JASON DAY BRINGS 5 WINS TO KAPALUA

I really have no idea how it feels to win just one PGA event, I'm not a pro, but these guys live for wins. Some guys go their whole PGA careers with zero wins, they came close but nothin!

Jason Day qualified for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions when he won the Farmers Insurance Open. But he wasn't done just yet, he went on the win four more. The RBC Canadian Open, the PGA Championship (a major yet!), The Barclays, and the BMW Championship. He's definitely the rock star of this bunch.

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Jason Day

Born: 11/12/1987 (age 28), Beaudesert, Australia

Height: 6'0"

Nationality: Australian

Spouse: Ellie Harvey

Parents: Alvin Day, Dining Day

Children: Dash James Day, Lucy Adenyl Day

Man these guys from down under are pretty good golfers eh? If he does show up at the Plantation Course, buy your tickets, because now that Tiger's playing the grandpa role, this Jason Day guy... watch out!

STATS:

Driving Distance: 313 yards

Driving Accuracy: 56%

Greens in Regulation: 71%

Birdies: 4.7

"I want to challenge Mr. Day to a 9 hole event, a pay per view event. A purse of 100 million dollars. The winner gets 75, the loser 25. Here's what I want. I get to play 150 yards from each hole, and get 5 strokes per hole, and Jason will need to put some pebbles inside of his shoes, and put tape around his left middle finger and left index finger." What will be the Vegas odds?

WHY DO WE BUY DRIVERS EVERY FEW YEARS WHEN WE KNOW WE SUCK TO BEGIN WITH?

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Save your money man, you suck at golf, that driver made of stainless steel is good enough, you got kids to feed!!!!

The golf manufacturing industry will _______ ing hate my guts for this blog, but hey I'm just keeping it real! Most of us average golfers are always thinking, "Man if I get this new driver I"ll start tearing up the course! Yeah, just butter up the wife, save some cash, and then I can buy that $5,000.00 high perf driver, it comes with a GPS, and a lighter to light up my cigar on a business outing, yeah!"

Really, I used to be that dude... I'd see some shmuck on the driving range, fat and outta shape with this new looking long stick tagging the ball over the fence, and I'm "Wow, what kind of driver is that dude?" He'd say something like, "It's the new Takihara 1000, composite head, with filfaline bionic shaft, paid only $900.00 for it brand new." I'm like, that's the club for me. Then I'd buy that thing and in a few months claim bankruptcy.

We all get tricked by Satan himself, didn't you hear? Satan has a hand in all this marketing. Just kidding, but when your game still sucks after reviewing your financial records since 1987. What? I spent $50,000 on golf crap and still can't break 85?!!! Hmm, time to wise up. But if Taylor Made, Callaway, or Nike wants me to shut up, ah, it'll cost ya!

THE PLANTATION GOLF COURSE CAN BE AN EVIL MONSTER!

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On a peaceful light trade wind day, the Plantation Course can be bearable for the average golfer playing from the regulation tees, or for better golfers the back tees. But when mother nature shows up with strong gusts of wind from various directions, and intermittent rains, watch out! She becomes an evil monster ready to devour you!

The Hyundai Tournament of Champions in a couple of weeks, this is what the pros and caddies will be studying. "Good luck if the winds come from all angles full blast! hahaha."

The course is 7,411 yards playing at par 73 so it is plenty long.

MEN'S RATING/SLOPE

- Championship- 77.2/144

- Championship/Regular Combo- 75.2/142

- Regular- 73.3/140

- Regular/Resort Combo- 71.9/132

- Resort- 71.5/132

- Forsward- 68.2/127

WOMEN'S RATING/SLOPE

- Forward-74.2/133

- Resort- 78.3/142

- Regular/Resort Combo- 78.6/142

- Regular- 80.2/144

There was one year Rory Sabatini was in town, and the course was slow, so he put on a driving exhibition from the championship tees. All the guest services staff and a few onlookers was watching him nail his drives over 300 yards down the first fairway. And the sound of the ball sizzling through the air! When I hit a drive there's this sound, (pack)... not shhhhhhhfssssssst! but pack!

My lowest score ever from the regular tees was an 87, I felt like a champion. And that day was windless. So if the winds were up, I'd probably need mental therapy. The Plantation House Restaurant located in the clubhouse is a pretty good place for breakfast, lunch and dinners too.

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I AM THE WALRUS COOKA CA CHOO

Craig Stadler was a unique character on the PGA Tour back in the days before Tiger ever showed up as a pro. Before Tiger, a lot of golfers were soft looking, they weren't chiseled as if some Navy Seals were out trying to make the cut.

