KAPALUA, Hawaii – With the final group now having reached the back nine in Monday’s final round, the advantage would seem to be in Steve Stricker’s favor.
Stricker leads the 27-man field this week in back nine scoring average. He’s a collective 14 under through the first three rounds on the back nine of the Plantation Course.
The last five holes have been particularly productive for Stricker – he’s a collective 13 under on those closing holes this week, and he birdied each of the final four holes in Sunday’s third round.
Here’s a look at the leaders and their back-nine averages this week:
| Player | Back-nine average | Rank this week |
| Steve Stricker | 32.33 | 1st |
| Webb Simpson | 35.00 | T-7th |
| Jonathan Byrd | 35.00 | T-7th |
| Martin Laird | 34.67 | T-4th |