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Compared to previous years of equipment free agency, this offseason proved to be relatively quiet.
Thanks to social media, Davis Love III’s son, Dru, was able to recover his stolen truck.
The Sentry Tournament of Champions introduced the golf world to the game’s new rules. But for all the changes, the USGA’s Thomas Pagel will tell you, “It’s still golf.”
The scoring average Sunday at Kapalua dropped to 69.72 compared to averages the first three days that hovered above 71.
Rory McIlroy was spectacular off the tee in his Sentry Tournament of Champions debut, but he could only manage a T-4 finish.
Xander Schauffele had two moments that were pivotal to victory Sunday at Kapalua, and they were both hole-out eagles.
In all four of Xander Schauffele’s PGA Tour wins, he started the final round needing to play catch-up. On Sunday, he shocked Gary Woodland with a final-round 62 in Maui.
With the new strokes-based scoring format for this year’s Tour Championship, one question still lingers: How will World Rankings points be allocated?
Rory McIlroy is three strokes behind front-runner Gary Woodland thanks to the work he did last month in the South Florida wind and something he calls a “low driver.”
“He was throwing out some numbers and stuff today,” Woodland said. “I’ve never played with him so it was fascinating to see the way he works, and he obviously does it very, very well.”
Gary Woodland, who leads by three shots through 54 holes of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, is playing for his late grandmother, who died Friday night.
There was a time when the Tournament of Champions was so strapped for stars that in nearly became a team-up event with the LPGA. Those days suddenly seem hard to remember.
When it comes to the potential coefficient of restitution of a flagstick, it appears as if Bryson DeChambeau is something of the definitive source.
The commissioner also said he had particular interest in The Match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in November, including the side bets the two stars made.
In the past, Gary Woodland admittedly focused more on the palm trees and big waves. This year at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Woodland is focused on winning, and only winning.
Rory McIlroy spent the holidays in cold upstate New York. Now, he’s embracing the winds of Kapalua, and contending at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
“I think that you should be able to go from knee height to shoulder height. There should be no issue with that, whatever you want to do, honestly,” he said.
Dustin Johnson was penalized two shots for hitting a wrong ball from the penalty area Friday at Kapalua.
Jordan Spieth will begin the 2019 season next week at the Sony Open.
Gary Woodland is among the normal handful of players who began the year with new clubs in the bag, and the switch paid off on Day 1 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
Bryson DeChambeau left the flagstick in for many putts Thursday at Kapalua, and the Mad Scientist reaped the benefits of his experiment.
Thomas Bjorn revealed earlier this week that he got a tattoo to commemorate Europe’s recent Ryder Cup win. Rory McIlroy joked Thursday that he wished it was bigger.
Kevin Tway made it five holes into his Wednesday pro-am at the Sentry Tournament of Champions before things became difficult, but it didn’t appear that way on Day 1 of the tournament.
Patton Kizzire made a hole-in-one on Kapalua’s eight hole Thursday in the opening round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions.