Double P :: The Official Blog

One season ends and another begins. Life on the PGA Tour forges on for Pat Perez, entering his eighth season as a touring pro. First up, the 2009 Sony Open.

This marks Perez's eighth trip to Hawaii where he looks to build on last season's T4th finish. Previous to that it was T10th (2007), CUT (2006), T20th (2005), T31st (2004), T20th (2003) and T17th (2002).

Perez also looks to build on a solid 2008 season where he finished 71st in FedExCup standings, earning 97,850 points and reeling in $1,756,038 on the season; 43rd on the money list.

PP carded six top ten finishes and twelve top 25s. He made 21 cuts and missed six through 27 total events. Statically, Perez ranked first when all the numbers were crunched and averaged.

This off-season had Perez getting married, while also working with his swing coach Mike Abbott. He enters the 2009 season rested, ready and focused. Biomechanics coach Joey Diovisalvi returns and long-time friend and caddy Mike Hartford is back on the bag.

Tune in this week to see how Perez's season-opener plays out. From there, back to Palm Desert - home of Perez's record low opening round of 60 in early 2006.