HONOLULU — Kensai Hirata of Japan opened with four straight birdies, and he got up-and-down for one last birdie on the 18th at Waialae for a 7-under 63 and a one-shot lead among the early starters Friday in the Sony Open.

Patrick Fishburn had a fast start at the Sony Open. Denny McCarthy overcame a sluggish start. All they share in common is being atop the leaderboard at Waialae going into the weekend.

HONOLULU (AP) — Kensai Hirata of Japan opened ... Cup outside Rome — Sepp Straka of Austria, and U.S. captain Zach Johnson. Johnson, who turns 49 next month, holed out with a 9-iron from ...

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HONOLULU (AP) — Kensai Hirata of Japan opened ... Cup outside Rome — Sepp Straka of Austria, and U.S. captain Zach Johnson.

Leading second round scores of US PGA Tour Sony Open at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday (par-70):

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The PGA Tour's Hawaiian Swing makes its second stop this week at the Sony Open, at the historic Waialae Country Club. Last week's winner at The Sentry, Hideki Matsuyama, leads 35 players who competed at the short-field opening event in Maui and are making the quick hop to Honolulu for the first full-field tournament of the season.

January 11 - Patrick Fishburn carded a bogey-free second round at the Sony Open in Hawaii on Friday, and he shares the lead with Denny McCarthy at the midpoint of the event in Honolulu ... Alex Smalley (6 under), Zach Johnson (4 under), J.J. Spaun ...

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HONOLULU — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with wife Gabby on the Big Island before coming over to Oahu for the Sony Open. Never was a 45-minute flight more memorable. They were in the second row on the Hawaiian Airlines flight. The final passengers to board were in the first row — former President Barrack Obama, his wife and two daughters.