LOS ANGELES -- Trout National does not formally open until April. But when you're Mike Trout, you can invite your friends to play a couple rounds on the course that carries your name.

And so it was that Trout, the best player in Los Angeles Angels history, last week welcomed Torii Hunter, one of the most popular and respected players in Angels history. The course, designed by Tiger Woods and his team, is located in Trout's hometown of Millville, N.J., and includes a refueling stop in "a concrete bunker tucked behind the 14th tee and styled like a classic baseball dugout."

Said Hunter: "It's a great course."

The Pine Bluff native could have managed his former teammate next season, had the Angels chosen him to replace Ron Washington. However, for the second time in three years, the Angels

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