Stadler is in his early 60s now playing on the Champions Tour, and still resembling the looks when he played in his younger days. I remember he was playing in the Hawaiian Open in Waialae on Oahu and the winds were howling crazy. He said that hitting low shots like grounders was all the pros could do that week. But the way he said it, it was like he was an everyday golfer. He was that porky dude before John Daly came on the scene and started to booze it up and gain weight. Stadler was comfortable with who he was, yeah he wasn't all in shape, but who gave a _____! Stadler was fun to watch, and that mustache he wore, he honestly looked like a walrus. No disrespect here, but Walrus was the right mammal to relate to Stadler.

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PGA Tour wins (13)

European Tour wins (2)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

Other wins (5)

Champions Tour wins (9)

** 1982 Masters Tournament Champion. Yes the Walrus won a green jacket.

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RORY MCILROY WINS TWICE IN 2015

$5,900,000.00 is this year's purse at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua's Plantation Golf Course. And Rory McIlroy made a statement in 2015 winning twice. He won the Wells Fargo Championship. & World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play. Is he any good?

Rory was born in the U.K. on May 4, 1989 (age 26), he's not really tall standing at 5'9", and weighing in at 161 lbs. Educated at Sulivan Upper School, he currently plays on both the PGA European Tour and the PGA Tour. His nationality Irish and British.

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Rory's Stats:

Driving Distance: 311 yards

Driving Accuracy: 60%

Greens in Regulation: 80%

Birdie Average: 4.88

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PGA TOUR PLAYER KEVIN KISNER

Kevin Kisner was born in Aiken, South Carolina on February 15, 1984 (age 31). Married to Brittany Anne De Jarnett, he attended the University of Georgia, go Bulldogs. Has one child, Kathleen Kisner.

Kevin is a qualifier for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at the Plantation Golf Course in Kapalua, Maui on January 6-10. In 2015 he was the winner of the RSM Classic. 

He came in second at the WGC-HSBC Championship, his cash winnings as of this blog posting is $1,951,632.00. Not too shabby, I'd take an eighth of that right now.



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2015 Stats

Driving Distance: 295 yards
Driving Accuracy: 70%
Greens in Regulation: 73%
Birdie Average: 5.25
Fed Ex Cup Points: 888

Hmmm, I think if we get Kev over to the munie one day, give him some old clubs, and make him look goofy, I can make some money off of my friends. Yeah, I'd make him "The Sandbagger!"

FUNNY STUFF WEEKEND WARRIORS

Us everyday guys that own golf clubs, we can't take golfing seriously can we? I used to be that guy when I was younger, I'd get bloody pissed off at the munie, because I missed a par putt on the 12th, but I was already like 20 over? But I had to smash my sand wedge around the tree right? Who the hell did I think I was? I mean I got no sponsor to tend to. I wasn't getting paid to play, so why did I act like a _______ moron?!

Okay let's get to the funny stuff, one of my buddies, I'll call him C. Well C was just learning how to play golf, we had our foursome, just having fun at the old Village Course in Kapalua Maui. Now thanks to the old regime that ran the land company, it's a freaking hiking trail! Really? An Arnold Palmer designed course, you let the track go to weeds? Really?!!! C'mon man! Okay so we're playing, the four of us everyday guys. Well C walks up to the first tee, and I don't notice anything, until Brian one of our other buddies goes, "Hey Ron, look at C's feet."

I busted out laughing, C poor guy couldn't find golf shoes that fit him, instead he was wearing his old high school football cleats, swear to God man. But I gotta say, he was one heck of an athlete, and with those football shoes, he played pretty darn good I must say.

So if you can't find any golf shoes to fit ya, why you best use any pair of shoes with some pokey things underneath. Soccer shoes, construction boots, hey whatever works right?

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COMPARING DRIVER DISTANCE

This is just a comparison, stuff that makes us go "hmmm" you know? I mean, coming from Hawaii and watching Michelle Wie grow up, we pulled for her when she went up against the big boys at the Sony Open.

Well then, let's take a look at Michelle Wie's driver distance.

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Michelle Wie's physical stature.

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 150 lbs.

Average driver distance: 256 yards.

Driver Accuracy: 61%

Now I can tell you this much, I don't hit my driver that far. But that's pretty far for a chick eh?

So this guy PGA Tour Player Luke Donald, an Englishman, wasn't a long hitter by today's standards. In 2011 he averaged only 261 yards. Hmm only 5 yards longer than pretty Michelle...however he did win that year with accuracy instead of going deep. I know what guys are thinking. "I want the long ball baby!" Like we all want longer... never mind. But hey, if a pro on the PGA Tour can win by accuracy, when the other monsters are banging it 50 yards past you all the time, getting to know those short sticks pays off.

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A TAKE ON BILL HAAS

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Bill Haas qualified for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on January 6 to 10, 2015 at Kapalua's Plantation Golf Course. He was the 2015's winner of the Humana Challenge, finishing at 22 under.


Haas was born on May 24, 1982 (age 33), in Charlotte, North Carolina, he stands at 6' 2", is married to Julie Haas, they reside in Greenville, South Carolina. He won the 2011 Fed Ex Cup, and son of former PGA Tour player Jay Haas.

