Sony Open player spotlight: Parker McLachlin

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Parker McLachlin won his first TOUR event last year; will he add another win in front of his hometown fans this week?

Jan. 16, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM

Each week during the 2009 season, PGATOUR.COM will spotlight one key player in the field. For this week's Sony Open in Hawaii, it's Parker McLachlin, the hometown favorite who was born in Honolulu and who broke through with his first PGA TOUR win last year at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. Oh, and his family just happens to be friends with President-elect Obama.

Consider this file to be your one-stop source for everything concerning Parker this week, with links to Parker-related content, notes and stats, and video and other multimedia elements. Then, once competition starts, we'll update this file every day with Parker's results and statistics after each round in Honolulu.

Parker's round-by-round results

Rd.	Score	Position	Eagles	Birdies	Pars	Bogeys	Others	SHOT TRACKER
1	73 (3-over par)	T98	0	2	11	5	0	Click to replay round
Parker struggled in the first round. He kicked off the Sony Open in Hawaii with back-to-back bogeys out of the gate, but with two birdies and a bogey to close the front nine, he turned with a 1-over 36. After bogeys on Nos. 12 and 13, Parker parred his way in.
2	77 (7-over par)	MC	0	2	7	9	0	Click to replay round
Parker's struggles were mainly on the back nine during the second round of the Sony Open, where he took six bogeys -- including four straight to finish his round -- to shoot a 7-over 77. That, along with Thursday's 3-over 73, put Parker at 10 over for the tournament to miss the cut by nine shots.

FRIDAY
Replay: Use PGA TOUR Shot Tracker to replay all of Parker's shots from the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Shot Tracker
Scorecard: Follow Parker's hole-by-hole progress from the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Scorecard

THURSDAY
Replay: Use PGA TOUR Shot Tracker to replay all of Parker's shots from the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Shot Tracker
Scorecard: Follow Parker's hole-by-hole progress from the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Scorecard

WEDNESDAY
• Pre-tournament press conference: See what Parker had to say about the Sony Open. Transcript
• Growing up in Hawaii: Parker talks about being a kid in Hawaii and playing basketball with Barack Obama. Video
• Life in the slow lane: Parker talks about the differences in living Hawaii compared to the mainland. Video
• Making to Kapalua: Parker talks about his road to becoming a winner on the PGA TOUR. Video

Parker McLachlin: Featured content

	ISLAND KING. He may not be the best-known golfer from Hawaii, but Parker McLachlin may be the most effective one, writes Helen Ross. Click here for story
	THE OBAMA CONNECTION. Parker McLachlin is from Hawaii. So is President-elect Barack Obama. But their ties run deeper than that ... thanks to Parker's dad. Click here for story
	FIVE FAVORITE COURSES. Parker reveals his five favorite courses in Hawaii -- including a surprise pick at No. 5. Click here for story
	TOP 100 PLAYERS TO WATCH. In our list of the Top 100 Players to Watch in 2009, find out where Parker landed. Click here for more
	TOURIST GUIDE. Parker takes you on a video tour of his home state, Hawaii. Is that Diamond Head in the distance? Click here for video
	FIRST WIN. Parker broke though last season with his first PGA TOUR win in Reno, thanks in part to a career-best, course-record tying 10-under 62. Relive the moment
	PLAYER PAGE. Want more on Parker? On his PGATOUR.com player page, you can check out his results through the years, or how he ranks on TOUR in certain statistical categories. Click here for player page

Parker's charity

Parker has created a unique charity program for the West Coast swing of the TOUR in 2009 called "Birdies for Juniors." Click here for more information | Parker's official site

Take Five

Five things you should know about Parker McLachlin

	He won his first career PGA TOUR title last year at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.
	Besides the PGA TOUR, he has also posted wins on the Hooters Tour, Tight Lies Tour, Gateway Tour and Spanos Tour.
	His mother was the captain of the 1976 U.S. Olympic volleyball team in Montreal.
	His dad played volleyball and basketball at Stanford; his brother currently plays volleyball at Stanford.
	Scott Simpson caddied for him at the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii.

Parker McLachlin: Lowest rounds on TOUR

Since joining the TOUR full-time in 2007, Parker McLachlin has posted six rounds of 65 or better ... and two of those rounds have come in his native state at the Sony Open in Hawaii:
Year	Tournament	Score	Round	Finish
2008	Legends Reno-Tahoe Open	62 (10 under)	2nd	Won
2007	Turning Stone Championship	65 (7 under)	3rd	Tied for 5th
2007	FBR Open	65 (6 under)	4th	Tied for 23rd
2008	Frys.com Open	65 (5 under)	2nd	Missed cut
2008	Sony Open in Hawaii	65 (5 under)	3rd	Tied for 10th
2006	Sony Open in Hawaii	65 (5 under)	3rd	Tied for 59th