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Friday, January 14, 2000

The leaders

Scorecards of the leaders:

HOLE		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	FRONT	
YARDAGE		488	426	423	203	466	459	167	459	510	3,601
PAR		4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	5	35
Paul Azinger	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	33
Jim Furyk	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	34
John Cook	5	5	4	3	4	4	2	3	4	34
Stuart Appleby	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	33
Ben Bates	5	4	3	3	3	4	2	4	4	32
Fred Funk	4	4	4	2	5	4	3	3	3	32
Vijay Singh	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	33
John Huston	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	34

HOLE		10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	BACK	Total
YARDAGE		353	196	446	478	433	396	417	189	551	3,459	7,060
PAR		4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	35	70
Paul Azinger	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	30	63
Jim Furyk	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	2	5	32	66
John Cook	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	32	66
Stuart Appleby	4	2	4	4	4	3	5	2	5	33	66
Ben Bates	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	34	66
Fred Funk	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	3	4	34	66
Vijay Singh	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	5	33	66
John Huston	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	32	66

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Key hole

No. 17 Par 3 189 yards

This is the signature hole at the Waialae Country Club course. If you look to the ocean side (left) of the 17th tee, you might even recall the Montgomery Clift character being shot and killed in the classic movie "From Here to Eternity."

Golf designer Rick Smith took into account the historical aspect of this hole when deciding to return the par 3 to its more original design with a diagonal green.

"It's a modern version of the old 17th green," Smith said. "And I think coming down the stretch with a back-left pin, it's going to be more like the old Hawaiian Opens used to be."

Last year, this hole didn't play that difficult. And yesterday, the PGA Tour professionals weren't bothered much with the changes as it turned out to be the third-easiest hole.

It surrendered 29 birdies and only 19 bogeys for a scoring average of 2.931. There were no double bogeys or the dreaded "others" listed when someone has a triple bogey or worse.

Of the 17 golfers who shot 67 or better, Jim Furyk, Stuart Appleby, Vijay Singh, Chris Riley and Jeff Gore birdied it. None of the 17 bogeyed it.

"The green is thinner, so it's going to require quite a golf shot at the pin on the final day," Smith said. "You know the winds are going to kick up and that will make that green firmer. That bunker long left will make it tougher to get closer to the hole."

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Hardest hole

No. 2 Par 4 426 yards

There were more double bogeys on this difficult hole than any other on the course. The drive through the trees is tough and the fountain near the lake comes into play if one is errant off the tee. This is traditionally one of the tougher holes on the course.

Average score -- 4.403
Eagles -- 0
Birdies -- 9
Pars -- 78
Bogeys -- 48
Double bogeys -- 8

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Best hole

No. 18 Par 5 551yards

This is traditionally a hole a golfer needs to birdie if he wants to do well in the four-day event. It's a great closing hole that allows the pro who is long and accurate off the tee to reach the green in two. There were more eagles in yesterday's round than any other hole.

Average score -- 4.306
Eagles -- 7
Birdies -- 87
Pars -- 49
Bogeys -- 1
Double bogeys -- 0

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Associated Press
Ernie Els hits out of a bunker on 13. He's four shots off the pace.

