{"id":9759,"date":"2010-04-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/?p=9759"},"modified":"2010-04-12T08:27:36","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T12:27:36","slug":"volume_two_hundred_thirty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/hittin_the_links\/volume_two_hundred_thirty","title":{"rendered":"Volume Two Hundred Thirty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hittin' the Links\" src=\"\/b\/imgs\/hittin_the_links\/htl_title.gif\" height=\"79\" width=\"125\" \/>Hello golf fans and welcome to another edition of <em>Hittin&#8217; the Links<\/em>. What a great week of golf. There is nothing better than Sunday at The Masters, and this year certainly did not disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>In this newest volume of <em>HTL<\/em> we start off with a look into Tiger&#8217;s return, check out why last isn&#8217;t that bad, and take a peek at some college golf. Also on tap, we investigate Phil&#8217;s putter, look into one phenomenal 16 year-old, and do a wrap-up of lefty&#8217;s win. Read on!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Hole 1: Tiger&#8217;s Back<\/strong><br \/>\nTiger is back. Here is the good and the bad. [<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/golf\/pga\/news?slug=br-lateralhazard041110\" title=\"Tiger\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 2: Sometimes Last Isn&#8217;t Too Bad<\/strong><br \/>\nNathan Green might have ended up last out of those who made the cut at The Masters, but he is taking home some good memories and nice crystal. [<a href=\"http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/golf\/story\/Nathan-Green-makes-hole-in-one-at-Masters-041110\" title=\"Green\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 3: College Golf<\/strong><br \/>\nOften forgotten, college golf is in full swing. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfweek.com\/news\/college-golf\/\" title=\"NCAA\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 4: Phil&#8217;s Putter<\/strong><br \/>\nPhil Mickelson&#8217;s Odyssey putter has an interesting history. [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.golf.com\/equipment\/2010\/04\/phil-mickelson-odyssey-blade-putter-masters.html\" title=\"Putter\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 5: &hellip;And He Made Birdie?<\/strong><br \/>\nSergio Garcia made birdie on Sunday after his ball ricocheted off an elderly woman&#8217;s head. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/2010\/04\/11\/spectator-pays-sergios-birdie\/\" title=\"Sergio\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 6: One Tough 16 year-old<\/strong><br \/>\nItaly&#8217;s Matteo Manassero turned some heads with his performance at the Masters. [<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/golf\/masters10\/news\/story?id=5073620&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=GOLFHeadlines\" title=\"Manassero\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 7: Nike&#8217;s Back<\/strong><br \/>\nNike has released their first post-scandal Tiger commercial. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/2010\/r\/04\/07\/tiger-ad.ap\/index.html\" title=\"Nike\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 8: How Much to Rent It for 18 Holes?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe world&#8217;s most expensive golf cart has a price tag of over $50,000. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/2010\/04\/02\/worlds-expensive-golf-cart-priced\/\" title=\"Golf Cart\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole 9: Lefty&#8217;s Day<\/strong><br \/>\nPhil Mickelson gets his third green jacket. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/2010\/r\/04\/11\/recap-masters-round4\/index.html\/\" title=\"Lefty\" class=\"external external_icon\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Lefty&#8217;s day in Augusta.<\/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-9759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hittin_the_links"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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