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The Sony Open in Honolulu 🏖️
Previewing The Sony Open, Tiger's out at Nike, and The Friendly Banter Podcast is back!
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January 11, 2024
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Listen to The Friendly Banter Podcast
Tom TJ Holley is back at the helm as the captain of The Friendly Banter Podcast. He’s joined this week by Andrew Winter to preview what to expect on the pod in 2024, where most notably we’ll be kicking off an interview series with NCAA golfers to hear behind the scenes stories from the collegiate golf circuit. Tom and Andrew also share a few of their New Year’s Resolutions and make some predictions for the world of professional golf in 2024.
Jan 11 - Jan 14 | Waialae Country Club | Honolulu, HI
The Sony Open tees off Thursday morning at Waialae Country Club just outside Honolulu. The course is a short Par 70 with a few holes on the water and palm trees on just about every hole. This is one of the few courses where accuracy really is king, and we’ll be on the lookout for some dialed approaches and tight wedge games. The field is not nearly as strong as last week in Kapalua, with none of the top 7 best players on tour competing this week, which makes for a relatively even playing field and no clear favorites. Matt Fitzpatrick, Ludvig Aberg, and Lord Tyrrell Hatton sit at the top of the odds table all at +1800. Who’s your pick to win?
Who's your pick to win The Sony Open?
— Friendly Banter (@friendlybanter_)
5:45 PM • Jan 11, 2024
Groupings and starting times for the first and second rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms)
11:13 PM • Jan 9, 2024
Waialae Country Club, host of this week's Sony Open, is the only Seth Raynor design on the PGA Tour schedule. But the current layout differs slightly from the original.
From the vault, Waialae CC's evolution, including audio from Yolk with Doak, Ep. 3:
— Fried Egg Golf (@fried_egg_golf)
4:18 PM • Jan 10, 2024
Sony Open odds to start your Monday
— Chris Murphy (@CS_Murph)
12:39 PM • Jan 8, 2024
Golf News
Tiger Woods and Nike officially part ways
One of the most icnonic brand partnerships in the history of the world is coming to an end. It’s crazy to think that Tiger will no longer be repping the swoosh on Sundays, and we’re still waiting to find out who Tiger will sign with next, but it’s worth acknowledging how synonymous the pair have been over the past 25 years.
Nike says farewell to Tiger. 🐅
(📸: @Nike)
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest)
5:08 PM • Jan 8, 2024
As they part ways, let's always remember the greatest Tiger/Nike moment on a golf course.
— Skratch (@Skratch)
4:57 PM • Jan 8, 2024
After serving as the R&A's CEO for nine years, Martin Slumbers will step down from his role by the end of 2024.
— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com)
2:15 AM • Jan 11, 2024
It’s official, very excited to be part of #teammalbon. Proud to represent this stylish and creative lifestyle brand 😍✌️🔥 @MalbonGolf
— Charley Hull (@HullCharley)
3:16 PM • Jan 10, 2024
Min Woo Lee joining Team Lululemon 😤
— Friendly Banter (@friendlybanter_)
5:38 PM • Jan 11, 2024