Jeff Gove gets his season underway at 1:20 p.m. (8:20 a.m. Hawaiian time), off the 10th tee with fellow veterans Jason Bohn and Jeff Maggert. Other notables from last year's Web.com coverage to get started at Waialae CC today are Andres Gonzales (6:20 p.m.), Jim Herman (6 p.m.), Luke List (1:30 p.m.) and Ben Kohles (2 p.m.).
The mix of young and old PGA Tour newcomers is complemented by an equally diverse range of 2012 PGA Tour members - from longtime standbys Vijay Singh and Robert Allenby, to young guns John Huh and Jonas Blixt. Today marks the start of the full-range 2013 season, where the full mix of players joins together to make its mark on the new age of golf history.
How will last year's Web.com members fare on the PGA Tour this year? Will their experience and training allow them to jump in and shine right away, or will the lack of severe difficulty on many Web.com courses prove to hinder quick adjustment? The PGA Tour carries larger crowds, faster greens, and thicker rough - along with much more money at stake. The feel and the pressure of events is different, and the adjustment may come quicker for some.
One player to keep an eye on is Robert Streb, who shined throughout much of the Web.com season, notching several top-ten finishes and a win in Pittsburgh on his way to attaining his PGA Tour card in his first full Web.com season. After a T2 finish in Greenville, I accurately predicted that Streb would be on the PGA Tour sooner rather than later, and that we could see big things from him down the line. His game is solid and seems built for the big tour, and it will be interesting to see how he fares.
In the end, it's all speculation until they actually tee it up. That's what they're doing today.
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