Pro golfer accidentally snaps the head off his putter during tournament

It is one of golf's burning questions, who exactly will earn a tee time for the season-ending TOUR Championship, but this year there's a wrinkle. The tournament has invited Adam Sandler to play a round early in the week (Sept. 2-5) to commemorate the 25th anniversary of "Happy Gilmore," the comedy in which he plays a washed-up hockey player who discovers a hidden knack for golf (and super-long drives). The TOUR Championship posted on social media, "Hey, @AdamSandler, if this gets 10K retweets, will you come play 18 holes with us at the end of August? We take a lot of pride in having you as the 1996 TOUR Championship winner." Fans took up the challenge, sending the post over the 10,000 mark in just nine hours. Two-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy upped the ante with a quote tweet, "Meet me on the 9th green at 9. And wear something nice @AdamSandler." Sandler, who in the movie plays to save his grandmother's house and along the way gets into a fight with Bob Barker, has not yet weighed in on whether he will accept the tee time. He did post on Instagram a video of himself taking a Happy-esque swing in which he narrates the action. "OK, it's been 25 years since I've done this," he says before smashing a drive, showing no signs of rust. It's been a quarter century, but it looks like Happy hasn't missed a beat.

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A few numbers to digest going into the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the first PGA TOUR event in 2018. 400-yard drives The Plantation Course at Kapalua has yielded the most 400-yard drives of any course on the PGA TOUR. Since 2003, there have been 233 drives of 400-plus yards at the Plantation Course. The next three courses on the list are Firestone (67), LaCantera (41) and Montreux (14). Overall, there have been 417 drives of 400-plus yards on the PGA TOUR since 2003. Not surprisingly, Dustin Johnson has the most of any individual player during that span.  Age of Winners Since 1970, 33 percent of the Sentry TOC winners have been in their 20s, while 52 percent have been in their 30s and 15 percent have been in their 40s. This week, 16 of the 34 players in the field are in their 20s. It’s the 23rd time since 1970 that at least 10 players in the field have been in their 20s. Longest/Easiest The Plantation Course at Kapalua is one of the most interesting venues on the PGA TOUR. It’s one of the longest courses on TOUR, and yet it’s also one of the easiest. The par-73 Plantation Course has ranked inside the top-five easiest courses on TOUR — in terms of stroke average — in nine of the last 10 seasons. Since 2003, the course has been the easiest on TOUR five times, and ranked inside the top five another seven times.  

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