HONOLULU – Justin Thomas began his first round at the Sony Open shooting 4 under on the front nine to climb the leaderboard. It seemed so familiar. Although it’s always best to keep thoughts of a 59 out of your mind until the very end, early in Thursday’s round there were a few déjà vu moments for […]

HONOLULU – Matt Kuchar’s career at the Sony Open is a story of contrasts. In his first eight starts at Waialae Country Club, he missed the cut six times and posted just a single top-10 finish, in 2002. By comparison, in his last five starts, he’s finished inside the top 10 four times, including a […]

There were plenty of birdies during the opening round of the Sony Open, even if some of the field’s biggest names found them hard to come by. Here’s how things look after the first day in Honolulu, where Adam Svensson holds a PGA Tour lead for the first time: Leaderboard: Adam Svensson (-9), Andrew Putnam […]

Top photos from the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club.

HONOLULU – On Wednesday, Jordan Spieth was asked about the new Rules of Golf, including a change that requires players to drop from knee-height. He didn’t appear to be a fan of the drop rule. “Honestly it’s like a frustrating asterisk that I have to pick it up and re-drop from your knee,” he said […]

HONOLULU – PGA Tour players and their managers have always been creative when it comes to finding sponsorship opportunities, from Chesson Hadley’s endorsement deal with Bojangles to Kevin Streelman’s use of a Lemonhead Candy head cover. But Jason Dufner may have carved out an entirely new market for players. The five-time PGA Tour winner showed […]

HONOLULU — This should help temper the debate over a new rule this year that allows players to putt with the flagstick in the hole. Last week at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Bryson DeChambeau, whose plan is to putt with the flagstick in as often as possible, led the field in strokes gained: putting […]