HIs average driver distance is 274.9 yards.

In the bag when he won the Humana Challenge.

Driver: Titleist 915D2 (8.5 degrees, Aldila Rogue X shaft)
3-Wood: Titleist 915F (13.5 degrees, Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Blue S+ 80 TX shaft)
Hybrid: Titleist 915H.d (18 degrees, Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Blue S+ 80 TX shaft
3-9 Irons: Titleist AP2 714 (Nippon NS Pro Proto X shafts)
48-Degree Wedge: Titleist AP2 714 (Nippon NS Pro Proto X shaft
54-Degree Wedge: Titleist Vokey Design SM5 (True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shaft)
60-Degree Wedge: Titleist Vokey Design SM5 (True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shaft)
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron 303 GSS putter
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x 

Looking forward to seeing Bill Haas walking the Kapalua Plantation Course.

FED EX TOP 5

KAPALUA, MAUI- The Fed Ex Ranking as of today looks like this

#1          Kevin Kisner                888 points

#2          Russell Knox               876 points

#3          Justin Thomas            699 points

#4          Graeme McDowell      690 points

#5          Smylie Kaufman         640 points



A take a look at PGA Tour Player Matt Every, the 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Master Card winner.

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Matthew King Every was born on December 4, 1983 (age 32), from Daytona Beach, Florida. He stands at 5' 11", and weights 190 lbs. His spouse is Danielle Every, he attended the University of Florida and makes his home in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

He has won on both the PGA and Nationwide Tours.

In 2015 he finished the Arnold Palmer Invitational at 19 under.

THE HYUNDAI TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS 2016

By Ron Sambrano

It is that time of the year again at Kapalua's Plantation Golf Course, designed by professional Golfer Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, the monster 7,411 yard par 73 course will be the stomping ground for some of the greatest talents in the world to ever swing a golf club. What was originally a Mark Rolfing event back in the day, that morphed into a primetime PGA event, the Plantation is already hallowed grounds. Tiger Woods graced this course and won a championship here. With Tiger no doubt aging, and who knows when he will call it quits, and when that day does come, we here on Maui will have this to say, and that is "Tiger Woods played here, a legend, the kid that set the bar for these young guys coming up, yes, the Planation Course has its history."

The Hyundai Tournament of Champions are made up of a field of the 2015 golfing season's champions only. And the field will be studded with young superstars like

Patrick Reed	2015	Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Jimmy Walker	2015	Sony Open in Hawaii
Bill Haas	2015	Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation
Brooks Koepka	2015	Waste Management Phoenix Open
Jason Day	2015	Farmers Insurance Open
Brandt Snedeker	2015	AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
James Hahn	2015	Northern Trust Open
Padraig Harrington	2015	The Honda Classic
Alex Cejka	2015	Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico Open
Dustin Johnson	2015	World Golf Championships - Cadillac Championship
Jordan Spieth	2015	Valspar Championship
Matt Every	2015	Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Jimmy Walker	2015	Valero Texas Open
J.B. Holmes	2015	Shell Houston Open
Jordan Spieth	2015	Masters Tournament
Jim Furyk	2015	RBC Heritage
Justin Rose	2015	Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Rory McIlroy	2015	World Golf Championships - Dell Match Play
Rickie Fowler	2015	THE PLAYERS Championship
Rory McIlroy	2015	Wells Fargo Championship
Chris Kirk	2015	Colonial National Invitation Tournament
Steven Bowditch	2015	AT&T Byron Nelson Championship
David Lingmerth	2015	The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
Fabian Gomez	2015	FedEx St. Jude Classic
Jordan Spieth	2015	U.S. Open
Bubba Watson	2015	Travelers Championship
Danny Lee	2015	The Greenbrier Classic
Jordan Spieth	2015	John Deere Classic
Scott Piercy	2015	Barbasol Championship
Zach Johnson	2015	The Open Championship
Jason Day	2015	RBC Canadian Open
Troy Merritt	2015	Quicken Loans National
J.J. Henry	2015	Barracuda Championship
Shane Lowry	2015	World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational
Jason Day	2015	PGA Championship
Davis Love III	2015	Wyndham Championship
Jason Day	2015	The Barclays
Rickie Fowler	2015	Deutsche Bank Championship
Jason Day	2015	BMW Championship
Jordan Spieth	2015	TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola
Emiliano Grillo	2015	Frys.com Open
Smylie Kaufman	2015	Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Justin Thomas	2015	CIMB Classic
Peter Malnati	2015	Sanderson Farms Classic
Russell Knox	2015	World Golf Championships - HSBC Champions
Graeme McDowell	2015	OHL Classic at Mayakoba
Kevin Kisner	2015	RSM Classic

The tournament officially starts on Jan 7 to Jan 10, 2016

The Purse is $5,900,000  The Winning Share is $1,180,000  Fed Ex Cup Points is 500

Check out the next post soon.

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