Golf Channel · Jan 14, 2022
Contemplating retirement, Kevin Chappell opens with 63 at Sony Open
If time is running out on Kevin Chappell’s career, so be it. He’s at peace.
At least that’s what he said Thursday at the Sony Open, where he opened with a 7-under 63 in one of his final starts on a major medical extension.
It’s been a trying few years for Chappell, now 35, who underwent back surgery in late 2018 and has struggled to return to form. He has five events remaining, including this week, on his major medical, and he needs to earn 128 FedExCup points to satisfy that requirement and keep his card. A top-4 finish this week would get it done. A top-20 would vault him into the Nos. 126-150 category and allow him to play with conditional status.