Final-round notebook – Sony Open in Hawaii
* Eighteen-year-old and local favorite Tadd Fujikawa posted a 3-over 73 on Sunday to finish his ninth-career start on the PGA TOUR in a tie for 32nd place. He collected $29,237 for his efforts. Fujikawa’s previous best finish on TOUR was a T20 at the 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii while competing as an amateur.* Zach Johnson posted a 5-under 65 on Sunday to capture the Sony Open in Hawaii by two strokes over Adam Scott (64) and David Toms (66). The victory is the fifth of Johnson’s career (2004 BellSouth Classic, 2007 Masters Tournament, 2007 AT&T Classic, 2008 Valero Texas Open, 2009 Sony Open in Hawaii).
* The victory for Johnson is worth 500 points and moves him into the top spot in the FedExCup standings with 589 points, 53 points ahead of Geoff Ogilvy (536).
* The victory for Johnson comes in his fourth appearance at the Sony Open in Hawaii (MC-2004, T28-2005, T32-2008, 1-2009).
* Dating back to 1999, Zach Johnson’s victory is the seventh by a Major Championship winner at the Sony Open in Hawaii (1999-Jeff Sluman, 2000-Paul Azinger, 2003 & 2004-Ernie Els, 2005-Vijay Singh, 2006-David Toms, 2009-Zach Johnson).
* The runner-up finishes by David Toms and Adam Scott were the 10th and seventh of their careers, respectively.
* Adam Scott, Tim Clark and Bart Bryant all posted the round of the day with 6-under 64s. The round of the week was turned in by 18-year-old Tadd Fujikawa with an 8-under 62 on Saturday.
* Zach Johnson was the only player to post top-10 finishes in each of the first two Tournaments in Hawaii, following up a T6 last week in Maui with a win at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
* Steve Marino finished inside the top 10 at the Sony Open in Hawaii for the second consecutive season (T4-2008, T7-2009).
* Past champions of the Sony Open in Hawaii and their respective finish this week: Corey Pavin (MC), John Huston (WD), Jeff Sluman (MC), Paul Azinger (T69), Brad Faxon (MC), Jerry Kelly (T23), Ernie Els (T39), David Toms (T2), Paul Goydos (MC) and K.J. Choi (T12).
* Two-time Sony Open in Hawaii champion Ernie Els continued to improve each day this week at the Sony Open in Hawaii. After opening with a 2-over 72, he bounced back with rounds of 69-68-67 to finish T39. Els has posted par-or-better scores in 22 of 24 rounds at the Sony Open in Hawaii – including 21 rounds in the 60s. His T39 finish marks the first time he has finished outside of the top five in six starts at Waialae Country Club.
* Defending champion K.J. Choi carded a 4-under 66 on Sunday to finish T12. Ernie Els (2003-04) remains the only player to successfully capture titles at the Mercedes-Benz Championship and the Sony Open in the same year to open the PGA TOUR season.
* Seven players managed to post all four rounds in the 60s this week, including Zach Johnson, Charles Howell III, Brian Gay, George McNeill, Jeff Klauk, Cliff Kresge and Briny Baird.
* Jerry Kelly finished T23 in his 12th career start at the Sony Open in Hawaii – the eighth top-25 finish of his career at the event. Kelly has bettered par in 31 of his last 38 rounds at Waialae Country Club.
* Stat leaders for the week:
Driving Distance D.J. Trahan 307.6 yards
Driving Accuracy Bart Bryant 42 of 56 (75.00 %)
Greens in Regulation Jeff Klauk 57 of 72 (79.17 %)
Putts per Round David Toms 26.75 per round
* Bogey-free rounds on Sunday were turned in by Tim Clark (64), Bart Bryant (64), Scott Sterling (65), Stewart Cink (67) and Ernie Els (67).
* Scoring Averages:
Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative
Thursday 35.590 35.736 71.326 ---
Friday 34.430 35.683 70.113 70.724
Saturday 34.513 34.526 69.038 70.363
Sunday 35.423 33.654 69.077 70.136
* The par-4 first hole played the toughest this week, yielding a 4.351 average, while the par-5 ninth hole was the easiest at 4.197.
* The PGA TOUR heads to California next week for the 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer, with D.J. Trahan set to defend his title from a year ago.
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