Podcast Ep 1: Hawk & Purk size up 2020 after ‘comedy of errors’ on Maui

Justin Thomas raises concerns despite his playoff victory; Patrick Reed should expect some rough treatment from fans this year

Jan 06, 2020

Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open 2019 — Justin Thomas starts the new year with a trophy, but he looked anything but victorious coming down the stretch of the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Co-hosts John Hawkins and Mike Purkey review “a comedy of errors,” as Hawkins called it, from the end of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii. Despite his three-hole playoff victory, Justin Thomas raised some concerns for Purkey, who compared the finish to the past two decades’ gold standard, Tiger Woods. “What would Tiger have done in the last three holes?” Purkey asked. Hawkins and Purkey also preview the new year, including the likelihood that an unrepentant Patrick Reed will face more heckling from fans.

Hawk & Purk

John Hawkins and Mike Purkey

John Hawkins is a longtime sportswriter who spent 14 years covering the PGA Tour for Golf World magazine. From 2007 to 2011, he was a regular on Golf Channel’s “Grey Goose 19th Hole.” Email: johnhawkinsgolf@gmail.com

Purkey has been writing about all things golf for more than 30 years, working at the highest level at publications such as Golf Magazine and Global Golf Post. He is an avid golfer, with a handicap too low for his ability. Purkey lives in Charlotte, N.C. Email: golfedit@gmail.com

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Episode 1: Hawk & Purk size up 2020 after ‘comedy of errors’ on Maui

Justin Thomas raises concerns despite his playoff victory; Patrick Reed should expect some rough treatment from fans this year