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The pictures from the third day in Honolulu at the Sony Open 2022.
PGA Tour: Russell Henley tops the leaderboard at the end of the third round. Russell Henley is ahead in the PGA Tour´s Sony Open in Hawaii after the third round. The American shot a round of -3 and taking the lead ahead of Hideki Matsuyama in second place and Adam Svensson, Seamus Power, Matt Kuchar and Hao Tong LI who sit tied for third. Henley leads by 2 shots after posting 5 birdies and 2 bogeys on his way to a third round of 67. Russell Knox is at -12 after the third round at position T9. The Scotsman finished the round at Waialae Country Club in 64 strokes in the third round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Luke Donald, currently number 547 in the official world golf ranking, carded a third round of 67 to find himself in T18 position and trailing leader Russell Henley by 8 shots. Donald registered 4 birdies in his third round. The Sony Open in Hawaii is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from January 13th until the 16th of January 2022 at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, HI, USA. Players will receive a total of 7,5 Mio Dollar. The winner receives 1,35 Mio Dollar. The course for the tournament at Waialae Country Club plays at Par 70. Top-5 Leaderboard: Sony Open in Hawaii Pos Name Today Total 1 Russell Henley -3 -18 2 Hideki Matsuyama -7 -16 T3 Adam Svensson -5 -14 T3 Seamus Power -5 -14 T3 Matt Kuchar -3 -14 Show complete leaderboard of Sony Open in Hawaii This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
HONOLULU — Russell Henley set a strong target Friday in the Sony Open in Hawaii when he was 6 under over his final six holes and closed with a 30-foot eagle putt for a 7-under 63 and a three-shot lead among the early starters at Waialae. RELATED: Full leaderboard | Keita Nakajima: Five Things to Know So much of the morning was up for grabs after 18-hole leader Kevin Na began to fade, with as many as five players having at least a share of the lead. Henley made the turn by holing a greenside bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 18th hole, only to miss the green long and into a back bunker for bogey on the toughest first hole. And then he couldn't miss. He birdied both par 3s on the front nine from inside 10 feet, holed a pair of 12-foot birdie putts and finished with his eagle. That put him at 15-under 125, three shots ahead of Haotong Li (65), and four clear of Matt Kuchar, who has been in Hawaii since four days before Christmas and sounds like he is in no hurry to leave. Waialae is where it all started for Henley. He began his rookie season in 2013 at the Sony Open by setting a 36-hole record at the time at 126 and outlasting Scott Langley in a weekend duel to win. Henley previously had won on the Korn Ferry Tour when he was still at Georgia. Easy game, right? “Didn't take me very long to realize it's really hard,” Henley said, who has three career victories as he starts his 10th year on TOUR. “Had a lot of up-and-downs my first year, second year, I mean, every year. After this first one, I remember thinking it might be easier than I thought.” He laughed before adding, “But it's not.” It felt easy at times on another gorgeous day along the Pacific, with minimal wind and an abundance of tropical warmth, and pure greens. The flat stick can be his best club in the bag, and Henley was just as deft with the 6-foot putts as some of his birdies. Li has had a few big moments in his career, most notably at Harding Park in 2020 when he became the first player from China to hold the lead after any round in a major. He was two ahead in that PGA Championship until fading on the weekend. He also was at the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne at the end of 2019, though that didn't go so well, starting in the practice round when his fill-in caddie got lost and decided to head into the clubhouse for coffee as Li played on out of another player's bag. He lost both his matches. Ditching contact lenses for designer glasses, he was steady in his round of 65, leaving him in contention for the weekend while playing on a sponsor exemption. Another exemption was equally impressive, if not more. Keita Nakajima, the No. 1 amateur in the world, had an early bogey that left him around the cut line. He answered with a 6-iron to 12 feet for birdie on the par-3 17th, and he shot 30 on the back nine for a 64. Nakajima was in the large group six shots behind Henley, a group that included Stewart Cink (63), Seamus Power of Ireland (68) and Chris Kirk (65). Na opened with a 61 and was 10 shots worst the next day. He didn't make a birdie until his ninth hole and kept burning the edges on putts. On Thursday, some of those putts he narrowly missed were for birdie in his bid for a sub-60 round. On Friday, they were for par, and it sent him from a one-shot lead after the opening round to seven shots behind Henley. Cameron Smith, who won at Kapalua at 34-under par, had a 71 and was headed toward a missed cut. Kuchar has been over on the Big Island since Dec. 21, and he plans to take the next two weeks off before heading over to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Even though he has missed the cut the last two years at Waialae, this is a tournament he doesn't like to miss. Plus, he won the Sony Open three years ago. He birdied five of his last 10 holes. “Love the golf course. Love the environment,” Kuchar said. “You throw in the state of Hawaii, as well. For me it's a paradise and always excited to come here.”
