Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Bill Haas has consistently won on the PGA Tour with six titles over the last six years, with two wins in the 2010 season. He fought through a crowded leaderboard on Sunday to win the Humana Challenge and pick up his first win since the 2013 season. Can he continue the momentum after this victory? His wins in 2011 (Tour Championship) and 2013 (AT&T National) helped him make his only two national teams as he played on the United States Presidents Cup teams those seasons. In his career, the only time Haas kept a little momentum after a win was in the 2010 campaign, when he won twice. His first victory that season happened in January and his second title was in October. But those wins were among just four top-10 finishes for the season. The following year his victory was the seventh and final top-10 finish of the season. It also came at the end of the season, so there wasnt much he could do. He could have used the momentum to carry him into the Presidents Cup, but he went just 1-3-1 at that event. Haas win in 2012 was early in the season as he won the Northern Trust Open at Riviera. He played 18 more events the remainder of that season, and posted just one more top-10 finish. His 2013 victory came in July and he played nine events following that title. He notched two more top-10s after the victory. History shows that Haas has struggled to carry the momentum through a full season. Can he do that this time around? Coming off a 2014 season in which he played through a wrist injury, Haas seemed surprised that he won on Sunday. Honestly, if you would have told me I would have done this last week, I would have laughed at you, Haas said afterward. Its definitely a relief. Any kind of a win is unbelievable. If Haas can carry the momentum through this season, it will depend on the health of his wrist. Well, its definitely a concern, just because any time your body doesnt feel great, you dont know whats going on. And theres a tiny little fracture and a tiny little bone in my wrist and I was able to play on it, Haas said. It doesnt hurt that bad to hit, but I do think I favor it. Ive lost distance since I hurt it and thats something Ive been complaining about. Just trying to let it get healthy enough to where I can be more aggressive through the ball. Whether or not it hurts or not, I think my bodys compensating for it a little bit, unconsciously. Haas is lowering expectations and being realistic at the same time. One bad swing could put him on the shelf for a lengthy amount of time. He has averaged 27 events a season in his nine full seasons on the tour. So with the season in full swing, it is hard to find time to take more than two or three straight weeks off to rest. Rest, patience and focus are three things Haas will need a premium on the remainder of this season if he is to carry the momentum from this victory through the year. WOODS READY TO GO Tiger Woods met with the media at the TPC Scottsdale after playing a quick nine holes and assessed the state of his game. He also reminisced about his previous appearances at the Phoenix Open. Woods has played the event three times, but not since 2001. Two of those trips were memorable. In his first appearance in 1997, Woods had a hole-in-one ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9U1bDcYbG0) on the raucous par-3 16th. Smelling and hearing the beer hit behind me on the tee box ... to see all this beer flying was crazy, Woods recalled of his ace. Two years later, his tee shot on the par-5 13th stopped behind a boulder in the desert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4lVCF8c5zk), but he got a few friends to move it. I thought it was lighter than it was, Woods joked of the boulder. I thought I could move it (because it was a loose impediment). Evidently it took like five other dudes to do it. The funny thing about it is, they moved it the wrong way. If you remember, I hit it in the right bunker, but I wanted to hit it up the left. Woods not only chuckled several times sharing those stories, but showed off his photographic memory of his career at the same time. He went on to say that he is now healthy after a lengthy battle with the flu, and he is getting back to hitting his golf ball distances that he didnt think he would be able to get back to following his back problems last year. We may not be able see that first hand this week with cool, rainy conditions expected on Friday and Saturday. It will be interesting what Woods game looks like because he played one tournament since August. His short game will be the biggest focus of the week after he struggled with it at his own event in December. 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His fiery temper definitely has followed him from the goal to the bench. On Wednesday, Roy lost his cool shortly after the final horn in a 6-1 win over Anaheim, yelling at Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau and then pounding on the glass partition separating the two benches with so much force that it began to tilt. The league punished Roy for his outburst with a $10,000 fine on Thursday and a reminder that this sort of behaviour wont be tolerated. "Roys actions at the conclusion of the game were irresponsible," said Colin Campbell, NHL senior executive vice-president of hockey operations. "One of the responsibilities of an NHL coach is to help diffuse volatile situations on the bench." What set the Hall of Fame goalie off was a knee-to-knee hit between rookie Nathan MacKinnon and Ducks defenceman Ben Lovejoy late in the game. Roy thought Lovejoys hit was unnecessary and couldve been avoided. "I guess I have to change a few things. I got the $10,000 fine by the league for that," Roy said after practice. "I understand it now. At the same time, I will always defend my players." And thats appreciated. "It just shows that he cares about his players a lot," said MacKinnon, the No. 1 pick in the draft over the summer. "Hes very passionate and hell stand up for what he believes in and not really think about the circumstances or the criticism." Even a day later, Roy was still a little bit worked up. Sure, the hit remained a sore subject, but so were comments Boudreau made about him after the game. Boudreau called Roys antics "bush league" and added that "(Roy is) going to be in for a long year, if hes going to yell at every player and yell at the refs at every stoppage of play. Its not the way the game is played." Roy fumed over the assertion. "I didnt talk to players until that moment. During the game, I dont talk to the players. I dont talk to the referees," Roy said. "Whaat Boudreau said was all lies.dddddddddddd Im not going to get too involved in this one but to be honest when you talk about classless -- when youre lying, this is classless." This could be a very entertaining season with Roy on the bench. "Hes very passionate," said forward Alex Tanguay, who played alongside Roy when the Avalanche won the 2001 Stanley Cup title. "The emotion and intensity of a first game probably got to him a little bit at the end. Hes fine." The Avs are certainly feeding off his energy this year as they try to turn around a franchise thats missed the playoffs the last three seasons. "Were a passionate group and it starts with the guy behind the bench," Jamie McGinn said. "Hes really passionate about this game. He wants to win and it carries over." Overshadowed by the melee at the end was the performance of MacKinnon. Just a shade over 18 years old, he had two assists to become the youngest NHL player to record two or more points in a game since 1944, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. "There are some things I need to do better," MacKinnon said. "A couple passes, but I mean, there are a lot of things I can work on as well." Just the attitude Roy appreciates. "This is an opportunity there for him and he needs to be himself," Roy said. "With time, hell play a larger role on our team." Thats why he came to MacKinnons defence when he was hit by Lovejoy. "I think it was what needed to be done," Roy said. "The incident with Lovejoy going after Nathan at the end of the game, I thought that was something that was inappropriate. "This is the way I dealt with this one. Will I deal with it differently next time? Maybe. Or maybe not." NOTES: Captain Gabe Landeskog missed practice Thursday with a leg injury. Roy said hes being examined by a doctor. ... On Friday, MacKinnon will face good friend Seth Jones, the fourth overall pick by Nashville in June. Jones was drawn to the game in part because of Hall of Famer Joe Sakics influence when Jones father, Popeye, once suited up for the Denver Nuggets. "Its going to be fun to play against him," MacKinnon said. 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