The scores

Yesterday's first-round totals

Paul Azinger -- 33-30--63
Jim Furyk -- 34-32--66
John Cook -- 34-32--66
Stuart Appleby -- 33-33--66
Ben Bates -- 32-34--66
Fred Funk -- 32-34--66
Vijay Singh -- 33-33--66
John Huston -- 34-32--66
Jeff Sluman -- 35-32--67
Ernie Els -- 35-32--67
Chris Riley -- 35-32--67
Shigeki Maruyama -- 33-34--67
Jeff Gove -- 36-31--67
Jerry Kelly -- 34-33--67
Joel Edwards -- 34-33--67
Esteban Toledo -- 34-33--67
Glen Hnatiuk -- 33-34--67
Neal Lancaster -- 35-33--68
Jeff Gallagher -- 33-35--68
Sean Murphy -- 34-34--68
Scott Dunlap -- 35-33--68
David Ogrin -- 36-32--68
Duffy Waldorf -- 37-31--68
Carlos Franco -- 34-34--68
David Ishii -- 34-34--68
Bob May -- 33-35--68
Jim Carter -- 33-35--68
Brett Quigley -- 35-33--68
Tom Lehman -- 35-33--68
Steve Jones -- 35-33--68
Peter Jacobsen -- 34-34--68
Chris DiMarco -- 34-34--68
Jerry Smith -- 35-33--68
Dave Stockton -- 35-34--69
David Edwards -- 37-32--69
Robert Gamez -- 35-34--69
Steve Lowery -- 35-34--69
Skip Kendall -- 34-35--69
Tim Herron -- 34-35--69
Kelly Gibson -- 37-32--69
Stephen Ames -- 37-32--69
Omar Uresti -- 34-35--69
Mark Wiebe -- 34-35--69
Greg Kraft -- 37-32--69
Jason Buha -- 34-35--69
Frank Lickliter -- 36-33--69
Jeff Maggert -- 32-37--69
J.L. Lewis -- 36-33--69
John Rollins -- 34-35--69
Kaname Yokoo -- 35-34--69
Jay Williamson -- 37-32--69
Gary Nicklaus -- 35-34--69
Jimmy Green -- 34-35--69
Mike Springer -- 37-33--70
David Peoples -- 36-34--70
John Maginnes -- 37-33--70
Brad Faxon -- 36-34--70
Corey Pavin -- 37-33--70
Fulton Allem -- 35-35--70
Notah Begay III -- 37-33--70
Jesper Parnevik -- 37-33--70
Dick Mast -- 33-37--70
Craig Stadler -- 35-35--70
Steve Stricker -- 38-32--70
Tom Scherrer -- 35-35--70
Bob Burns -- 36-34--70
Mike Standly -- 35-35--70
K.J. Choi -- 38-32--70
Joe Ogilvie -- 35-35--70
Aaron Bengoechea -- 34-36--70
Matthew Goggin -- 34-36--70
Bob Friend -- 35-35--70
Robert Allenby -- 34-36--70
Mike Brisky -- 34-36--70
Chip Beck -- 36-34--70
Barry Cheesman -- 34-36--70
Rick Fehr -- 38-32--70
Keith Nolan -- 33-37--70
Lee Janzen -- 36-35--71
Tom Byrum -- 36-35--71
a-Parker McLachlin -- 34-37--71
Mike Reid -- 36-35--71
Pete Jordan -- 35-36--71
Robin Freeman -- 35-36--71
Charles Raulerson -- 34-37--71
Glen Day -- 38-33--71
Ted Tryba -- 35-36--71
Loren Roberts -- 34-37--71
Brian Henninger -- 35-36--71
Billy Andrade -- 36-35--71
Craig Barlow -- 35-36--71
Scott Gump -- 36-35--71
Craig A. Spence -- 33-38--71
Brian Gay -- 35-36--71
Mike Sposa -- 38-33--71
Craig Perks -- 36-35--71
Mike Hulbert -- 36-36--72
Paul Goydos -- 35-37--72
Larry Rinker -- 36-36--72
Rory Sabbatini -- 37-35--72
Steve Gotsche -- 35-37--72
Bobby Cochran -- 36-36--72
Jason Caron -- 37-35--72
Bart Bryant -- 36-36--72
Edward Fryatt -- 37-35--72
Len Mattiace -- 36-36--72
Jay Don Blake -- 36-36--72
Jonathan Kaye -- 37-35--72
Woody Austin -- 36-36--72
Olin Browne -- 38-34--72
Joe Durant -- 35-37--72
Larry Mize -- 35-37--72
Doug Barron -- 37-35--72
Greg Meyer -- 35-37--72
Matt Gogel -- 37-35--72
Michael Clark II -- 36-36--72
Keith Clearwater -- 38-35--73
Brad Elder -- 36-37--73
John Restino -- 37-36--73
Carl Paulson -- 36-37--73
Bob Heintz -- 36-37--73
Steve Hart -- 38-35--73
Cameron Beckman -- 36-37--73
Mamoru Osanai -- 37-36--73
Paul Lawrie -- 40-34--74
P.H. Horgan III -- 38-36--74
Sandy Lyle -- 36-38--74
Craig Bowden -- 37-37--74
Grant Waite -- 40-34--74
Greg Chalmers -- 36-38--74
Rich Beem -- 38-36--74
Shaun Micheel -- 36-38--74
Ryan Howison -- 38-36--74
John Douma -- 39-35--74
Kazuhiko Hosokawa -- 38-36--74
Keiichiro Fukabori -- 40-35--75
Kevin Hayashi -- 40-36--76
Jeff Brehaut -- 40-36--76
Steve Jurgensen -- 39-37--76
Nolan Henke -- 40-37--77
Dicky Pride -- 40-37--77
Doug Dunakey -- 39-38--77
David Morland IV -- 40-37--77
Tommy Hines -- 42-38--80