html?eref=si_golf\" title=\"Hoffman Wins\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 2: Lopez Takes Over<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile no one can ever replace Bob Hope, George Lopez is doing a pretty good job as the host of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.  [<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/golf\/news\/story?id=2733288\" title=\"Lopez's Show\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 3: Bob Hope and Muppets<\/strong><br \/>\nA classic moment featuring Bob Hope and Kermit the Frog.[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xeqH1DrQaFU\" title=\"Bob and Kermit\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 4: Not Going Anywhere<\/strong><br \/>\nRumors of Annika&#8217;s retirement were swirling after an interview in a Swedish newspaper. Unfortunately for the rest of the LPGA Tour, they are not true and they will have to contend with a more focused Annika in 2007. [<a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2007\/golf\/01\/19\/sorenstam.retirement\/index.html\" title=\"Annika's Back\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 5: Flameout<\/strong><br \/>\nAre expectations set too high for young upcoming golfers? Cameron Morfit thinks so. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfonline.com\/golfonline\/features\/features\/article\/0,17742,1578072,00.html\" title=\"Hype\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 6: Toy Story<\/strong><br \/>\nThe PGA Merchandise Show is this week in Orlando, Florida. What will be the hot products of 2007? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgamerchandiseshow.com\/App\/homepage.cfm?moduleid=42&amp;appname=100248\" title=\"PGA Show\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 7: Camilo&#8217;s Caddie <\/strong><br \/>\nThink you have what it takes to be a caddie on the PGA Tour? Here&#8217;s your shot at being Camilo&#8217;s caddie. [<a href=\"http:\/\/attcaddiecall.com\/index.php\" title=\"Camilo's Caddie\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 8: We&#8217;re Getting Serious Now<\/strong><br \/>\nNot sure what they ave cooking up at their labs but it must be serious if the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is getting involved in golf technology. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bettergolfthroughtechnology.com\/\" title=\"MIT Bound\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 9: Reloading<\/strong><br \/>\nThe reloading of the mighty Oklahoma State golf team continues. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfweek.com\/291548934310491.php\" title=\"OSU\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we have the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Kermit the Frog, MIT, and the reloading of OSU&#8217;s men&#8217;s golf team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"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-1607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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