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Oda leads as darkness suspends Round 1 of Web.com Tour opener

John Oda will have to wait until Monday morning to complete his first round of the 2019 Web.com Tour season. Through 15 holes, Oda is 8 under and two shots clear of the field at the Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay. The former UNLV product eagled his opening hole and added seven […]

'I'm going to film my death:' Tour pros recount their best 'missile-scare' stories

HONOLULU – It was an idyllic Hawaiian morning, with clear skies and temperatures inching past 70 degrees, when the tropical calm was shattered across the island. Just past 8 a.m. on Jan. 13, 2018, phones across Oahu received a stunning alert. “Emergency Alert: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A […]

Kuchar not stressing as he attempts to close out Sony Open win

HONOLULU – There is nothing stress-free about PGA Tour golf. Even in victory, there are always moments when a player’s ability to deal with pressure is tested. But that has not really been the case this week for Matt Kuchar. Through three rounds at the Sony Open, Kuchar has hit 30 of 42 fairways, which […]

Love III, son to chase Open Championship berths in Singapore

HONOLULU – Among the game’s increasingly younger star class, Davis Love III’s name on the Sony Open leaderboard stands out. Much of this week’s field weren’t born when Love, 54, won his first PGA Tour event in 1987 in Hilton Head, S.C., and he’s settled into his role as the elder statesman in recent years. […]

Watch: Woodland hits incredible 240-yard bump-and-run

Gary Woodland is off to a pretty decent start to 2019. After a runner-up finish last week at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, he brought his game – and his legendary low stinger – to Waialae Country Club for the Sony Open. And he put it to use at the end of the second round, hitting […]

Hull wins LET season opener; Is major breakthrough on the horizon?

English women didn’t wait long to build on the momentum they created last year. Charley Hull won the Ladies European Tour’s season opener in Abu Dhabi Saturday, going wire to wire to claim the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open. Hull’s fast start begs a large question: Is she poised to follow Georgia Hall’s breakthrough and […]

DeChambeau on practice green in dark before Saturday 63 at Sony

HONOLULU – Bryson DeChambeau signed his scorecard on Friday, an eventful round that added up to 3-under 67, and marched directly to Waialae Country Club’s practice putting green. He worked on his putting, using all kinds of high-tech equipment and slow-motion cameras, for over two hours. When DeChambeau works on his putting after a round […]

Kuchar (66) stretches lead at Sony as he chases 2nd win of season

Matt Kuchar continued to thrive in paradise on Saturday as the 40-year-old added to his advantage at the Sony Open. Here’s everything you need to know entering Sunday’s final round at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu: Leaderboard: Matt Kuchar, Andrew Putnam, Keith Mitchell, Chez Reavie What it means: While many players went low on Moving […]

'That's not a story:' Kuchar denies only paying local caddie $3,000

HONOLULU – Following a third-round 66 that left him alone atop the leaderboard Saturday at the Sony Open, Matt Kuchar was asked about a series of tweets in recent days that suggested he paid his local caddie just $3,000 after winning the Mayakoba Golf Classic in November. Kuchar was quick to deny the rumor. “That’s […]