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HONOLULU, Hawaii - The advice has been passed along for decades on the PGA Tour, and Matt Kuchar believes it has merit. He just doesnt like it.Call it the 80-20 equation.I remember coming out and guys telling me youre going to make 80 per cent of your money in 20 per cent of your starts, Kuchar said. The idea was basically youre going to get hot a couple of times, and thats what you wait for. And it makes sense. Youre going to get hot and then peter off a little bit.Scott Stallings would be an extreme example. He won the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines last year, and that was his only finish in the top 30. One week turned out to be 79 per cent of his season earnings.A more typical example: FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel.Horschel had a hot streak in the spring of 2013 when he was runner-up in Houston, tied for third in San Antonio and won in New Orleans in a span of four starts. He didnt really heat up again for another 18 months. Horschel had only two top 10s on the PGA Tour and missed seven cuts until he stepped into a phone booth and emerged as guy who couldnt be beat. He threw away a chance to win in Boston, and then won the next two FedEx Cup playoff events.His tally for the year was $4.8 million to finish at No. 7 on the money list, and that doesnt include the $10 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup. A closer look at Horschels season last year makes him a candidate for the 80-20 club.He made roughly 80 per cent of his season earnings in 19 per cent of his starts.So maybe there is some truth to it.You get hot, you make your money in five or six tournaments. You make 80 per cent in 20 per cent of your starts, J.B. Holmes said. Ive been hearing that for years.Holmes won 82 per cent of his money in 25 per cent of his starts, including a victory in the Wells Fargo Championship.Kuchar used to be one of those guys. He also won roughly 82 per cent of his money from 25 per cent of his tournaments in 2009. Those days are gone. Kuchar has turned into one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour. In the last five years, he has missed only eight cuts in 121 tournaments. He has 48 top 10s during that stretch, a rate of 40 per cent.Just like anyone else, Kuchar had a hot streak last year. In four straight weeks, he lost a chance to win the Texas Open with a 75 in the final round, he lost in a playoff in Houston when Matt Jones chipped in from 100 feet. He was in the mix at the Masters early on Sunday and tied for fifth. And then he won Hilton Head. After that, he was back to the consistent brand of golf. He never finished out of the top 20 in more than two straight starts.Kuchar won 81 per cent of his money in 42 per cent of his tournaments. He likes that ratio much better.The streaky way is stressful, Kuchar said. The golf I play ... you could watch me play a round of golf and its pretty stress free. I dont do any crazy things. I dont make a ton of birdies, but I dont make a lot of bogeys, either. Its been a lot nicer the last five or six years.Would he trade it for a $10 million bonus and one more victory?I dont think Id trade with Billy Horschel, he said.He loved the consistent play of Steve Stricker until his 2014 season was disrupted by injuries and the death of his brother. He loves the way Jim Furyk played last year. Furyk didnt win, but he gave himself plenty of chances. Winning is hard. Furyk earned 81 per cent of his money in 38 per cent of his starts.Rory McIlroy, the best benchmark in golf right now, won 81 per cent of his tour-leading $8.2 million in 41 per cent of his starts.Kuchar is all about opportunities, though hes willing to make an exception. Bubba Watson went through a 22-month drought without winning from the 2012 Masters until Riviera last year, and then he added another green jacket.Id trade with Bubba, Kuchar said. It would be streaky, but youd throw a Masters in there.Geoff Ogilvy is another guy who has heard all about the 80-20 equation, and he believes it to be accurate in most cases.Its probably true for 80 per cent of the players, Ogilvy said, adding to the math. Guys like Tiger and Jack, and Jim and Kuchar, they make money in all their tournaments. So theres probably 80 per cent of the players who make 80 per cent of their money in 20 tournaments.Winning is still the ultimate. Ask any of the 34 players at Kapalua to start the year. Even so, most players would take a steady diet of contention and take their chances.I would rather contend every week and win a lot, too. Can you have that one? Ogilvy asked.Tiger Woods managed that for the better part of 15 years. Hes a different animal.The most fun is contention, Ogilvy said. Its not fun propping up fields. I dont do this to finish 40th and have no excitement. The happiest I am on the course is in contention. Id rather be that guy. 