Charley Hoffman seems to be beginning a pattern.
Hoffman took an unconventional line on Waialae Nation Membership’s par-5 18th gap for all 4 rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii, hitting his tee balls down the tenth fairway and slicing not less than 60 yards off the 546-yard gap.
The Hoffman Line begins about 45 levels left of heart off the tee and travels by way of a small opening in some palm timber, over some thicker timber and tents, earlier than the ball finds its touchdown space, simply over the tenth inexperienced. From there, Hoffman had as little as 112 yards over the left grandstands and into the inexperienced.
Tom Hoge mapped out Hoffman’s window through X:
The 18th gap used stakes to mark inner out of bounds left when the event was performed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. However when grandstands returned, the stakes have been eliminated. The thirteenth gap, nonetheless, nonetheless has inner OB proper to stop gamers from taking part in down the twelfth fairway.
Hoffman tried this plan final 12 months, although he pulled his first try an excessive amount of, discovering out of bounds close to the Kahala Resort. He didn’t do it once more till the weekend, when he produced a pair of birdies on Saturday and Sunday. This 12 months, Hoffman performed the outlet in 3 below with three birdies. He parred the outlet on Thursday following what was presumably free TIO reduction.
Regardless of the inventive shortcut, Hoffman shot 1-over 71 on the ultimate day, slipping to T-59.
