OUR 1610 TH ISSUE Vol. 31, No. 49 R O C H E S T E R Monday, January 6, 2020 Questions for the Justin Thomas Grabs a Win New Year From Tiger He Thought He Had Lost To the Olympics BY DOUG FERGUSON KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jus- tin Thomas began the new year mildly disappointed by not hav- ing won more than he already has on the PGA Tour. That’s not to suggest he ever thought it was easy. Sunday at Kapalua was proof of that. Thomas won the Sentry Tournament of Champions in a three-man playoff over Patrick Reed and Xander Schauffele for his third victory in his last six starts on the PGA Tour, and the 12th of his career. Thomas, 26, In this April 14, 2019, file photo, Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the Justin Thomas holds the champions trophy after winning the Tournament Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. His victory raises hope that he now has more victories than any of Champions golf event, Sunday, Jan. 5, at Kapalua Plantation Course in can pursue the record 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus. (AP Photo/David J. active players younger than 30. Kapalua, Hawaii. Thomas won after a three-hole playoff. (AP Photo/Matt York) Phillip, File) That took time to digest, main- ly because of how he got to No. holes to turn a two-shot deficit “Through 15 holes, it was one BY DOUG FERGUSON plays. Koepka has a knee inju- 12. into a two-shot lead with three of the best rounds I had played,” KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — ry that has kept him out since He birdied six out of eight holes to play. Grabs a Win — PAGE 3 Tiger Woods has inspired new October. hope. Brooks Koepka is the No. Their performances are 1 player in the world. among five topics of conversa- A new year brings a sense of tions going into 2020. Tales From the PGA Tour familiarity, except for the details. • • • Woods went into 2019 hav- TIGER’S ENCORE BY DOUG FERGUSON summer of 2018. as in life, is about going forward. ing won again after five long With all the trauma and drama KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — “It’s sort of the last room that That still leaves time to look back years, but he still had yet to win involving Woods, what made his Rory McIlroy won his fourth we’ve been waiting on to get fin- on a few tales from the tour that a major. He took care of that at Masters victory so appealing was event of the year at the HSBC ished in the house,” McIlroy said. go beyond birdies, bogeys and the Masters, and now it’s a ques- that a younger generation only Champions and returned home “People walk into my house, it’s knee-high drops. tion of whether he can catch the saw him win majors on video, from Shanghai to a surprise. not as if they are front and cen- • • • 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, and an older generation of fans His wife had finished the ter. But I like to have them out Golfers usually are the celeb- the gold standard in golf. had reason to believe they might room in their new house to so in a reflective moment, I can rities in their families. Charles Koepka is the first player since never see it again. display his trophies. McIlroy had go and have a look at all I’ve Howell III had a different out- Woods in 2009-10 to start con- The rest of the year was a not seen them — the claret jug, achieved on the golf course the look. secutive years at No. 1 in the dud, and then Woods had minor Wanamaker Trophy, U.S. Open last few years.” He was chatting outside the world ranking. How much longer surgery on his left knee to clean trophy, World Golf Champi- It’s also a time to think about locker room at Kapalua when the he keeps it depends on when he Questions — PAGE 5 onships trophies — since the what else he wants to do. Golf, Tales — PAGE 4 How a Jazz Drummer Helped Get Keep Swinging to Avoid Winter Rust in Your Game Wisconsin-Based Sentry to Maui BY MIKE BAILEY No golf in the winter usual- BY DOUG FERGUSON a players’ dinner Saturday night. ly translates into quite a bit of KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The How did we find these guys? rust in the spring if you hav- PGA Tour celebrated the start The response from PGA Tour en’t played or practiced. But of a new year by announcing Commissioner Jay Monahan it doesn’t have to be that way. Wisconsin-based Sentry Insur- was not what he would have In fact, you can use the winter ance, in only its third year as title expected. months to your advantage to sponsor at Kapalua, had agreed “Because Ken plays the work on specific things in your to a 10-year extension through drums,” he said. swing and your fitness and flex- 2030. That would be Ken Tackett, ibility without the pressure of How a 115-year-old company who took his own curious route score. from the heart of Wisconsin, to become a rules official for the Highly decorated PGA coach with no history of national ad- PGA Tour. Randy Smith says he doesn’t vertising, wound up in Maui was Tackett, who earned a degree even like to call winter the off- curious enough for Kevin Kisner in jazz studies from the Univer- season for golfers, but rather the to ask a most simple question at Jazz Drummer — PAGE 4 Winter Rust — PAGE 3 (Getty Images) Golf Week is Golf News 52 Weeks a Year To Advertise, call 427-2434 GolfWeekRochester.com Far View Golf Course • 2x3 • 102819 • JT Email: [email protected] Expositor-Ledger Newspapers Rochester Golf Week • The Jewish Ledger 2535 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623 (585) 427-2468 • FAX (585) 427-8521 IMPORTANT… We want YOUR AD to be perfect… Your ad will run as it appears here unless we hear from you immediately. Please review this ad carefully. n Check spelling and punctuation n Check addresses and phone numbers, as well as e-mail addresses and web sites. n Check dates and times of all events listed. 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