PGA Tour
Sony Open in Hawaii 2019
January 10-13
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
$6,400,000
January 10-13
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
$6,400,000
Round 1
Matt Kuchar shot second-straight 63 to grab halfway lead by one stroke
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Round 1
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Round 4
January 11, 2019
American Matt Kuchar used a hot start to shoot his second-straight 63 and grab the halfway stage lead Friday at the PGA Tour's Sony Open by one stroke over Andrew Putnam.
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The 40-year-old is aiming for his second win in three starts on the Tour after claiming the Mayakoba Golf Classic earlier this season. Winning the Mayakoba ended a long winless drought that stretched back to 2014.
"Just two great days. To shoot seven-under back-to-back is unexpected, but certainly awfully exciting," said Kuchar, who finished his front nine by making an eagle on the par-five hole.
Kuchar is one shot clear of Putnam who fired a five-under 65 and four strokes ahead of Stewart Cink and Chez Reavie who shot 62 and 65 respectively in the Tour's first full-field event of 2019.
Kuchar has been one of the most consistent players on the Tour over the past few years, finishing in the top 20 in FedEx Cup standings in 2017, 2016 and 2015. Last season, he slipped to 76th, his worst result since being 116th in 2008.
He said getting an early win in the new season gives him added confidence.
"Last year I probably ground harder than I've done in the past," he said. "I was on the outside of a couple of things and felt like I hadn't been used to being in that situation.
"So now being in good shape it's certainly a nice place to be."
"I love the golf course. It's a challenging one. If you play well you can make birdies," Kuchar said.
First round leader Adam Svensson of Canada made the cut despite shooting 13 shots worse on Friday following his opening round of 61. The Tour rookie is tied for 20th with a five-under 135 total.
Former major championship winners Jordan Spieth and Zach Johnson missed the cut by one stroke Friday. Spieth, who was making his 2019 debut, shot a 66 and Johnson had a 68 as they finished with a one-under 139 total.
South African native Rory Sabbatini played his first event under the Slovakian flag and shot a second round 67 to move to five-under overall, nine shots adrift of Kuchar.
Sabbatini, whose wife is from Slovakia, became a naturalized citizen last week and hopes to play for that country in the 2020 Olympics in Japan.
Peter Jung, who qualified by winning an amateur tournament, played in his first PGA Tour event. The 16-year-old American placed last after shooting rounds of 84 and 78.
Pos. | Player | Nat | To Par | R1 | R2 | Total |
1 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -14 | 63 | 63 | 126 |
2 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -13 | 62 | 65 | 127 |
T3 | Chez Reavie | USA | -10 | 65 | 65 | 130 |
T3 | Stewart Cink | USA | -10 | 68 | 62 | 130 |
T5 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -9 | 67 | 64 | 131 |
T5 | Ted Potter Jr. | USA | -9 | 66 | 65 | 131 |
T7 | Hudson Swafford | USA | -8 | 65 | 67 | 132 |
T7 | Shugo Imahira | JPN | -8 | 65 | 67 | 132 |
T9 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -7 | 68 | 65 | 133 |
T9 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -7 | 68 | 65 | 133 |
T9 | Sebastian Munoz | COL | -7 | 68 | 65 | 133 |
T12 | Ryan Blaum | USA | -6 | 68 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | Scott Brown | USA | -6 | 68 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | Cameron Smith | AUS | -6 | 66 | 68 | 134 |
T12 | Julian Etulain | ARG | -6 | 67 | 67 | 134 |
T12 | Abraham Ancer | USA | -6 | 68 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | J. T. Poston | USA | -6 | 68 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | Patrick Reed | USA | -6 | 68 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | Roger Sloan | CAN | -6 | 69 | 65 | 134 |
T20 | Dominic Bozzelli | USA | -5 | 71 | 64 | 135 |
T20 | Brian Stuard | USA | -5 | 66 | 69 | 135 |
T20 | Michael Thompson | USA | -5 | 66 | 69 | 135 |
T20 | Davis Love III | USA | -5 | 67 | 68 | 135 |
T20 | Charles Howell III | USA | -5 | 69 | 66 | 135 |
T20 | Justin Thomas | USA | -5 | 67 | 68 | 135 |
T20 | Sung-Jae Im | KOR | -5 | 71 | 64 | 135 |
T20 | Adam Svensson | CAN | -5 | 61 | 74 | 135 |
T20 | Wes Roach | USA | -5 | 67 | 68 | 135 |
T20 | Corey Conners | CAN | -5 | 68 | 67 | 135 |
T20 | Jim Knous | USA | -5 | 66 | 69 | 135 |
