{"id":2310,"date":"2008-04-14T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2008-04-14T13:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2008-04-14T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2008-04-14T13:05:07","slug":"volume_one_hundred_forty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_one_hundred_forty","title":{"rendered":"Volume One Hundred Forty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hittin'“Well, The Masters is over, now what am I going to do with my time?” Don’t fret golf nuts, Hittin’ the Links<\/em> is here to help with all that is golf on the web.<\/p>\n

In this edition of HTL<\/em> we peruse the various stories coming out of Augusta for the week, see who got their first Green Jacket (like you don’t already know), and take a final look at Augusta National for yet another year. Also, we look in on the ladies down in Mexico, see who the best “athlete” golfers are, read up on the college ranks, and find out what else is going on in the world of golf. Read on!
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\nHole 1: Kuehne Retiring<\/strong>
\nTrip Kuehne is retiring from competitive amateur golf, and at what better place than The Masters. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 2: Els Changes Swing Coaches<\/strong>
\nErnie Els recently cut ties with David Ledbetter and has started working with Butch Harmon in order to “smooth out some rough spots”. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 3: Augusta “Cruel” to its Rookies<\/strong>
\nAfter working so hard to finally get a Masters invitation many rookies find out how difficult a course it has become. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 4: College Golf<\/strong>
\nThis is the time of year when high school golf is in full swing and high school seniors are beginning to dream about playing in college. Here is a nice link to help out. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 5: What About the Parents?<\/strong>
\nA PGA Tour player’s parents live a busy lifestyle as well, if they want to see their sons. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 6: Corona Championship<\/strong>
\nOvershadowed by the Masters, Lorena Ochoa quietly took another title on the LPGA tour thus qualifying for the Hall of Fame. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 7: Other Athletes Can Play Too<\/strong>
\nHere is a ranking of the best golfers out there who made their livings playing other sports. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 8: Nice Pants, Number Two!<\/strong>
\nO’Meara and Tiger comment on snazzy dressing Ian Poulter’s earlier comments. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Hole 9: Immelman Gets a Green Jacket<\/strong>
\nTrevor Immelman becomes the second South African to don the Green Jacket. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Masters is over, and instead of mourning, let’s celebrate all that golf gives to us.<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"\nVolume One Hundred Forty (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_one_hundred_forty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Volume One Hundred Forty (Hittin' the Links) - 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