Bubba Watson now owns a baseball team. (Getty Images)
Bubba Watson now owns a baseball team. (Getty Images)

Welcome back to The Links -- a collection of golf stories from around the web with my own little take on them. Hope you enjoy.

Stories

Bubba Watson bought part of a Cincinnati Reds minor league team. (Yahoo)

Sort of a hot take on Jack Nicklaus but some good memories here from his career. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

I can't believe this is a real thing but a LPGA golfer named Brooke Pancake (yes) is now sponsored by Waffle House. (Golfweek)

Jimmy Walker on his obsession with photographing outer space: "Not to brag, but you might have a hard time believing a pro golfer shot that stuff." (Golf Digest)

The Qatar Masters should be fun. Sergio Garcia is making his debut on the season. (NYT)

Here is a photo gallery of Nike's The Oven in Ft. Worth by where I live. It's very cool. (Golfweek)

Oh look, there's Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing.

Gimmes

Henrik Stenson says the Middle East has been "good hunting ground" for him in his career...Humana power rankings are all about Patrick Reed...Big Daddy Dufner lost 20 pounds in the offseason...there's a third Streamsong course on the way...I like these inside the field graphics from PGA Tour...Golf Channel adds a host from England...why the Ryder Cup singles matches meant so much to Jimmy Walker.

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