Sony Open in Hawaii
This weekend, Matt Kuchar passed an elite milestone en route to his eighth career victory at the Sony Open, played at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, HI. By way of his victory, Kuchar has 100 career top ten finishes. It takes incredible staying power to accomplish something like that on the PGA Tour, a feat that puts him in rarified air amongst his peers.
Holding a one shot lead over Andrew Putnam heading into the final round, Kuchar was almost assured of the special milestone; however, the victory was no guarantee. His overnight lead evaporated with bogeys on three of his first five holes, it was anyone’s game as they hit the turn.
The savvy veteran did not panic and had that unmistakable grin on his face for most of the round, and for good reason. Down the stretch, Kuchar birdied three of the final four holes, shooting 5-under on the inward nine, pulling away from the field and winning by 4 strokes.
After the round, Matt Kuchar said in his interview:
“I’m excited, I love playing golf. I always have, still do. This certainly elevates my love for the game, my excitement for the game and I look forward to the rest of the year and trying to continue and see how great this year can be.”
Kuchar went on to say he’s never had the opportunity to comfortably cruise up the 18th fairway with a lead he knew he could not lose. When he went on to make birdie and become the 2019 Sony Open champion his elation was plain to see. Kuchar played incredible golf all weekend and deserved to win.
It is clear to see from his demeanor on the course, his interactions with his fans and the media, this is a man who loves what he does and we should all celebrate his successes with a great big “KUUUUUUUUUUUCH”!
For quite a few years Kuchar had been playing with graphite shafts in his irons, but recently he made the switch back to steal and the switch seems to be working. Kuchar has played three events so far in 2019, winning two of them.
These are the clubs Matt Kuchar used to win the 2019 Sony Open in Hawaii (As reported by PGATOUR:
Bridgestone TOUR B (18°)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder TS 8.8 X-flex
Ping Anser (20°)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder TS 8.8 X-flex
Bridgestone J15CB (5-PW)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 S300
Bettinardi Arm Lock prototype
DASS KM-1 (Kuchar Model 1)
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