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January 20th, 2026

PGA Tour winner’s bizarre bunker method backfires spectacularly to leave announcers stunned

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January 19th, 2026

Chris Gotterup moved to Florida to better prepare for the PGA Tour season. He just rolled in Hawaii to win his third title in 3 years

Chris Gotterup changed residences during his abbreviated offseason, moving from Oklahoma to Florida to facilitate a more productive start to his season. That decision and appearances in a few unofficial events late last year and TGL matches the past few weeks all contributed to the very payoff he was seeking.

January 19th, 2026

The clubs Chris Gotterup used to win the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii

The American ranked first in strokes gained: off-the-tee, picking up 4.36 shots on the field while averaging 292 metres per tee shot.

January 13th, 2025

This wild stat shows just how slim the chances were of Nick Taylor winning the Sony Open

Nick Taylor, standing on the 18th tee today at the Sony Open in Hawaii, essentially had no shot to win, according to computations from Data Golf. Forty-five minutes later he had captured his fifth PGA Tour victory.

January 13th, 2025

The clubs Nick Taylor used to win the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii

Taylor ranked fourth in strokes gained/approach the green as well as fourth in greens in regulation with his Titleist T100 irons. He was solid on the greens as well, ranking ninth in putts per green in regulation with his venerable TaylorMade Spider Tour Red putter.

January 9th, 2025

This PGA Tour rookie is rocking an amazing Happy Gilmore-themed golf bag

January 7th, 2025

Grayson Murray foundation launched; PGA Tour to celebrate Murray’s life at Sony Open

The family of Grayson Murray has launched a foundation to honour the late PGA Tour player, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of one of Murray’s greatest triumphs.

January 15th, 2024

Grayson Murray’s ex-caddie tweets perfect (and painful) one-word reaction to former boss’ big win

Kip Henley also offered a little insight to what he was going through.

January 15th, 2024

Grayson Murray’s miracle putt in playoff earns him first PGA Tour win in 7 years

Murray’s big breakthrough came last year, with two victories on the Korn Ferry Tour, and now, after an improbable 38-foot putt on the first playoff hole at the Sony Open in Hawaii, he can add a PGA Tour win to his remarkable comeback story.

January 15th, 2024

Sony Open 2024: Lone Australian Cam Davis posts T-30

For the Australian contingent at the Sony Open in Hawaii, it appeared the event was going to be a matter of quality versus quantity.

The clubs Grayson Murray used to win the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii

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While co-leading on 72nd hole, Carl Yuan sails ball towards grandstand, receives favourable free drop

Cameras catch PGA Tour pro taking a leak as Keegan Bradley lines up putt, Golf Twitter has jokes

Gary Woodland recounts his ‘horrible’ and harrowing experience with brain surgery

Si Woo Kim always had the talent to win on the PGA Tour. Now he’s got the desire

The clubs Si Woo Kim used to win the 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii

January 12th, 2023

Remembering Isao Aoki’s historic milestone for Asian golf 40 years ago

Now 80 years young, the Japanese octogenarian is still in the forefront of the game where he now serves as chairman of the Japan Golf Tour Organisation.

January 17th, 2022

The simple reason Hideki Matsuyama won the Sony Open? He never gave up the chase

It’s the way he won in Hawaii – leading the field in strokes gained/putting – that’ll most excite Team Matsuyama.

January 17th, 2022

The clubs Hideki Matsuyama used to win the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii

The champion’s work on the greens during the week cannot be overlooked.

January 17th, 2022

This graphic shows why Waialae’s 17th hole is one of the most under-appreciated par 3s on the PGA Tour

This is architect Seth Raynor’s original Redan, meaning the narrow green, flanked by bunkers short and behind, is angled from the tee with the back half of the putting surface running away from the player.

January 19th, 2021

Watch Kevin Na make hitting this fairway wood off a concrete cartpath look way too easy

What the video does show is the fact that tour pros are NOT just like us, that they can play shots ordinary golfers wouldn’t dream of.

January 18th, 2021

Kevin Na, now a five-time PGA Tour winner, has become a bona fide closer

Golf remains a mystery, as Na’s wild and wildly long career has shown us.

