{"id":22952,"date":"2017-02-28T07:51:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T12:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/?p=22952"},"modified":"2017-02-28T07:51:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T12:51:50","slug":"volume_four_hundred_ninety-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_four_hundred_ninety-seven","title":{"rendered":"Volume Four Hundred Ninety-Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hittin Welcome all to another week of Hittin’ the Links. Down in Florida, Rickie Fowler took home some serious hardware with a four-shot Honda Classic victory over Hoffman and Woodland. He held a sizable lead throughout most of his final round despite a few hiccups. <\/p>\n

We’ll also check in on the PGA Tour’s first trip south of the border for the
\nWGC-Mexico Open – who’s in, who’s out, and what the players who do show will be up against. All that, plus a look at some old shoes, more Rory McIlroy news, and what Pat Perez said that got Tiger fans upset. <\/p>\n

Let’s hit the links!
\n
\nHole #1: Rickie Fowler Wins Honda Classic<\/strong>
\nFowler didn’t exactly coast through his Sunday round, and his nerves probably were’t steady after a water ball on 17, but a four-shot win for one of the best players in the world is always an impressive feat. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #2: The Atypical Challenge of Playing in Mexico City<\/strong>
\nThe PGA Tour heads to Mexico next week for the WGC-Mexico Championship, the first Tour event ever played at the Club de Golf Chapultepec. The course sits nearly 8,000 feet above sea level, which should pose an interesting challenge. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #3: Day Withdraws from Mexico Event<\/strong>
\nOne player who won’t be teeing it up in Mexico is Jason Day, who had an assortment of ailments and infections that will keep him at home for the week. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #4: Palmer’s Shoes Sell for Insane Amount<\/strong>
\nThe pair of shoes that Arnold Palmer wore to win the 1958 Masters sold for $66,000 recently. That’s nearly six times the amount Palmer earned for winning the tournament. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #5: McIlroy Issues Statement on Playing Golf with Trump<\/strong>
\nRory McIlroy found himself in some hot water among some people for playing golf with Donald Trump this week. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #6: Pat Perez on Tiger Woods<\/strong>
\n“He knows he can’t beat anybody. He knows it. The guy shot 77 [on Feb. 2 during the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic]. That guy can’t shoot 77. What does he do the next day? Ah, my back’s gone. He knows he can’t beat anybody. I told you! He’s not going to come out and play, and play poorly. I said this how many months ago? He’s not going to do it for a long time.” [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #7: Johnny Miller on Rickie Fowler<\/strong>
\nSaid Miller: \u201cObviously a win is a win, but you\u2019ve got to learn to finish out Sundays like a true champion. He hasn\u2019t learned how to do that yet.\u201d [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #8: Billy Horschel Says He Would Have Skipped WGC-Mexico<\/strong>
\nBilly Horschel says he would have skipped the WGC-Mexico Championship, had he qualified. He needed to finish second or better at the Honda to make it into the field, but a bogey on the final hole at the Honda held him back. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole #9: Weekly Woods Wrap-up<\/strong>
\nS.I. chronicled Tiger as a young golfer playing on the public courses of Orange County. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rickie Fowler picks up some serious hardware. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"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-22952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"\nVolume Four Hundred Ninety-Seven (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_four_hundred_ninety-seven\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Volume Four Hundred Ninety-Seven (Hittin' the Links) - 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