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\"HittinThis week on Hittin’ the Links<\/em>, we venture north to Cromwell, Connecticut, where Russell Knox won the Travelers Championship but Jim Furyk stole the show.<\/p>\n

We’ll also check in with the Olympic tournament, which starts on Thursday, reminisce about Nike withdrawing from golf, and check out this week’s winners on the Web.com Tour and of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. All that, plus your weekly allotment of Tiger Woods nostalgia. <\/p>\n

Let’s hit the links!
\n
\nHole #1: Russell Knox Wins Travelers Championship<\/strong>
\nRussell Knox won for the second time on the PGA Tour, shooting 14-under to beat Jerry Kelly by a stroke. The win in Connecticut is his first victory stateside, and was hard-earned after he put his tee shot on 18 into the gallery. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #2: Furky Shoots PGA Tour’s First 58<\/strong>
\nJim Furyk – yes, that Jim Furyk – shot the PGA Tour’s first ever 58 at the Travelers Championship on Sunday. Furyk also holds the Tour’s most recent 59, which he shot in the 2013 BMW Championship. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #3: Olympic Golf Pairings<\/strong>
\nThe 2016 Olympic golf tournament starts on Thursday, so check out the pairings and tee times! [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #4: Furky’s 58 Almost Got Him DQ’d<\/strong>
\nOn the 14th hole, Furyk’s playing partner, Miguel Angel Carballo, marked him down for a birdie when he actually made par. Luckily, they caught it before signing the card. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #5: Nike Gets Out of Golf Equipment<\/strong>
\nNike announced this week that they were getting out of the golf club business, an abrupt shift from one of the biggest names in golf. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #6: Olympic Golf Instagrams<\/strong>
\nFor a quick roundup of the competitors down in Rio, check out what they’re posting on Instagram. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #7: Wesley Bryan Advances to PGA Tour with Third Web.com Win<\/strong>
\nWith his third win of the Web.com Tour season, this time at the Digital Ally Open, Wesley Bryan earned a place on the PGA Tour for the rest of the year. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #8: South Korea’s Eun Jeong Seong Wins U.S. Women’s Amateur<\/strong>
\nTwo weeks after becoming the third golfer to repeat as the U.S. Girls’ Junior champion, Seong won the U.S. Women’s Amateur, beating Italy’s Virginia Elena Carta by one hole at Rolling Green. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #9: Weekly Woods Wrap-up<\/strong>
\nFor this week’s bit of Tiger Woods nostalgia, let’s take a read through SI<\/em>‘s 1996 profile of Woods, who was named the Sportsman of the Year before he’d even won a single major. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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