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\"Hittin'The off the course developments this week were almost as interesting as the competition on the course. <\/p>\n

Tiger Watch 2016 may be longer than expected after he looked stiff at a media event and dunked three straight wedge shots in the water at Congressional. Maybe we won’t be seeing him in Dublin in a little over a week for the Memorial.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Mickelson reached an agreement with the Feds. A former European Ryder Cup Team captain (McGinley) indicated that a former European Ryder Cup Team member (McIlroy) has issues between his ears<\/a>. (Wonder if his thoughts have changed after Sunday.) And the membership of an Open Championship venue put up the sign “No gurlz aloud.” <\/p>\n

Let’s hit the links.
\n
\nHole #1: Sergio Wins in Dallas<\/strong>
\nSergio Garcia and Brooks Koepka both finished regulation play at 15-under, but when Koepka yanked his drive into the water on the first playoff hole the Byron Nelson title went to the Spaniard. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #2: The Eagle Has Landed<\/strong>
\nAn eagle on the final hole sealed the Irish Open victory for Rory McIlroy at the K Club. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #3: Jutanugarn Doubles Up<\/strong>
\nAriya Jutanugarn got her first LPGA win two weeks ago. This week she got her second at Kingsmill. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #4: Mickelson’s Mulligan<\/strong>
\nPhil Mickelson agreed to return $931,000 in allegedly ill-gotten gains from that insider trading inquiry of a few years ago. Wouldn’t it be nice to be in a position to give up (nearly) a million bucks? [Link<\/a>] <\/p>\n

Hole #5: No More Muirfield for Open<\/strong>
\nWhen the membership of Muirfield failed to pass a new rule to admit women members, the R&A acted promptly, and properly, to exclude the club from the Open Championship rota. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #6: Vandals Strike in Houston<\/strong>
\nATV riders tore up the site of the Shell Houston Open. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #7: Marshmallow<\/strong>
\nJordan Spieth has a pretty good trick with a marshmallow. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #8: The Toughest Greens<\/strong>
\nThink Oakmont will have the toughest greens of the year? That might not be the case. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #9: ICYMI Tiger Dunks Three<\/strong>
\nI don’t think he wanted any part of that third ball. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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