George McPar

When Tour rookie George McNeill had an eagle on the par-5 finishing hole at the Sony Open in Hawaii earlier this season, he learned the importance of every stroke.
That moved him into a tie for 13th in the tournament. The difference between a par and an eagle on that hole put an extra $54,000 in McNeill's pocket.
"Every shot counts," said McNeill, who earned his tour card by winning the PGA's qualifying tournament last fall. "Especially for someone in my shoes."
So when McNeill stood over a 40-foot putt on the ninth green late Friday afternoon as darkness set in, he marked his ball and picked up for the night, as allowed by the Tour's rules.
That meant McNeill was the only player not to finish the second round. He returned to Riviera early Saturday and two-putted for par.
"I'm the reason nobody could figure out their (tee) times until 7:03 this morning," said McNeill, who got some good-natured ribbing from the other pros about that.
McNeill said he was able to hit his approach shot to the ninth green Friday because his tee shot went so far right that his ball was illuminated by lights from the Golf Channel's makeshift studio. But when he got to the green, he couldn't see a thing.
"I was trying to read (the putt) and I thought it was flat," McNeill said.
When McNeill returned Saturday, he realized he faced an uphill putt with a right-to-left break.
"I don't know if I could've two-putted (in the dark)," McNeill said. "I don't know if I could've three-putted."
As it turned out, McNeill would've had to use five putts to fail to make the cut.
"I've five-putted before," he joked.