The Links: Tiger Woods reminds us he owns Torrey Pines

Ernie Els says he was fine with not getting a Masters invite. (GettyImages)

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I love this post on how much Tiger Woods owns Torrey Pines. Great quote from him here on his U.S. Open win in '08: "There were a lot of amazing things, but, man, here I am just talking about it and my hands are sweating just thinking about the feeling I had to get through each and every day." (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour

Soooo ... nothing happened in the players meeting on anchored putters on Tuesday night? (Golf Channel)

Those Callaway/Mickelson gambling rumors that you heard? Yeah, they were vetted by the former head of counterintelligence for the U.S. Army. (PGA Tour)

Brandt Snedeker: "This is a place that's very near and dear to my heart." (Golf Channel)

Ernie Els: "I've played so many Masters, and I should have won it. It didn't happen. I didn't qualify last year and I'm glad they didn't invite me because of the way it all went down." (ESPN)

Jim Armstrong, executive director of Augusta National, is sad to be leaving his position. (Golf Channel)

Tiger Woods has won four of the last five Farmers Insurance Opens that he has played in. (ESPN)

Brilliant stuff here from Jason Sobel on closing golf tournaments. (Golf Channel)

Haha, this fake prop bet is hilarious: The Tiger Woods birdie putt on the 72nd hole of the 2008 U.S. Open will be shown fewer than 117 times during TV coverage: 10-to-1 odds. (GolfDigest)

Rich Beem is playing in India to try to regain his status on the PGA Tour. (GolfWeek)

Terrific column here by Michael Bamberger about a Tour that's barely hanging on. (Golf.com)

Tiger won't disclose his schedule; nothing new here. (GolfWeek)

Awesome: seven ways that golf helps drive the U.S. economy. (Golf Stinks Blog)

International

This is so great: a guy taking five Ethiopians to indoor training for the 2016 Olympics. (Golf WRX)

I like how strong the fields on the European Tour are week in and week out. (Golf Channel)

Justin Rose: "Hopefully, I can break my duck this year." (Guardian)

Geoff Ogilvy could make history even though he doesn't think he will. (USA Today)

Equipment/Travel

The 10 most beautiful courses. (GolfDigest)

Interesting article here. Says drivers make up 50 percent of a manufacturer's revenue and, at the pace we're going, building golf courses is going to be unsustainable because players hit it too far. Via Geoff Shackelford (Wall Street Journal)

This is pretty funny.

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