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Adam Schupak

This 60-year-old cancer survivor and PGA club pro is the feel-good story of the Sony Open in Hawaii

HONOLULU — Michael Castillo should be coming off a stretch of 12-hour work days for the past three weeks. As head golf professional at Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course, Castillo was busy hosting an elite field of 39 pros at last week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions.

This week, he’s among a field of 144 pros at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He played nine holes on Tuesday with former Masters champion Adam Scott and had several of the same pros that he doted upon just days ago asking him on the range, “What are you doing here?”

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