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Hawaii is in the books and Pat Perez is headed back to Palm Desert to defend his crown at the Bob Hope Classic.

Perez opened the year at the SBS Championship in Maui, earning an invite as a 2009 winner. After opening with a 71-70, a strong weekend run - 67-69 - earned him a T10th finish.

From there, a quick trek to the main island for the Sony Open and a T46th finish. PP opened with a blazing 66 and followed up with a second round 70 and third round 69 before closing with a Sunday 73.

Two weeks in Hawaii yielded Perez $174,960 and put him at 23rd in the FedExCup standings and 21st on the money list. It also put him over the $10M mark in career earnings.

Next up, the Bob Hope Classic where Perez returns as defending champion. Last year's five-day even ended with a -33 finish. After opening with a blazing 61, Perez followed up with a 63, 67, 67 and final round 69, punctuated with a 198-yard strike rolling three feet from the hole. The tap in for eagle earned Perez his first Tour win, paving the way for his first title defense this week.

Tune in for the latest from Palm Desert all week.