11:07 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — The easygoing vibe in Hawaii is a perfect fit for Matt Kuchar, who spends as much as a month at a time on the islands when his schedule allows. The Sony Open is more about work than play, and he’s having just as much fun. Kuchar ran off
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Listening to the soothing voice of Nick Edmund, so calm and unflustered, it is difficult to reconcile his seemingly unflappable demeanor with all that he has been through over the last four years of his already eventful life. There is seemingly no resentment in this affable 58-year-old Englishman, a one-time barrister who went on to
12:26 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Ocean views along the golf course seem to suit Adam Svensson of Canada. A year after his victory in the Bahamas that paved his way to the PGA Tour, Svensson capped off a rookie round to remember Thursday with a 10-foot birdie putt on his final hole for
HONOLULU – Not counting his rookie season of 2013, Jordan Spieth has never finished outside the top 10 in his first event of the year. It would take some doing to keep that streak alive at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Whatever malaise that hampered the former world No. 1 in his winless 2018 campaign
Steven Paston – PA Images HONOLULU – A first-round one-under 69 on Thursday morning at Waialae Country Club was a rousing success for former world No. 1 Luke Donald in the Sony Open in Hawaii. Then again, not hurting himself when he brushes his teeth is a rousing success. Donald completed his first round on
8:49 AM ET Jordan Spieth is starting the new year in Hawaii, the fourth straight year he has made the journey. Of course, there’s a huge difference this time: this debut is at the Sony Open, since Spieth was not eligible for last week’s winners-only Sentry Tournament of Champions. Much has been made of Spieth’s
Give Jordan Spieth this: he’s a man of his word. In his pre-tournament press conference at the Sony Open, the three-time major winner was asked about his thoughts on the latest revision to the Rules of Golf. Echoing the sentiments of Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy, Spieth took issue with the guideline on drops, which
4:42 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Shugo Imahira of Japan has been awarded a special invitation to play in the Masters. Imahira won the Bridgestone Open on the Japan Golf Tour and went on to capture the money title on his home tour. He currently is No. 53 in the world ranking. This
As players get acclimated to the latest iteration to the Rules of Golf, one revision has proved to be a popular discussion point. And not necessarily in the affirmative. At last week’s Tournament of Champions, a number of players seemed perplexed about a change to taking a drop. Under the new guidelines, golfers are required
HONOLULU – “What’s wrong with Jordan Spieth?” is a question that has been posed plenty of times before. We’ve simply inserted a new name into the query. There were two significant interludes of “What’s wrong with Jack Nicklaus?” in the career of golf’s greatest major championship player. And before that, the golfing cognoscenti were wondering,
11:27 PM ET A PGA Tour event that was to be hosted by Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has been put on hold for 2019 due to an inability to bring together all of the factors needed to stage a tournament in a short time frame. The tour confirmed in a statement Tuesday night