The Links: Justin Rose has aspirations of rising to No. 2 in the world

Stories

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

Justin Rose: "If I was to play well and win a few tournaments before the end of the season I could get myself to second in the world rankings which would be a personal best." (NYT)

Loved this on the best wedge stamps in the game. (GolfDigest)

I was at The Oven for a lot of this unveiling and this is a great read on Nike's new clubs for 2015. (My Golf Spy)

This was a clown act by a man whose ego had been bruised during the Ryder Cup, and one that clearly was unintentionally sexist. (GolfDigest)

Great profile of new Baylor coach Mike McGraw here. (Golf Channel)

Don't sneer at the golfers. They are no different from anyone else in Europe – not least Britain – who refuses to look at migrants as fellow humans deserving of compassion. No room in paradise. We need the space for golf courses. (Guardian)

Gimmes

No way this dude who made the longest four-footer ever did it on the first try...you thought YOU had a bad lip-out...there was a zero percent chance Phil Mickelson wasn't re-signing with Callaway...the fate of the Olympic golf course could be decided this week.

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