PGA Tour's second tournament of the year is held in Hawaii. Here are the best pictures of the second round.
Sony Open in Hawaii: Russell Henley leads in the Sony Open in Hawaii after the second round. Russell Henley is ahead in the PGA Tour´s Sony Open in Hawaii as we reach the end of the second round. The American logged a round of -15 and taking the lead ahead of Hao Tong LI in second place and Matt Kuchar in third. Henley leads by 3 shots after posting 2 eagles on his way to a second round of 63. Luke Donald is at -7 after the second round at position T25. The Englishman finished the round at Waialae Country Club in 65 strokes in the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Russell Knox carded a second round 67 to find himself in T37 position and trailing leader Russell Henley by 9 shots. Knox turned in 4 birdies in his second round. The tournament is being played from January 13th until the 16th of January 2022 at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, HI, USA. Players will receive a total of 7,5 Mio Dollar will be given to the players. The winner receives 1,35 Mio Dollar. The course for the tournament at Waialae Country Club plays at Par 70. The Sony Open traditionally takes place in Honolulu on Oahu again this year. The PGA Tour will host the four-day tournament from January 13 to 16 at Waialae Country Club. The field of participants in the upcoming tournament is very broad, with 140 golf professionals competing. Top-5 Leaderboard: Sony Open in Hawaii Pos Name Today Total 1 Russell Henley -7 -15 2 Hao Tong LI -5 -12 3 Matt Kuchar -5 -11 4 Michael Thompson -3 -10 T5 Chris Kirk -5 -9 Show complete leaderboard of Sony Open in Hawaii This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
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Sony Open in Hawaii: Kevin Na currently leads the Sony Open in Hawaii following 0 bogeys in his opening of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Kevin Na is in first position at the PGA Tour´s Sony Open in Hawaii at the end of the first round. The American scored a round of -9 to finish ahead of Jim Furyk and Russell Henley, who sit tied for second place. Na leads by 1 shots after posting 1 eagle on his way to a opening round of 61. Russell Knox is at -3 after the opening round at rank T40. The Scotsman played the course at the Waialae Country Club in 67 shots in the opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Aaron Rai carded a opening round 67 to find himself in T40 position and trailing leader Kevin Na by 6 shots. Rai noted 4 birdies in his opening round. Callum Tarren is at -2 after the opening round at place T62. The Englishman finished the round at Waialae Country Club in 68 strokes in the opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Luke Donald carded a opening round 68 to find himself in T62 position and trailing leader Kevin Na by 7 shots. Donald turned in 4 birdies in his opening round. The Sony Open in Hawaii is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from January 13th until the 16th of January 2022 at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, HI, USA. Players will receive a total of 7,5 Mio Dollar will be awarded to the players. The winner receives 1,35 Mio Dollar. The course for the tournament at Waialae Country Club plays at Par 70. The Sony Open traditionally takes place in Honolulu on Oahu again this year. The PGA Tour will host the four-day tournament from January 13 to 16 at Waialae Country Club. The field of participants in the upcoming tournament is very broad, with 140 golf professionals competing. Top-5 Leaderboard: Sony Open in Hawaii Pos Name Today Total 1 Kevin Na -9 -9 T2 Jim Furyk -8 -8 T2 Russell Henley -8 -8 T4 Kevin Chappell -7 -7 T4 Patton Kizzire -7 -7 Show complete leaderboard of Sony Open in Hawaii This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
Bryson DeChambeau cancels his participation in the Sony Open 2022. The long hitter struggles with health issues, and probably won’t be back until February.
