{"id":17829,"date":"2013-05-13T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/?p=17829"},"modified":"2013-05-14T10:44:24","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T14:44:24","slug":"volume_three_hundred_forty_nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_three_hundred_forty_nine","title":{"rendered":"Volume Three Hundred Forty Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hittin' This is like it was in in 2008, I thought to myself as I watched the final round of The Players. The drama and excitement which have been lessened considerably in the past few years were back. I had my whole family sitting in front of the television all watching Tiger Woods and his pursuers battle it out over the final holes at the TPC Sawgrass. A roar even went up as we watched in disbelief as Sergio Garcia dumped not one, but two balls in the drink on 17. Like him or not, Tiger Woods adds something to the game we all love. When he is in control of a tournament its just more fun to watch, at least it is for me… and my family. <\/p>\n

In this post Players edition of HtL<\/em> we begin with a look at why The Players is STILL not a major, then investigate betting in the college ranks, and check out the advice John Daly is handing out. Also, we turn our attention to the NCAA Championships happening this week, find out how the inductions into the World Golf Hall of Fame went, and do a wrap-up of The Players. Read on!
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\nHole 1: Not A Major<\/strong>
\nEven though the discussion occurs every year; The Players is still not a major. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: Nassau Anyone?<\/strong>
\nWagering is prevalent in the college golf ranks; and its against the rules. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: Advice?<\/strong>
\nThe king of great decision making, John Daly, has decided to give some advice to Vijay Singh. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: College Golf<\/strong>
\nThe NCAA Division 1 Golf Championships begin this week. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: Big Win<\/strong>
\nTiger’s win at the Players was a win for golf in general. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: Hall of Fame<\/strong>
\nFred Couples and Colin Montgomery get inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: Bubba Just Says No<\/strong>
\nBubba Watson makes some Bubba-like comments about the use of deer antler spray. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: Mom and Tiger<\/strong>
\nMom hates sports but likes Tiger. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: The Players<\/strong>
\nTiger Woods hangs on as #17 crushes the hopes of his challengers. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tiger wins The Players, and Sergio needs to replenish his golf ball supply.<\/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-17829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"\nVolume Three Hundred Forty Nine (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_nine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Volume Three Hundred Forty Nine (Hittin' the Links) - 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