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Mark Rolfing’s voice should be well rested. And not because he has been battling a rare form of cancer that had taken him away from his NBC/Golf Channel duties last August.

His voice is rested because the Trevinos paid a holiday visit.

“You do a lot of listening,” Rolfing said with a chuckle at the thought of his infamously talkative house guest, the Merry Mex, Lee Trevino.

That concise way with words makes Rolfing one of the best at the tricky task of providing on-course commentary. After all, we want insights and on-the-ground intel from these foot soldiers, but we also don’t want them talking over player-caddie dialogue or, heaven forbid, Johnny.

Rolfing will gladly talk about his cancer battle and what he hopes to confirm with doctor Tom Buchholz in two weeks as a successful fight, but mostly he’s euphoric over this week’s Kapalua field (“best in at least …