{"id":18047,"date":"2013-06-10T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/?p=18047"},"modified":"2013-06-11T07:30:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T11:30:52","slug":"volume_three_hundred_fifty_one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_three_hundred_fifty_one","title":{"rendered":"Volume Three Hundred Fifty One"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hittin'It’s U.S. Open time again. Time to watch the best players in the world trudge around the golf course \tlaboriously trying to make par. This year’s venue promises to be as punitive as any. Merion awaits the best in the world, so it can abuse them for our amusement. What’s not to love about that?<\/p>\n

In this newest edition of HtL<\/em> we begin with a peek at the group to watch, then check out a golf rap video, and find out why some people think it’s okay to be selective about which golf rules we follow. Also, we find out what an average amateur would shoot at Merion, look into why Butch Harmon gave up Twitter, and do a wrap-up of the weeks events. Read on!
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\nHole 1: Group to Watch<\/strong>
\nTiger, Rory, and Adam Scott are paired together in the U.S. Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: Rap Video<\/strong>
\nHere is the cutest golf rap video you will ever see. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: Pick and Choose?<\/strong>
\nAccording to this writer the “silly” rules of golf should only be followed when its convenient. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: Difficult<\/strong>
\nSports Illustrated says an 85-shooter would be lucky to break 110 at Merion Golf Club this week. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: Kostis<\/strong>
\nGolf Analyst, Peter Kostis, is recovering from colon cancer. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: Twitter-less<\/strong>
\nButch Harmon has decided to give up Twitter after having some issues lately. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: Two for Two<\/strong>
\nInbee Park wins her second LPGA Major of the year. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: Regions Tradition<\/strong>
\nDavis Frost holds on for his first Major title on the Champions Tour. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: St. Jude Classic<\/strong>
\nHarris English adds his name to the growing list of first time winners on the PGA Tour in 2013. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Butch gives up Twitter, Inbee Park goes 2 for 2, and Merion is waiting.<\/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-18047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"\nVolume Three Hundred Fifty 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_fifty_one\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Volume Three Hundred Fifty One (Hittin' the Links) - 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