Group 1 allllllll day…

 

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But why???

 

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Instantly the best hair on tour…

 

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This is crazy…

Is Joaquin Niemann the Mike Trout of golf? Lots of power in having the left arm off the chest… just look at the long drive championship competition. pic.twitter.com/XYsBqQdZGw

— Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) January 16, 2021

I can’t…

When Aureus dropped me back in ‘93 for an #exposure allegation it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I signed with Tobasco/Chiliwear 6 years later. https://t.co/AmEg7y3a0B

— Club Pro Guy (@ClubProGuy) January 16, 2021

Kyle Berkshire’s 302-yard 8-iron strike turned a lot of heads last month, and the World Long Drive champion has stunned golfers again, this time by producing spectacular numbers with his lob wedge.

The 24-year-old filmed himself on Instagram this weekend where he delivered a monumental strike with his lob wedge – with his trackman numbers showing 115 mph clubhead speed and 158 mph ball speed resulting in a 260-yard hit.

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A 260-yard lob wedge strike is considerably longer than the average amateur golfer hits their driver. Last year, statistician Lou Stagner, used data taken directly from the USGA Distance Insight Report to calculate the average driving distance for male amateur golfers in different handicap ranges.

To put Berkshire’s latest hit into even further perspective, the long drive expert’s lob wedge is only five yards shorter than Ben Hogan’s stock driver yardage from 1948.

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— Lou Stagner (Golf Stat Pro) (@LouStagner) January 17, 2021

Kevin Na has transformed himself into a consistent winner on tour, and Na’s victory in Hawaii on Sunday earned the 37-year-old a  $1,188,000 payday. Chris Kirk and Joaquin Niemann shared second place at the event, with both men taking home checks for $587,400.

1 win in his first 369 starts.
4 wins in his last 55 starts.

Kevin Na is getting used to the top. pic.twitter.com/vDg7JObTrp

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 18, 2021

With a total prize purse of $6.6 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player who made the cut won at the 2021 Sony Open.

1: Kevin Na, -21, $1,188,000

T-2: Chris Kirk, -20, $587,400

T-2: Joaquin Niemann, -20, $587,400

T-4: Webb Simpson, -19, $277,750

T-4: Marc Leishman, -19, $277,750

T-4: Brendan Steele, -19, $277,750

T-7: Patton Kizzire, -18, $200,475

T-7: Collin Morikawa, -18, $200,475

T-7: Billy Horschel, -18, $200,475

T-7: Daniel Berger, -18, $200,475

T-11: Matt Jones, -17, $153,450

T-11: Nick Taylor, -17, $153,450

T-11: Russell Henley, -17, $153,450

T-14: Carlos Ortiz, -16, $113,850

T-14: Nick Hardy, -16, $113,850

T-14: Keith Mitchell, -16, $113,850

T-14: Peter Malnati, -16, $113,850

T-14: Charley Hoffman, -16, $113,850

T-19: Kyoung-Hoon Lee, -15, $78,210

T-19: Charles Howell III, -15, $78,210

T-19: Kramer Hickok, -15, $78,210

T-19: Mackenzie Hughes, -15, $78,210

T-19: Hideki Matsuyama, -15, $78,210

T-19: Stewart Cink, -15, $78,210

T-25: Sepp Straka, -14, $50,710

T-25: Hudson Swafford, -14, $50,710

T-25: Michael Thompson, -14, $50,710

T-25: Vaughn Taylor, -14, $50,710

T-25: Si Woo Kim, -14, $50,710

T-25: Robby Shelton, -14, $50,710

31: Camaron Davis, -13, $43,230

T-32: Kevin Kisner, -12, $34,576.67

T-32: Brice Garnett, -12, $34,576.67

T-32: Harris English, -12, $34,576.67

T-32: Ryan Armour, -12, $34,576.67

T-32: Mark Hubbard, -12, $34,576.67

T-32: Jim Herman, -12, $34,576.67

T-32: Wesley Bryan -12, $34,576.66

T-32: Pat Perez, -12, $34,576.66

T-32: Harry Higgs -12, $34,576.66

T-41: Ryan Palmer, -11, $24,090

T-41: Lanto Griffin, -11, $24,090

T-41: Brendon Todd, -11, $24,090

T-41: James Hahn, -11, $24,090

T-41: Adam Scott, -11, $24,090

T-41: Aaron Baddeley, -11, $24,090

T-47: Sergio Garcia, -10, $16,903.34

T-47: Mike Weir, -10, $16,903.34

T-47: Austin Cook, -10, $16,903.34

T-47: Brian Stuard, -10, $16,903.33

T-47: Jim Furyk, -10, $16,903.33

T-47: Emiliano Grillo, -10, $16,903.33

T-47: Scott Brown, -10, $16,903.33

T-47: Nelson Ledesma, -10, $16,903.33

T-47: Martin Trainer, -10, $16,903.33

T-56: Brian Harman, -9, $15,048

T-56: Jason Kokrak, -9, $15,048

T-56: Troy Merritt, -9, $15,048

T-56: Satoshi Kodaira, -9, $15,048

T-56: Sungjae Im, -9, $15,048

T-56: Chris Baker, -9, $15,048

T-62: Cameron Smith, -8, $14,454

T-62: Anirban Lahiri, -8, $14,454

T-62: Zach Johnson, -8, $14,454

T-65: Sebastian Munoz, -7, $14,124

T-65: Michael Kim, -7, $14,124

T-67: Chez Reavie, -6, $13,728

T-67: Ryosuke Kinoshita, -6, $13,728

T-67: Robert Streb, -6, $13,728

T-67: Jamie Lovemark, -6, $13,728

71: K.J. Choi, -5, $13,398

72: Brian Gay, -3, $13,266

73: Jerry Kelly, E, $13,134