Sony Open in Hawaii
Qualifying tee times
Kelly returns to defend title
The key holes
The course: Waialae Country Club
Jerry Kelly will defend his title in the Sony Open starting Thursday. He completes the Mercedes Championships on Maui today.Who: The PGA Tour's first full-fledged field of 144.
When: Thursday through Sunday.
Where: Waialae Country Club, 7,060 yards, par-70.
Time: 7 a.m., Thursday and Friday; 7:30 a.m., Saturday; 8:30 a.m., Sunday.
Prize money: $4.5 million. Winner's share: $810,000
Defending champion: Jerry Kelly
Tickets: Admission will be free tomorrow and Tuesday. Wednesday through Sunday admission is $10 per person per day if purchased in advance and $15 per person per day if purchased at the gate. Children 12 years and younger will be admitted free when accompanied by an adult with a ticket. Sponsor, tournament or other information is available by contacting Sony Open headquarters, (808) 523-7888 or visiting its Web site, www.friendsofhawaii.org.
TV: ESPN, 1:30-4 p.m., Thursday; 2-4:30 p.m., Friday; 2-5:30 p.m., Saturday; 2-5 p.m., Sunday.
Parking: Free across the street from Kapiolani Community College on Diamond Head Road (see map above) and surrounding streets near the golf course.
Shuttle bus service: Complimentary shuttle from free-parking area across from Kapiolani Community College departing every 20 minutes beginning at 7 a.m. and finishing at 7 p.m. tomorrow and Tuesday, 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 6:30 p.m. Saturday and next Sunday. Also free shuttle from Waikiki to golf course -- stops include the Hilton Hawaiian Village Tapa Tower, Outrigger Islander Hotel, Duke Kahanamoku statue, Waikiki Beach across zoo and the Waikiki Aquarium. Round-trip service departing every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
City bus: Regular city bus services will be available. Call TheBus information department at 848-5555 for routes and times.
Source: PGA.com
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Qualifying tee times
Tomorrow at Pearl Country ClubFirst tee
7:15 a.m.: Sang Hyun Park, Monte Scheinblum, Chad Fribley. 7:22: Cullen Brasfield, Lance Combrink, Takuya Ogawa.7:30: Keoke Cotner, Mathew Gogin, Aaron Chun. 7:37: Kris Moe, Rob Rashell, Brian Flugstad.
7:45: Royden Heirakuji, Chad Saladin, Kaneyori Aramoto. 7:52: Gundy Jones, Masahiro Tokunaga, Mark West.
8: Eddie Lee, Kevin Hayashi, David Katz. 8:07: Charley Hoffman, Christopher Harmston, Kaoru Yoshiura.
8:15: Song Kwan Pak, Brad Adamonis, Ichizo Shimakawa. 8:22: Philip Chun, Jeff Freeman, James Arceneaux.
8:30: Alex Kuyumjian, Thomas Kalinowski, Lon Kinder. 8:37: Michael Allen, Keith Clearwater, Andrew Feldman.
8:45: Richard Barcelo, Scott Heron, Michael Beard. 8:52: Richard Kiaaina, Yoshi Ehara, Chris Sessler.
9 : Tim Newbolt, Mark Wurtz. 9:07: Regan Lee, Robert Kalinowski, Andy Miller.
10th tee
7:15 a.m.: Tyler Crawford, Greg Sharp, Kazuhiko Shinjo. 7:22: Ronald Stelten, Gerry Norquist, Jason Caron.7:30: Alan Zimmerman, Jimmy Green, Troy Higashiyama. 7:37: Han Lee, Kurt Nino, Masao Nakajima.
7:45: Robert Conrad, Joseph Girardot, Frank Apodaca. 7:52: Stephen Gangluff, Michael Grob, Toshihiko Akasaka.
8: Robert Ota, Michelle Wie, Juan Rodriguez. 8:07: Dick Mast, Kevin Stadler, Ed Tischler.
8:15: Greg Padilla, Richard Pride, Faitala Sofa. 8:22: Bryan Hepler, Mark Worthington, Brett Quigley.
8:30: Tommy Kim, Mark Carens, Nathan Fritz. 8:37: Sang Joon Park, Dave Eichelberger, Gregory Meyer.
8:45: Craig Kanada, Ken Tanigawa, Scott Piercy. 8:52: William Benkey, Bunichi Nakai, Matthew Hall.
9: Minoru Hattori, David Games. 9:07: Stan Souza, Arnie Cunningham.
PGA Tour players have until tomorrow morning to enter.
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The Key Holes
No. 1
Mamao Distant Par 4, 488 yards This hole was originally designed in 1927 by Seth Paynor with the famous Road hole of St. Andrews, Scotland, in mind. A new forward tee has been built on the left so that this former par-5 hole will play as a par-4 1/2. Depending on the wind the second shot to a very shallow green that is guarded in front by a huge, deep bunker can be played with anything from a 3-wood to a 9-iron.
No. 6
Lalau, Go Astray Par 4, 459 yards A prevailing left-to-right wind blows straight toward the out-of-bounds fence on the right. A well-placed drive between a new fairway bunker on the left and trees on the right will leave the golfer a short iron shot to a green protected on both sides by bunkers.
No. 12
I Mua, Straight ahead Par 4, 446 yards A long hole requiring length and accuracy off the tee, the drive must be placed between the fairway bunker on the left and the series of mounds and trees on the right. A middle to short iron sets up an easy birdie putt on a relatively flat putting surface.
No. 17
'Alae, Mud Hen Par 3, 189 yards The signature hole bears the name of the Sony Open fire-bird of Hawaiian lore. It is a very difficult par-3 requiring a long or middle iron. Recently, the green was restored to the original Seth Raynor design, a classic Redan-style green with a large bunker on the left and a series of four deep, hidden bunkers guarding the right.
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THE COURSE
Waialae Country Club
7,060 yards, Par 70Waialae Country Club's golf course nestles between the majestic Koolau mountain range on the north and blue Pacific Ocean on the south as a verdant playing field for its members and annually for the world's greatest professional golfers.
Waialae Country Club.
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Established in the late 1920's, Waialae was first groomed as an amenity for the guests of Waikiki's Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
On land acquired from the Isenberg family, the Waialae Golf Course, as designed by San Francisco architect Seth Raynor, opened in 1927.
The 40-year-old Isenberg home became the first clubhouse for the golf course.
Competitive tournament play began when the first Hawaiian Open was held there in 1928.
Over seven decades, Waialae has hosted major golf events and since 1965 has been the prime and only venue for the annual official Hawaiian PGA Tour tournament.
The new 18-hole, over 7,000-yard-long Waialae Golf Course displayed a new look in 1999 as PGA Tour-designated enhancements were put in place for the PGA Tour official event, the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Source: PGA.com
