at the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup on the Japan
Golf Tour at 15 years, eight months. He started
his OWGR record at No. 397.
Chantananuwat is at No. 463.
DIVOTS
The Cazoo Classic on the European Tour will be
played this year at Hillside Golf Club, the links
course adjacent to Royal Birkdale. ... Cameron
Smith of Australia reached No. 10 in the world
for the first time by winning at Kapalua. He
lasted only one week, bumped out by Hideki
Matsuyama winning the Sony Open. ... The Sony
Open was the second time Hideki Matsuyama
played a bogey-free weekend to win. He also did
that at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai
in 2016.
STAT OF THE WEEK
The 14 times Rory McIlroy has started a new year
as a pro, he has been runner-up five times and
finished third five times. He has only finished out
of the top five on two occasions — a tie for 11th
in 2008 and a missed cut in 2013, both in Abu
Dhabi. He starts this week in Abu Dhabi.
FINAL WORD
“Every week you have a chance to do something
great.” — Matt Kuchar.