{"id":17302,"date":"2013-03-04T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/?p=17302"},"modified":"2013-03-04T11:21:57","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T16:21:57","slug":"volume_three_hundred_forty_one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_three_hundred_forty_one","title":{"rendered":"Volume Three Hundred Forty One"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hittin'Hello golf fans and welcome to yet another edition of Hittin’ the Links<\/em>. So what do you think about this Rory situation? It’s really too bad that the kid can’t have a bad day without every sports writer in the world thinking they know the reason. Golf is hard, sometimes things just don’t go your way. I have no doubt Rory will be back at full strength in the near future, even if he does have to use Nike golf clubs.<\/p>\n

In this edition of HtL<\/em> we begin with a peek at Rory’s early departure, then look in on an ailing Natalie Gulbis, and check out a goofy new golf course in China. Also, there is more on the anchoring ban, we find out what got Serena Williams in hot water, and do a wrap-up of the week’s events. Read on!
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\nHole 1: Rory McIlroy<\/strong>
\nAfter walking off the course at the Honda Classic people are starting to wonder about Rory. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: Malaria?<\/strong>
\nNatalie Gulbis and Se Ri Pak have reportedly been hospitalized with malaria. [Link]<\/a><\/p>\n

Hole 3: Not So Mini-Golf<\/strong>
\nA full size golf course with a mini-golf theme is being designed in China. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: More on the Anchoring Ban<\/strong>
\nWith the European Tour ready to support the ban it leaves the PGA Tour in a peculiar place. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: Big Trouble<\/strong>
\nTennis Star Serena Williams got in trouble at the Hinda Classic for taking pictures of Tiger. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: Fine by the Masters<\/strong>
\nJack Nicklaus thinks Rory will be just fine by The Masters. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: HSBC Champions<\/strong>
\nStacy Lewis fights through some iffy putting to capture the HSBC Champions on the Ladies’ Tour. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: Young Gun<\/strong>
\nPatrick Cantlay becomes the second youngest winner ever on the Web.com Tour. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: Honda Classic<\/strong>
\nMichael Thompson gets a win at The Honda Classic in less than perfect conditions. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michael Thompson gets a win, Serena gets in trouble, and Rory gets a toothache.<\/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-17302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"\nVolume Three Hundred Forty 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_forty_one\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Volume Three Hundred Forty One (Hittin' the Links) - 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