KAPALUA, Hawaii – Three years ago, Peter Malnati began his season plying his trade on the mini tours and hoping to make the most of a few chances to Monday qualify for Web.com Tour events.
The juxtaposition of starting 2016 at the winners-only, no-cut Hyundai Tournament of Champions was not lost on the 28-year-old who won the Sanderson Farms Championship last fall to earn his first trip to Kapalua.
“I’m on the putting green the other day and right next to me is Jordan Spieth,” said Malnati, who shot 66 on Day 2 and is tied for eighth place.