Golf page
Local aces
| Larry Moritomo, Honolulu, Ala Wai Golf Course |
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Jan. 2 |
No. 8 |
172 yards |
Hyb. 3 |
| David Bareng, Honolulu, Mid-Pacific Country Club |
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Jan. 3 |
No. 4 |
145 yards |
7-iron |
| Jean Paik, Kailua, Pearl Country Club |
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Jan. 3 |
No. 13 |
115 yards |
7-wood |
| Tertia Freas , Honolulu, Honolulu Country Club |
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Jan. 4 |
No. 8 |
131 yards |
5-wood |
| Lorrie Lun, Honolulu, Ewa Beach Golf Club |
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Jan. 6 |
No. 16 |
101 yards |
driver |
| Jovan Furusava, Honolulu, Ewa Beach Golf Club |
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Jan. 7 |
No. 8 |
132 yards |
9-iron |
| David Kanechika, Mililani, Navy Marine Golf Course |
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Jan. 8 |
No. 5 |
158 yards |
5-iron |
| Sam Chang, Hawaii Kai, Ewa Villages Golf Course |
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Jan. 9 |
No. 11 |
167 yards |
4-iron |
| Frank Nimi, Mililani, Ewa Beach Golf Club |
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Jan. 13 |
No. 13 |
143 yards |
9-iron |
| Kazuo Yamamoto, Honolulu, Ala Wai Golf Course |
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Jan. 15 |
No. 2 |
137 yards |
6-iron |
| Kaimi Guerreiro, Kailua, Kahuku Golf Course |
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Jan. 17 |
No. 4 |
110 yards |
sand |
| Rufus Satchell, Raleigh, N.C., Navy-Marine Golf Course |
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Jan. 17 |
No. 15 |
174 yards |
5-iron |
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On the Champions Tour
Turtle Bay Championship
Site: Kahuku, Hawaii
Schedule: Friday through Sunday
Course: Turtle Bay Resort, Arnold Palmer Course (7,044 yards, par 72)
Purse: $1.6 million.
Winner's share: $240,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Fred Funk had the most lopsided victory ever in a 54-hole Champions Tour event, finishing with consecutive 8-under 64s for an 11-stroke win. The 50-year-old Funk had a tournament-record 23-under 193 total.
Last week: Funk won the season-opening MasterCard Championship, birdieing the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a two-stroke victory over Allen Doyle.
Notes: Hale Irwin won the 2005 tournament to become the first player to win a PGA Tour-sanctioned event five straight times. He has six overall victories in the event. ... The tour is off next week. Play will resume Feb. 8-10 with the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Fla.
On the Net:
www.pgatour.com
Champions Tour leaders
Money leaders
| 1. Fred Funk |
$300,000 |
| 2. Allen Doyle |
$188,000 |
| 3. Jay Haas |
$118,000 |
| 3. Bernhard Langer |
$118,000 |
| 5. Tom Purtzer |
$91,750 |
| 6. John Cook |
$80,000 |
| 7. Loren Roberts |
$70,000 |
| 8. Craig Stadler |
$62,500 |
| 8. Tom Watson |
$62,500 |
| 10. Brad Bryant |
$50,000 |
Scoring average
| 1. Fred Funk |
65.00 |
| 2. Allen Doyle |
65.67 |
| 3. Jay Haas |
66.33 |
| 3. Bernhard Langer |
66.33 |
| 5. Tom Purtzer |
66.67 |
| 6. John Cook |
67.00 |
| 7. Loren Roberts |
67.33 |
| 8. Craig Stadler |
67.67 |
| 8. Tom Watson |
67.67 |
| 10. 3 tied at 68.00 |
Driving distance
| 1. Tom Purtzer |
312.3 |
| 2. Eduardo Romero |
309.7 |
| 3. R.W. Eaks |
308.2 |
| 4. Lonnie Nielsen |
305.0 |
| 5. Denis Watson |
302.0 |
| 6. Jim Thorpe |
301.2 |
| 7. John Harris |
300.0 |
| 8. Jay Haas |
299.2 |
| 9. Tom Watson |
298.3 |
| 10. Keith Fergus |
294.8 |
All-around rankings
| 1. Fred Funk |
44 |
| 2. Allen Doyle |
59 |
| 3. Jay Haas |
63 |
| 4. John Cook |
73 |
| 5. Bernhard Langer |
82 |
| 5. Tom Watson |
82 |
| 7. Tom Purtzer |
103 |
| 8. Denis Watson |
108 |
| 9. Scott Simpson |
112 |
| 10. Jim Thorpe |
114 |
