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HSI V Players |
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Player: |
JJ |
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Traveled from: |
Houston, TX |
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Details: |
I would have to say that JJ came into HSI V as the
underdog. There was no indication before the tournament that he
would be a favorite. In the previous four HSI events JJ had never
really been close to winning the title. He still hit the ball very
long. Nick and Sheebz still remember JJ hitting those monster
shots in Colorado, so there was still a little bit of concern there. |
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In the Bag: |
Driver: Titleist 983k, regular flex graphite
Fairway woods: Callaway Steelhead+ 15 degree steel shaft, Callaway
Steelhead+ 21 degree steel shaft
Irons: Wilson Fat Shaft 3 Tour cast regular steel shaft, 3 through PW
Wedges: Titleist Vokey 54 degree and 59 degree
Putter: Ping Zing 2F
Preferred Ball: Titleist DT SoLo |
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Memorable HSI V Moments: |
Having the tournament come down to the wire and
actually feeling like every shot counted. The best HSI yet! |
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Favorite Course: |
Tierra Verde |
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Player: |
SHEEBZ |
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Traveled from: |
hosted in Dallas, TX |
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Details: |
Sheebz entered HSI V with not much confidence.
He had not been playing a whole lot of golf since Wesley was born back
in November. The one thing he thought he might have in his
advantage is that the event was being held in his hometown and he would
get to sleep in his bed every night. Also, he had played three of
the six courses before. |
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In the Bag: |
Driver: Taylor Made R540XD
Fairway Woods: Callaway Steelhead 3W 15 degrees, Hogan Apex Hybrid
19 degree.
Irons: Mizuno MX-23, 3 through PW
Wedges: Titleist Vokey 54 degree, Titleist Vokey 58 degree
Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport
Preferred Ball: Titleist Pro V1 |
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Memorable HSI V Moments: |
Being a part of the first competitive HSI ever. JJ
smacking the new driver. The heavy wind at The Tribute. JJ breaking his
three iron on a practice swing. How close it was going into the final
round, and then seeing JJ win the trophy after he was in third place for
much of the time. |
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Favorite Course: |
Bridlewood |
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Player: |
NICK |
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Traveled from: |
Maryville, MO |
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Details: |
I believe that Nick entered HSI V as the favorite.
He had played more than the other players in the recent past and had
also won the previous two years. He had been talking about how he
had been hitting everything real well in the past few weeks. He
came to try to three-peat, which had never been done before and would
add some additional pressure. |
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In the Bag: |
Driver: Titleist 975J w/ cracked
graphite shaft
Fairway Woods: Titleist 14.5 degrees, Titleist
19 degree, Adams Tight Lies 22 degrees
Irons: Callaway X-12 4-PW steel shaft
Wedges: Cleveland
52 degree gap wedge
Putter: Callaway Carlsbad Series (engraved w/ NICK)
Preferred Ball:
Precept Laddie, Callaway HotX |
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Memorable HSI V Moments: |
Not scoring in the last round of the
tournament and going first to worst. JJ waking up the neighborhood
at 5:00am on the first morning with his car alarm. Sheebz and JJ's
daughters walking in on me stark naked waiting to get into the shower.
The wind at The Tribute. Going to the Byron Nelson and laughing so
hard I almost fell off the fence I was setting on. Being so tired
we couldn't stay up past 8:00pm. |
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Favorite Course: |
Bridlewood |
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