From Justin Thomas' wild win in Maui to Jordan Spieth's exit from the Sony Open, here is what you missed this weekend in golf.
Thomas hands on to win Kapalua in a playoff
Justin Thomas won the Sentry Tournament of Champions after thinking he had thrown it away
How a jazz drummer helped get Wisconsin-based Sentry to Maui
Wisconsin-based Sentry Insurance has signed a 10-year agreement as title sponsor at Kapalua, largely because of a jazz drummer
Schauffele holds onto a 1-shot lead at Kapalua
Xander Schauffele is one round away from becoming the first back-to-back winner at Kapalua in 10 years
Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions
The overall purse at Kapalua Resort is $6.7 million with the winner taking home $1.34 million for his victory
Justin Thomas questions his choice of white pants when he wrecks them with mud during Friday’s wet second round
Harry How/Getty ImagesJustin Thomas uses an umbrella on the 14th hole during the second round of the 2020 Sentry Tournament Of Champions.You can’t say that the players at the Sentry Tournament of Champions hadn’t been warned about the potential for some rough weather on Friday in Hawaii. Since early in the week at Kapalua Resort, the forecast had been calling for gusty winds starting in the second round and likely lasting through the rest of the tournament. And Friday also was expected to include rain squalls that would lead to the rare less than perfect conditions in Maui.
It’s with this backdrop that we need to say, tongue firmly in cheek, that Justin Thomas probably got what he deserved with his choice of attire. Specifically, the decision to wear white trousers in the face of the foul weather.
On a pair of occasions, cameras caught Thomas taking his customary big divots during shots, only to have the residual dirt and mud fly back and spray him with the winds in his face. The first..
Schauffele takes 1-shot lead at Kapalua in title defense
Xander Schauffele survived the wind and rain to take the 36-hole lead at Kapalua
Lou Williams continues fantastic trend of pro athletes naming kids after their own accomplishments
Michael KovacLou Williams isn't the first professional athlete to name a kid after one of his own accomplishments. But we're guessing he's the first to do this in honor of being the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year.
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The Los Angeles Clippers super sub welcomed a baby boy into world on New Year's Eve with a reference to how he gets welcomed into a game from the bench. Introducing SIX SYX Williams:
https://twitter.com/FoxSportsWest/status/1212951356178345986
“I always said if I had a son, I was going to give him a unique name. Nothing was coming to me, so I just said, ‘you know what, I’m going to name him Six, spell it a little different, and just have some fun with it,” Williams, who has won the award a record three times, told FOX Sports’ Jamie Maggio.
OK then. So just to be clear, this was NOT a nod to Seinfeld:
Syx joins a group of other pro athlete scions who are breathing monuments to their dad..
Behold the greatest golf trick shot/beer pong setup ever
Humans have made incredible strides in innovation through the years, but this beer pong setup might deserve a place among the Hoover Dam and the personal computer. It comes from golf trick shot artist Garrett Clark (AKA GM Golf), and it's one of the most complex Rube Goldberg machines we've ever seen.
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Putting a ping-pong ball into a hole six feet away is certainly the easiest trick Clark has ever pulled, but that's just the beginning. The putt sets off a chain of events involving other golf clubs, three floors of a house, and of course, dominos, before a different ping-pong ball finds a red solo cup. Check it out:
https://twitter.com/gm__golf/status/1212602879632191490
Yes, this is an early candidate for the putt of the decade. And yes, this guy and his friends must have a lot of time on their hands.
Anyway, if you're looking to spice up your drinking games this weekend, well, good luck trying to copy this.
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