Kop in a corner

By Ann Miller

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 11, 2012

~~<p>While the Turtle Bay Amateur celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend, a golf soap opera involving the 40th Gov. John A. Burns Challenge Cup in November will play out on the Palmer and Fazio courses. It stars Hawaii Golf Hall of Famer Brandan Kop who, at age 51, needs a top-two finish to qualify for his 33rd consecutive Cup team.</p>
<p>"I've got to finish tied for second with just one person or better," says Kop, who owns Kop Distributors and knows his way around numbers. "I'm in bad shape."</p>
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While the Turtle Bay Amateur celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend, a golf soap opera involving the 40th Gov. John A. Burns Challenge Cup in November will play out on the Palmer and Fazio courses. It stars Hawaii Golf Hall of Famer Brandan Kop who, at age 51, needs a top-two finish to qualify for his 33rd consecutive Cup team.

"I've got to finish tied for second with just one person or better," says Kop, who owns Kop Distributors and knows his way around numbers. "I'm in bad shape." Login for more...