{"id":17281,"date":"2013-02-25T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/?p=17281"},"modified":"2013-02-25T09:54:36","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T14:54:36","slug":"volume_three_hundred_forty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_three_hundred_forty","title":{"rendered":"Volume Three Hundred Forty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hittin' the Links\" src=\"\/b\/imgs\/hittin_the_links\/htl_title.gif\" height=\"79\" width=\"125\" \/>Who says it&#8217;s always warm in Arizona. It was more than a little chilly for the final rounds of the match play this weekend. It didn&#8217;t seem to slow down Matt Kuchar much, as he seemed to handle the cold and wind very well. Even if he did have to wear Titleist cold weather gloves.<\/p>\n<p>In this edition of the <em>HtL<\/em>, we begin with a look at Rory McIlroy&#8217;s poor play, then investigate some more into the anchoring ban, and find out out what the Merry Mex thinks of Augusta. Also, we look at an unscrupulous ex-marine, check out a cool putting video, and do a wrap-up of the week&#8217;s events. Read on!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Hole 1: Danger, Danger!<\/strong><br \/>\nWith Rory McIlroy&#8217;s poor play of late some are questioning his move to Nike. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/news\/golftalkcentral\/faldo-miller-question-mcilroys-dangerous-club-changes\/\" title=\"Nike\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 2: Ban the Ban!<\/strong><br \/>\nThe anchor ban became front and center again at the Accenture Match Play this weekend. [<a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/8980515\/anchor-ban-debate-takes-curious-turn-pga-tour-usga-ra-golf\" title=\"Ban the Ban!\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 3: Yet it was an All American Final?<\/strong><br \/>\nAlistair Tait believes the art of match play is lost on U.S. Golfers. [<a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.com\/news\/2013\/feb\/24\/tait-art-match-play-lost-golfers-us\/\" title=\"Match Play\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 4: In the 50&#8217;s<\/strong><br \/>\nLee Trevino says without the recent lengthening, today&#8217;s pros would shoot in the 50&#8217;s at Augusta. [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.golf.com\/presstent\/2013\/02\/trevino-todays-pros-would-shoot-in-the-50s-on-old-augusta.html?sct=hp10\" title=\"Merry Mex\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 5: Bad Man<\/strong><br \/>\nAn Ex-Marine bilked charities for a chance to play on the PGA Tour. [<a href=\"http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/golf\/story\/ex-marine-defrauding-charities-pga-tour-022013\" title=\"BAD\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 6: Record<\/strong><br \/>\nNine college golfers set a record by holing 9 putts simultaneously. [<a href=\"http:\/\/network.yardbarker.com\/all_sports\/article_external\/nine_college_golfers_hole_their_putts_simultaneously\/12945421?from=foxsports\/PGA+Golf\/headlines\" title=\"Simultaneously \" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 7: Tiger And Elin<\/strong><br \/>\nDon&#8217;t ask me why but its big news when they show up together. [<a href=\"http:\/\/network.yardbarker.com\/golf\/article_external\/tiger_woods_and_ex_wife_elin_nordegren_spotted_together_photos\/12979084\" title=\"Whatever\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 8: Triple Bogey!<\/strong><br \/>\nInbee Park takes advantage of teenager Ariya Jutanugarn&#8217;s disastrous final hole. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.golf.com\/ap-news\/inbee-park-edges-ariya-jutanugarn-lpga-thailand?sct=hp7\" title=\"Triple\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 9: Web.com Tour<\/strong><br \/>\nKevin Foley rolls in a 15-foot birdie putt on the last hole to win the season opening event on the Web.com Tour [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/webcom\/daily-wrapup\/2013\/02\/24\/panama-sunday.html\" title=\"Web.com\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 10: Accenture Match Play<\/strong><br \/>\nMatt Kuchar survives a cold and blustery day in the desert to win the match play. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldgolfchampionships.com\/accenture-match-play-championship\/daily-wrapup\/2013\/02\/24\/sunday-wrap-up.html\" title=\"Kuchar\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuchar can handle the cold.<\/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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17281","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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