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Trades a Blowin' - Season On |
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Written by Bryan Spitzer
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Monday, 12 January 2009 |
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This week marked the unofficial beginning of the 2009 PGA Tour season, while the field was limited to 2008 tournament winners (33 players), the frontrunners picked up where they left off last year and did not disappoint, AK (Anthony Kim), 2 Time '08 winner and Ryder Cup phenom came within 7
inches of holing out his second shot on the Par five 18th on Sunday,
from 273 after a 381 yd. drive and eventual winner Geoff Ogilvy
squandered his lead early with 4 bogeys thru the first eight holes, on
the ninth he turned it around with a clutch 20 footer for eagle that
sparked a -5, 32 coming in.
The course was in ideal shape and the winds were up, which made for
interesting shot and club selections. This occasion is a rare scene
where we see tour winners pounding 3-4 irons from 160 yards out into a
30+ mile/ hour head not to mention tail winds of similar strength
leading to some of the longest drives seen all year, no matter the
direction and course the trade winds are relentless, never letting up
as the entire course is exposed to the ocean and elements on the
Northwest shore of Maui's, Kapalua coast.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 12 January 2009 )
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