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Irving made his first shot of the night on a layup a little over three minutes into the game.CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks dominated much of Saturday nights game against the Buffalo Sabres. When they got into a bit of trouble at the end, Corey Crawford was there to carry them to the finish. Crawford made 28 saves to lead the Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the winless Sabres. Ben Smith and Patrick Kane scored for the Blackhawks, who swept a pair of weekend home games, edging the Islanders 3-2 on Friday. Drew Stafford connected with 8:11 left in the third, spoiling Crawfords bid for a shutout. The Sabres (0-5-1) put together several tough challenges in the second and third periods after a slow start. "Its never an easy game," Crawford said. "They kind of hung around there. "Their goalie kept them in it, made some big stops. And they gave us a test there at the end." Ryan Miller had 38 saves for Buffalo, which has been outscored 16-6 in its worst start since 1999-2000, when it was 0-5-2. Millers performance kept the Sabres in the game, but the Blackhawks were in position for a bigger night on offence. "The finish, what it takes to score in this league, maybe we need to be a little greasier around the net," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. "Hang around, put it in the back of the net. "Weve missed the net, which is our biggest problem scoring goals right now. The second chances are the ones that go in in our league." Buffalos offensive futility is making life more difficult for Miller, the 2010 Vezina Trophy winner and a two-time U.S. Olympian. "It puts a lot of emphasis in the backside and you cant make any mistakes," Miller said. "Weve got to try to find a way to earn our goals and find a way to score." The Blackhawks outshot the Sabres 20-6 in the first period, but only had a 1-0 lead at intermission. Chicagos puck possession and territory dominance was aided by three power plays. But Smiths even-strength tip-in for his first goal of the season at 9:26 was the only score. Brent Seabrook wristed a shot from just inside the blue line at the top of the slot. Smith, one of four playeers parked in front of the net, then deflected the puck over Millers glove.dddddddddddd Despite continued pressure in the second period, the Blackhawks didnt get their second goal until Kanes power-play score with 24.9 seconds left. Kane was open low in the right circle, and whipped Patrick Sharps cross-ice feed past Miller before he could slide across the crease. Chicago had plenty of chances early on. A quick reaction by Buffalo defenceman Tyler Myers prevented what appeared to be a sure goal. Miller got a piece of a close-in shot by Marian Hossa, but the puck continued toward the upper left corner of the net. Myers swatted the puck out of midair with his stick before it crossed the goal line. The Sabres finally began to test Crawford in the second with a flurry and several prime chances, but he stopped them all. His best stop came on a point-blank attempt by Steve Ott with 6:50 left in the period. Staffords goal completed a 3-on-2 rush. After taking Cody Hodgsons quick pass, Stafford slid a low shot past Crawford from the left circle. The Sabres outshot Chicago 13-3 in the third and tested Crawford in the final minutes. Crawford stopped Thomas Vaneks slap shot and then Hodgsons point-blank rebound attempt with just over four minutes left to preserve the lead. "If you look at the chances, we were even or better 5-on-5," Sabres coach Ron Rolston said. "We ran into some problems early with too many penalties." "I thought we had more chances from more lines, not just our top line," he added. "We havent had that the last couple of games, so thats a positive for us." NOTES: Chicago C Brandon Pirri made his season debut following his recall from Rockford of the AHL. Pirri led the AHL in scoring last year with 75 points in 76 games. ... Veteran Blackhawks C Michal Handzus, who had the winning goal in the victory over the Islanders, got the night off. ... Sharp played in his 600th NHL game. ... Buffalo D Mike Weber was a healthy scratch after being minus-4 in the Sabres 4-1 loss to Columbus on Thursday. ' ' '