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FC Basher · Tweet this Post! #1 (**permalink**) 12-01-2009, 20:17

The Course
Waialae Country Club
Course Par Value: 70
Course Yardage: 7060

Waialae Country Club
Waialae 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.

Established in the late 1920s, 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, was opened in 1927.

The 40-year-old Isenberg home became the first clubhouse for the golf course.

Competitive tournament play began immediately also when the first Hawaiian Open was held there in 1928.

Waialae subsequently over seven decades has hosted major golfing 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 yards 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.

National and international TV highlight the Hawaiian look of Waialae's tailored greens, lush fairways, signature mountain range and azure ocean as the PGA TOUR golf pros bring to life the shots arm-chair viewers and spectators dream of.

The course has one adjustment to show Waialae's attributes to the very best -- the front and back nines are reversed for Tournament play in order to utilize the sun's power setting in the west.

Past Winners
1999 Jeff Sluman 271 Davis Love III 273
1999 Jeff Maggert 273
1999 Len Mattiace 273
1999 Chris Perry 273
1999 Tommy Tolles 273
2000 Paul Azinger 261 Stuart Appleby 268
2001 Brad Faxon 260 Tom Lehman 264
2002 Jerry Kelly 266 John Cook 267
2003 Ernie Els 264 Aaron Baddeley 264
2004 Ernie Els 262 Harrison Frazar 262
2005 Vijay Singh 269 Ernie Els 270
2006 David Toms 261 Chad Campbell 266
2006 Rory Sabbatini 266
2007 Paul Goydos 266 Charles Howell III 267
2007 Luke Donald 267
2008 K.J. Choi 266 Rory Sabbatini 269

Stock up
Anthony Kim: Forget the near-albatross on 18. He proved all week he's ready to take the next step ... and that he's the closest thing to Tiger.
Davis Love III: It looks like Love is picking up right where he left off last season. His re-dedication to practice is clearly paying off.
Ernie Els: Had third-round struggles with the putter, but if the swing changes under Butch Harmon take hold, Els could make some waves in '09.
Stock down
Stewart Cink: Two days after posting two eagles in the same round, Cink closed with a 71-74 weekend. He never had a chance Sunday, starting with a double-bogey on No. 1 and two more bogeys on Nos. 2 and 4.
Daniel Chopra: What a difference a year makes. Chopra carded one of our top 10 rounds of 2008 when he won in a playoff at Kapalua. This year, he opened with a 79 that featured a 7 and two 6s on the card.
Camilo Villegas: He and Kim began Sunday tied at 12 under. While Kim was busy finishing in a tie for second, the 27-year-old Colombian struggled to an even-par 73 that kept him at 12-under for the tournament.
A Quick 18
Front Nine Back Nine
Tiger Woods wasn't at Kapalua, but he's still $65,000 richer. Any player who qualifies for an official no-cut, no-alternate-list money event but is unable to play because of injury still receives last-place, unofficial money.
Michelle Wie won't be in the Sony Open field this week, but despite earning her LPGA Tour card last year, she still says she wants to play against the men. "I always wanted to do it since I started golf," she said recently.
Adam Scott and actress Kate Hudson are reportedly an item. Hudson spent the weekend at Kapalua with the 28-year-old Aussie, who broke up with his longtime on-again, off-again girlfriend Marie Kojzar last year.
Annika Sorenstam and Mike McGee were married over the weekend, four weeks after the Hall of Famer retired. Approximately 125 guests attended the ceremony in Orlando, Fla. McGee is the son of former TOUR player Jerry McGee.
Camilo Villegas, who turned 27 on Wednesday, failed to win an official TOUR event for the first time in his last three starts. A final-round 73 left him tied for 12th.
Rich Beem has accepted a sponsor's exemption into the 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer.
British-based oddsmakers William Hill has installed Tiger as a 9-4 favorite at the Masters. Phil Mickelson, meanwhile, is listed at 10-1, followed by Sergio Garcia at 12-1. Padraig Harrington, who will be shooting for his third straight major, at 14-1.
Delta Air Lines said it plans to add more than 7,000 seats for flights between Augusta, Ga., and Atlanta during Masters week, as well as daily service between Augusta and New York's LaGuardia and peak service to JFK.
Prior to Sunday, Vijay Singh had posted eight top 10s in nine appearances at the Mercedes-Benz. By comparison, the rest of the field had combined for 22 top 10s in 44 starts. Singh finished T27 this year.
Ever wonder about all that global travel Ernie Els does? The Big Easy told the Golf Channel he keeps a healthy supply of vodka on board since he?d sometimes have to trade it for fuel as he hopscotches around the world.
Speaking of Singh, he'll be out the next 4-5 weeks because of knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. Surgery is scheduled for this week.
According to The Guardian, Sandy Lyle is angling to be the captain for Europe in the 2010 Ryder Cup. The report also notes that should he get the captaincy, he'd like Bernhard Langer to be one of his vice-captains.
Callaway Golf signed Stuart Appleby to a multi-year deal last week that will see the Aussie use Callaway clubs and ball along with the company's logo on his hat. Appleby's caddie will carry a Callaway bag. Appleby was previously with Bridgestone Golf.
Anthony Kim's upcoming schedule will include the 50th Bob Hope Classic Hosted by Arnold Palmer, the FBR Open and, of course, the WGC events as he turns his focus to performing well in major championships this year.
The 16th green at TPC Scottsdale should be even louder come next month's FBR Open. Officials have added general admission bleachers for about 3,000 additional fans to the right of the 162-yard hole.
Retief Goosen made a rare albatross -- a double eagle -- on the 18th hole during the final round of the Joburg Open in his native South Africa. Despite nine bogeys and a closing 74, Goosen finished in style with a 216-yard 3-iron.
While players were teeing it up in Hawaii, The Weather Channel aired a segment on Barrow, Ak., the northernmost community in America with an average annual temperature of 10 degrees. That doesn't stop local hotel manager Jerry Hay from hitting the driving range. "When you love golf, you love golf," he said.
Natalie Gulbis was the latest star to join social-networking site Twitter.com. Don't expect too much, however. "I don't think I would ever Twitter about my personal life, who I was dating, who I was going out with. That is something I would be very protective of," she told the New York Times.
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FC Basher · Tweet this Post! #2 (**permalink**) 14-01-2009, 23:08

Sorry no time for write ups
But have some picks for the 1st round leader market
1 K.J. Choi @ 26.00
Stake: 0.50 Single
Potential Winnings: 12.50
2 Troy Matteson @ 51.00
Stake: 0.50 Single
Potential Winnings: 25.00
3 Kevin Na @ 81.00
Stake: 0.50 Single
Potential Winnings: 40.00
4 Harrison Frazar @ 81.00
Stake: 0.50 Single
Potential Winnings: 40.00

just 1/2 point ew on each

**TopDog** · Tweet this Post! #3 (**permalink**) 15-01-2009, 08:23

Good Luck

Value Match bet with Sportingbet is

Z JOHNSON over Perry at 2.00

**Beanie** · Tweet this Post! #4 (**permalink**) 15-01-2009, 18:24

GL guys...there's a 14 year old playing this week! Lorens Chan tees it up in about 20 mins.

kompressaur · Tweet this Post! #5 (**permalink**) 16-01-2009, 02:42

Basher is that first post your own or have you nabbed it from somewhere? we really would like to see a link to the source if you dont mind Basher. I can't pull anyone up 'if basher gets away with it'

good luck mate