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Golfer Charles Howell all about fast start to new year
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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2014, file photo, Charles Howell III watches a shot during the second round of the Sony Open golf tournament in Honolulu. Howell has never missed this event since 2002, and he has done just about everything but win. Howell has eight top 10s, including a pair of runner-up finishes. He has never shot worse than 73, and 41 of his 48 rounds at the Sony Open have been at par or better. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File) - photo by Associated Press
HONOLULU — The sun is shining and spirits are soaring at the Sony Open, the first full-field event of the year on the PGA Tour that seems to bring equal measures of optimism no matter how long a player has been around. And it's quite the age range at Waialae, from 16-year-old Kyle Suppa to 58-year-old Fred Funk, one of four Champions Tour players at the Sony Open. "Everybody is in a pretty good mood this week," said David Clark, the caddie for Paul Casey, as he watched a threesome wrap up a practice round.