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Some times it's as simple as keeping on.That's really the only explanation Jonathan Byrd offered after Sunday's season-opening victory in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
Coming down the home stretch of last year's season, Byrd was on the verge of losing his PGA Tour card for this year. Then he won a playoff in Las Vegas during the Fall Finish -- the walk-off hole-in-one as darkness fell.
Now, after dispatching Robert Garrigus on the second-playoff hole Sunday in Kapalua, Hawaii, Byrd, 32, has won the last two events he played, has five career wins and suddenly is being mentioned as a quiet, talented performer whose talents are under appreciated.
"It's strange what can happen if you don't change anything, keep it simple and keep playing and waiting for your stretches," he said. "It's amazing how things start to go your way and you get a few breaks and you find yourself in contention. That's kind of just how it happened. It's not real complicated."
Byrd's week-long results proved the balance and promise of this over-all game. He averaged 271.4 yards driving distance, 21st in the field. He hit 48 of 60 fairways, an 80 percent accuracy that tied for 11th. He was 10t in greens hit in regulation (62 of 72) and ranked third in putting, averaging 29 per round.
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