This week, the 24 contestants of the original Sentinel Championship have come to Honolulu from Kapalua to participate in the Sony Open, which will start on the morning of January 14, Beijing time, but Bryson De Chambord has announced his retirement on Monday due to wrist pain, which is undoubtedly a big blow to the second leg of this year's PGA Tour, because the 144-man lineup is eager for stars. However, for Chinese fans, this week's tournament also has a long-lost, but incomparably familiar name, he is Li Haotong!
This is Li Haotong's first time on the field in 2022, but this is not the first time he has come to waialae Country Club to play, in 2016 he also won a wild card, unfortunately because of the difference of one stroke failed to qualify. The Sony Open has always been friendly to Chinese players, and Liang Wenchong, Liu Yanwei, Guan Tianlang, etc., have also participated with wild cards.
The 26-year-old Chinese player has experienced a period of slump, and his slide in the world rankings began in 2020, when he failed to qualify in 8 of 18 appearances, and 2021 is also a year to forget, he was eliminated 14 times in the same number of games, and his world ranking slipped to the current 460th place. Fortunately, at the end of last year, he finished second at both the National Games and the Chinese Open, which is a positive sign for him.
On the other player side, Cameron Smith will continue playing at the stadium where he won the championship in 2020, trying to achieve two consecutive wins, and due to De Chambre's retirement, he will become the only player in the world's top ten in the squad. Former champions of other events include defending champions Luo Xiangyu, Patton Kinzer (2018), Matt Kuchar (2019) and Jim Furyk (1996). Notably, Forrick is playing on the PGA Tour for the first time since the 2021 RBC Legacy Golf Tournament, and last season he won 3 Championship Tour games.
Amateur world number one Keita Nakajima entered the lineup through a sponsor wild card, and the Japanese won the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship last fall and finished tied for 28th place at the ZOZO Championship. Some Korn Ferry Tour graduates will also compete in the first all-team event of 2022, including Stephan Jaeger, who finished first overall.
On the pitch, the Waile Countryside (7044 yards, par 70), where the Sony Open was held this week, stands in stark contrast to Kapalua, the venue of last week's Sentinel Open, and it is one of the most difficult PGA Tour venues to get on the fairway, fortunately, the green speed of the Bermuda grass is not expected to exceed 11, and it is still possible for players to save the ball on the green, but this week, the length of the long grass is close to 3 inches, and it is still not an easy job to save the ball, especially near the flagpole.
In terms of length, Kapalua is close to 7600 yards and Vaile is less than 7100 yards, but it is not necessary to say that it is short, after all, last week it was a par of 73, and this week it was 70. In addition, there are a total of 83 bunkers in the Waile countryside, and 5 holes with water barriers, but the biggest challenge is the wind. In the past 9 tournaments, 6 tournaments have won -20 and below, and if the weather is as good as last week, players will need to play low again this week, and the final result may still be a low score.
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2021 ALL NIP AIR CHAMPIONSHIP
Patti achieved the LPGA's first victory
"Satellite Golf" brings you the essence of the fourth round of the 2021 All Nippon Airways Championship tonight at 23:30, replayed at 3:13 the next day, and can lock Beijing Gehua Cable Channel 644, Hainan China Cable 200 Channel, watch Hainan Satellite TV HD Channel, so stay tuned!
On April 5, 2021, Patti, a 21-year-old girl in Thailand, led from the first round to the last round in Mission Hill, and finally won her first Grand Slam victory at the All Nippon Airways Championship with a 2-stroke advantage, which was also the first victory of the LPGA.
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