Patrick Fishburn found some early momentum and Denny McCarthy overcame a sluggish start Friday, both winding up in the same spot -- a share of the lead in the Sony Open going into what figures to be a wide-open weekend at Waialae.

Lee Hodges (6 under), Alex Smalley (6 under), Zach Johnson (4 under), J.J. Spaun (4 under ... coming off a record-breaking victory at The Sentry last week in Kapalua, Hawaii, is tied for 42nd place at 4 under after a 1-under 69 on Friday.

That record score to par of 35 under by Hideki Matsuyama at Kapalua last week is safe ... and U.S. captain Zach Johnson. Johnson, who turns 49 next month, holed out with a 9-iron from the third ...

Among those right behind were figures from the last Ryder Cup outside Rome — Sepp Straka of Austria, and U.S. captain Zach Johnson ... at 35-under par to win at Kapalua last week, had a 69 ...

The PGA Tour leaves Hawaii for the California desert and the European tour resumes its season in the desert of the United Arab Emirates.

Patrick Fishburn and Denny McCarthy share the lead in the Sony Open going into what figures to be a wide-open weekend at Waialae.

It was nostalgia time at Waialae Country Club on Friday morning, as champions from more than a decade ago took the stage early in the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

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.

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa has played Kapalua enough to know that trailing Hideki Matsuyama by seven shots early in the second round was no reason to panic. Sure enough, he nearly ...

Among those right behind were figures from the last Ryder Cup outside Rome — Sepp Straka of Austria, and U.S. Team Captain Zach Johnson ... 35-under par to win at Kapalua last week, had a ...

Nico to decide the winner of the PGA Tour's first full-field event of the year, the Sony Open in Hawaii. After Hideki Matsuyama blitzed the field at The Sentry last week at Kapalua, Nick Taylor and Nico Echavarria both shot final-round 65s to head into a playoff.

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama is off to a record-breaking start to the new PGA Tour season. The Japanese star made an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole at The Sentry to break the ...