{"id":2281,"date":"2008-03-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/columns\/hittin_the_links\/volume_one_hundred_thirty_five"},"modified":"2008-03-03T11:35:44","modified_gmt":"2008-03-03T16:35:44","slug":"volume_one_hundred_thirty_five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_one_hundred_thirty_five","title":{"rendered":"Volume One Hundred Thirty Five"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hittin' Hello and happy March to you from Hittin’ the Links<\/em>. Can you smell that? That is spring coming! Golf season is rapidly approaching. Have you gotten those clubs out of the closet and given them a preseason pep talk? Well you best get to it.<\/p>\n

It is the time of the year where everyone starts to make those preseason goals and begin dreaming of a season free of double bogeys and full of low scores. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget to join the forum<\/a> and post your 2008 goals<\/a>. At the end of the season it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always nice to look back and see how you progressed.<\/p>\n

In this volume of Hittin’ the Links <\/em>say “Good day mate” to the captain of the International Presidents cup team, look at the amended PGA Tour cut policy, find out what the Mark Wilson rule is, and see how the PGA Tour is trying to entice Tiger into the playoffs. Also, we check in on the Honda Classic, investigate extreme golf, and introduce golf’s newest comedy team. Read on!
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\nHole 1: Greg Norman<\/strong>
\nGreg Norman has been named as captain of the International Presidents Cup team. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: The PGA Tour Missed the Cut<\/strong>
\nThe PGA Tour has amended their controversial cut policy, now it’s even more confusing. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: The Mark Wilson Rule<\/strong>
\nEven one year later, the rules faux pas committed by Mark Wilson’s caddy at the 2007 Honda Classic is still PGA Tour lore passed from one golfer to another. You would think a caddy would know better. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: FedExCup<\/strong>
\nThe PGA Tour has tweaked the point system for the FedExCup in an apparent ploy to get the big boys to play in all the playoff events. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: Extreme Golf<\/strong>
\nWe have seen some strange golf destinations in the past weeks from Bulgaria to Cuba. Now we take a look at extreme golf courses. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: The Comedy Duo of Feherty and Mickelson?<\/strong>
\nPhil Mickelson and David Feherty are teaming up to shoot a series of funny commercials for Crowne Plaza Hotels. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: Singh on Stating the Obvious<\/strong>
\nWhile in India getting ready for the Johnnie Walker Vijay Singh spoke out about Tiger and beating him. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: Els Takes Honda Classic<\/strong>
\nErnie Els wins the Honda Classic for his first win in nearly four years. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore<\/strong>
\nLorena Ochoa continues her dominance by winning the HSBC Women’s Champions. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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