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With rounds of 73 70 74 73 -2 and a T19 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Corey Connors has moved up 2 spots in the world rankings to 58th and will now jump islands from Maui to Oahu to join 6 other Canadians at this weeks Sony Open. Anything in the top 50 opens the pandora's box of riches on the world's golf tours.
Graham DeLaet, Michael Gligic, David Hearn, Mac Hughes, Roger Sloan and Nick Taylor all have the dubious pleasure of spending another week in the Hawaiian Islands as this gentle start to 2020 gets under way for the PGA pros.
Justin Thomas outlasted Xander Schauffele and Patrick Reed to win the #TOC on the 3rd playoff hole. Although it was only a 34 man field, it is his 2nd win at this event and his career 12th, all in the last 5 years, the most of anyone currently on tour, he gets full Fed Ex Cup points and of course another $1m plus. Not bad for a week's working holiday in Maui.
Connors and his college sweetheart, wife Malory now live in a beautiful big south Florida home a long way from Kitchener where he was born and Listowel where he grew up, (next door to Malory by the way)
All this due to his big win at the Valero Texas Open the week before the Masters last year.
With 2 years full membership on the PGA Tour and some financial security, he and Malory can plan his playing schedule and this two weeks in Hawaii are just the at the beginning of what promises to be a wonderful adventure which has already seen him travel to international destinations like China and Japan.
Reknown as a great ball striker, any improvement in his putting should ensure a lengthy career, and with his Canadian feet firmly on the ground and Malory and their families right behind him, he seems to have an ideal balance.
He Monday qualified for the Sony Open last year and ended up T3 on the par 70 Waialae course.
I will post the Thursday tee times as soon as they are announced.
Bryan Angus
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