I'm certain that the golf scene happens after the scenes with Elsa, Therefore Avalino is (was) Elsa's boss, Sayid got the info from the pager and flew out to the seychelles to assasinate him.
Avalino is high up in Hanso and Ben is trying to destroy all things Hanso?Dharma.

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