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The American Express - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
T1	Min Woo Lee	-10	F	1
T1	Pi Coody	-10	F	1
T3	Vince Whaley	-9	F	1
T3	S.W. Kim	-9	F	1
T3	Scottie Scheffler	-9	F	1
T3	S.H. Kim	-9	F	1
T3	Robert MacIntyre	-9	F	1
T3	Matt McCarty	-9	F	1
T3	Jason Day	-9	F	1
T3	Patrick Cantlay	-9	F	1
T3	Ben Griffin	-9	F	1
T12	Sam Stevens	-8	F	1
T12	Billy Horschel	-8	F	1
T12	Jordan Smith	-8	F	1
T12	Matthieu Pavon	-8	F	1
T12	Andrew Novak	-8	F	1
T12	Tom Hoge	-8	F	1
T12	Eric Cole	-8	F	1
T12	Jacob Bridgeman	-8	F	1
T20	Harris English	-7	F	1
T20	Will Zalatoris	-7	F	1
T20	Beau Hossler	-7	F	1
T20	Russell Henley	-7	F	1
T20	Adam Scott	-7	F	1
T20	Sam Burns	-7	F	1
T20	Nick Taylor	-7	F	1
T20	Zach Bauchou	-7	F	1
T20	Davis Chatfield	-7	F	1
T20	Keita Nakajima	-7	F	1
T30	Mark Hubbard	-6	F	1
T30	Michael Thorbjornsen	-6	F	1
T30	Jackson Suber	-6	F	1
T30	Zecheng Dou	-6	F	1
T30	Rafael Campos	-6	F	1
T30	Matt Wallace	-6	F	1
T30	Davis Riley	-6	F	1
T30	J.T. Poston	-6	F	1
T30	Harry Higgs	-6	F	1
T30	Peter Malnati	-6	F	1
T30	Wyndham Clark	-6	F	1
T30	Kevin Yu	-6	F	1
T30	Gary Woodland	-6	F	1
T30	Dylan Wu	-6	F	1
T30	Austin Smotherman	-6	F	1
T30	Austin Eckroat	-6	F	1
T30	Matt Kuchar	-6	F	1
T30	William Mouw	-6	F	1
T30	Chandler Phillips	-6	F	1
T30	Max McGreevy	-6	F	1
T30	Max Homa	-6	F	1
T51	Takumi Kanaya	-5	F	1
T51	Bud Cauley	-5	F	1
T51	Emiliano Grillo	-5	F	1
T51	Matti Schmid	-5	F	1
T51	Kevin Streelman	-5	F	1
T51	Erik van Rooyen	-5	F	1
T51	Seamus Power	-5	F	1
T51	John Parry	-5	F	1
T51	Max Greyserman	-5	F	1
T51	Chad Ramey	-5	F	1
T51	Rickie Fowler	-5	F	1
T51	Nico Echavarria	-5	F	1
T51	Denny McCarthy	-5	F	1
T51	Karl Vilips	-5	F	1
T51	Blades Brown	-5	F	1
T51	David Ford	-5	F	1
T51	Zach Johnson	-5	F	1
T51	Alex Smalley	-5	F	1
T51	Taylor Pendrith	-5	F	1
T51	Dan Brown	-5	F	1
T71	Doug Ghim	-4	F	1
T71	Johnny Keefer	-4	F	1
T71	Ludvig Åberg	-4	F	1
T71	Daniel Berger	-4	F	1
T71	Haotong Li	-4	F	1
T71	Patrick Fishburn	-4	F	1
T71	David Lipsky	-4	F	1
T71	Ryo Hisatsune	-4	F	1
T71	Emilio Gonzalez	-4	F	1
T71	Isaiah Salinda	-4	F	1
T71	Tony Finau	-4	F	1
T71	Akshay Bhatia	-4	F	1
T71	Hank Lebioda	-4	F	1
T71	Sam Ryder	-4	F	1
T71	Adrien Saddier	-4	F	1
T71	Alex Noren	-4	F	1
T71	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-4	F	1
T71	Rasmus Højgaard	-4	F	1
T71	Keith Mitchell	-4	F	1
T71	Steven Fisk	-4	F	1
T71	Ricky Castillo	-4	F	1
T71	S.T. Lee	-4	F	1
T93	Kensei Hirata	-3	F	1
T93	Sami Valimaki	-3	F	1
T93	Davis Thompson	-3	F	1
T93	Chan Kim	-3	F	1
T93	Joel Dahmen	-3	F	1
T93	Chris Kirk	-3	F	1
T93	Gordon Sargent	-3	F	1
T93	Jason Dufner	-3	F	1
T93	Matt Fitzpatrick	-3	F	1
T93	Camilo Villegas	-3	F	1
T93	Car Young	-3	F	1
T93	Patton Kizzire	-3	F	1
T93	Chandler Blanchet	-3	F	1
T106	Patrick Rodgers	-2	F	1
T106	Mac Meissner	-2	F	1
T106	Joe Highsmith	-2	F	1
T106	Lee Hodges	-2	F	1
T106	Taylor Moore	-2	F	1
T106	Cam Davis	-2	F	1
T106	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-2	F	1
T106	Brice Garnett	-2	F	1
T106	Ryan Gerard	-2	F	1
T106	Jhonattan Vegas	-2	F	1
T106	Luke Clanton	-2	F	1
T106	Kris Ventura	-2	F	1
T118	Sahith Theegala	-1	F	1
T118	Lanto Griffin	-1	F	1
T118	Michael Brennan	-1	F	1
T118	Kurt Kitayama	-1	F	1
T118	Frankie Capan III	-1	F	1
T118	Marcelo Rozo	-1	F	1
T118	Michael Kim	-1	F	1
T118	Justin Lower	-1	F	1
T118	Andrew Landry	-1	F	1
T118	Brandt Snedeker	-1	F	1
T118	Stephan Jaeger	-1	F	1
T118	A.J. Ewart	-1	F	1
T118	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	-1	F	1
T131	Kevin Roy	E	F	1
T131	Mackenzie Hughes	E	F	1
T131	Tom Kim	E	F	1
T131	Jesper Svensson	E	F	1
T131	Justin Rose	E	F	1
T131	Harry Hall	E	F	1
T131	Neal Shipley	E	F	1
T131	Danny Walker	E	F	1
T131	Charley Hoffman	E	F	1
T131	Andrew Putnam	E	F	1
T131	Sepp Straka	E	F	1
T142	Aldrich Potgieter	+1	F	1
T142	Jeffrey Kang	+1	F	1
T142	Adam Long	+1	F	1
T142	Michael Block	+1	F	1
T142	Brian Harman	+1	F	1
T147	John VanDerLaan	+2	F	1
T147	Adam Svensson	+2	F	1
T147	Brian Campbell	+2	F	1
150	Adam Schenk	+3	F	1
T151	Christo Lamprecht	+5	F	1
T151	Rico Hoey	+5	F	1
T151	Nick Dunlap	+5	F	1
T151	Jimmy Stanger	+5	F	1
T155	Pontus Nyholm	+6	F	1
T155	Alejandro Tosti	+6	F	1

