Legends dot MasterCard field of 42
The old boys get their clubs out of the garage this weekend just in time for the $1.8 million MasterCard Championship at Hualalai.
MasterCard Championship
» Tomorrow-Sunday
» Hualalai GC, Kona
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A large field -- 42 golfers -- is taking part in this winners-only tournament that has plenty of past greats taking part in the silver anniversary of this popular event. Making a rare appearance is Lee Trevino, who is also penciled in at the Turtle Bay Championship on Oahu next week.
He is just one of seven members of the World Golf Hall of Fame teeing it up in tomorrow's start of the 54-hole tournament. Defending champion Hale Irwin is also a member of that exclusive club and is trying to prove that life after 60 ain't all bad on a golf course.
Irwin's record in the island chain is unmatched. He has won nine official events and has a dozen victories overall when counting the Senior Skins and $4.18 million in earnings