Waialae country club

PGA Tour winner’s bizarre bunker method backfires spectacularly to leave announcers stunned

Chris Gotterup moved to Florida to better prepare for the PGA Tour season. He just rolled in Hawaii to win his third title in 3 years

The clubs Chris Gotterup used to win the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii

This wild stat shows just how slim the chances were of Nick Taylor winning the Sony Open

The clubs Nick Taylor used to win the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii

This PGA Tour rookie is rocking an amazing Happy Gilmore-themed golf bag

Grayson Murray foundation launched; PGA Tour to celebrate Murray’s life at Sony Open

Grayson Murray’s ex-caddie tweets perfect (and painful) one-word reaction to former boss’ big win

Grayson Murray’s miracle putt in playoff earns him first PGA Tour win in 7 years

Sony Open 2024: Lone Australian Cam Davis posts T-30

The clubs Grayson Murray used to win the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii

While co-leading on 72nd hole, Carl Yuan sails ball towards grandstand, receives favourable free drop

Cameras catch PGA Tour pro taking a leak as Keegan Bradley lines up putt, Golf Twitter has jokes

Gary Woodland recounts his ‘horrible’ and harrowing experience with brain surgery

Si Woo Kim always had the talent to win on the PGA Tour. Now he’s got the desire

The clubs Si Woo Kim used to win the 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii

Remembering Isao Aoki’s historic milestone for Asian golf 40 years ago

The simple reason Hideki Matsuyama won the Sony Open? He never gave up the chase

The clubs Hideki Matsuyama used to win the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii

This graphic shows why Waialae’s 17th hole is one of the most under-appreciated par 3s on the PGA Tour

Watch Kevin Na make hitting this fairway wood off a concrete cartpath look way too easy

Kevin Na, now a five-time PGA Tour winner, has become a bona fide closer

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