T20 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -5 | 66 | 69 | 135 |
T20 | Russell Knox | SCO | -5 | 68 | 67 | 135 |
T20 | Patton Kizzire | USA | -5 | 67 | 68 | 135 |
T20 | Rory Sabbatini | RSA | -5 | 68 | 67 | 135 |
T35 | Brian Gay | USA | -4 | 67 | 69 | 136 |
T35 | Yong-Eun Yang | KOR | -4 | 68 | 68 | 136 |
T35 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -4 | 69 | 67 | 136 |
T35 | Anirban Lahiri | IND | -4 | 68 | 68 | 136 |
T35 | Dylan Frittelli | RSA | -4 | 67 | 69 | 136 |
T35 | Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | MEX | -4 | 66 | 70 | 136 |
T35 | Harris English | USA | -4 | 68 | 68 | 136 |
T35 | Matt Jones | AUS | -4 | 67 | 69 | 136 |
T35 | Ryan Armour | USA | -4 | 72 | 64 | 136 |
T35 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | -4 | 69 | 67 | 136 |
T35 | Danny Lee | NZL | -4 | 70 | 66 | 136 |
T46 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -3 | 68 | 69 | 137 |
T46 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -3 | 69 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR | -3 | 70 | 67 | 137 |
T46 | Cameron Champ | USA | -3 | 69 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Brandon Harkins | USA | -3 | 71 | 66 | 137 |
T46 | Chase Wright | USA | -3 | 69 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Yuki Inamori | JPN | -3 | 69 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Fabian Gomez | ARG | -3 | 70 | 67 | 137 |
T46 | Sam Saunders | USA | -3 | 68 | 69 | 137 |
T46 | Scott Langley | USA | -3 | 70 | 67 | 137 |
T46 | Joel Dahmen | USA | -3 | 67 | 70 | 137 |
T46 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -3 | 73 | 64 | 137 |
T46 | Russell Henley | USA | -3 | 68 | 69 | 137 |
T46 | Scott Piercy | USA | -3 | 71 | 66 | 137 |
T46 | Gary Woodland | USA | -3 | 71 | 66 | 137 |
T46 | Jim Herman | USA | -3 | 69 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Hank Lebioda | USA | -3 | 70 | 67 | 137 |
T46 | Carlos Ortiz | MEX | -3 | 68 | 69 | 137 |
T46 | Martin Trainer | USA | -3 | 69 | 68 | 137 |
T65 | Tyler Duncan | USA | -2 | 72 | 66 | 138 |
T65 | Trey Mullinax | USA | -2 | 68 | 70 | 138 |
T65 | Kevin Kisner | USA | -2 | 69 | 69 | 138 |
T65 | Steve Stricker | USA | -2 | 71 | 67 | 138 |
T65 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | -2 | 70 | 68 | 138 |
T65 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -2 | 69 | 69 | 138 |
T65 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -2 | 70 | 68 | 138 |
T65 | Alex Prugh | USA | -2 | 73 | 65 | 138 |
T65 | Eric Dugas | USA | -2 | 67 | 71 | 138 |
T65 | Stephan Jaeger | GER | -2 | 69 | 69 | 138 |
T65 | Rikuya Hoshino | JPN | -2 | 66 | 72 | 138 |
T65 | Brice Garnett | USA | -2 | 70 | 68 | 138 |
T65 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | -2 | 73 | 65 | 138 |
T65 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -2 | 69 | 69 | 138 |
T65 | Jason Dufner | USA | -2 | 66 | 72 | 138 |
T65 | Joey Garber | USA | -2 | 71 | 67 | 138 |
T65 | Brady Schnell | USA | -2 | 71 | 67 | 138 |
CUT | Benjamin Silverman | CAN | -1 | 72 | 67 | 139 |
CUT | Chris Kirk | USA | -1 | 69 | 70 | 139 |
CUT | David Hearn | CAN | -1 | 70 | 69 | 139 |
CUT | Jerry Kelly | USA | -1 | 69 | 70 | 139 |
CUT | Jordan Spieth | USA | -1 | 73 | 66 | 139 |
CUT | Kevin Tway | USA | -1 | 68 | 71 | 139 |
CUT | Pat Perez | USA | -1 | 69 | 70 | 139 |
CUT | Si-Woo Kim | KOR | -1 | 68 | 71 | 139 |
CUT | Talor Gooch | USA | -1 | 71 | 68 | 139 |
CUT | Tom Hoge | USA | -1 | 70 | 69 | 139 |
CUT | Wyndham Clark | USA | -1 | 71 | 68 | 139 |
CUT | Zach Johnson | USA | -1 | 71 | 68 | 139 |
CUT | Adam Long | USA | Par | 71 | 69 | 140 |
CUT | Colt Knost | USA | Par | 69 | 71 | 140 |
CUT | James Hahn | USA | Par | 69 | 71 | 140 |
CUT | Jamie Lovemark | USA | Par | 69 | 71 | 140 |
CUT | John Huh | USA | Par | 70 | 70 | 140 |
CUT | Kelly Kraft | USA | Par | 68 | 72 | 140 |
CUT | Luke Donald | ENG | Par | 69 | 71 | 140 |
CUT | Max Homa | USA | Par | 72 | 68 | 140 |
CUT | Meen-Whee Kim | KOR | Par | 71 | 69 | 140 |
CUT | Michael Kim | KOR | Par | 71 | 69 | 140 |
CUT | Paul Casey | ENG | Par | 72 | 68 | 140 |
CUT | Sam Burns | USA | Par | 71 | 69 | 140 |
CUT | Sam Ryder | USA | Par | 67 | 73 | 140 |
CUT | Sang-Moon Bae | KOR | Par | 75 | 65 | 140 |
CUT | Sepp Straka | AUT | Par | 69 | 71 | 140 |
CUT | Ben Martin | USA | 1 | 73 | 68 | 141 |
CUT | John Chin | USA | 1 | 66 | 75 | 141 |
CUT | Peter Malnati | USA | 1 | 72 | 69 | 141 |
CUT | Robert Streb | USA | 1 | 71 | 70 | 141 |
CUT | Takumi Kanaya | JPN | 1 | 71 | 70 | 141 |
CUT | Bubba Watson | USA | 2 | 71 | 71 | 142 |
CUT | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR | 2 | 71 | 71 | 142 |
CUT | Troy Merritt | USA | 2 | 71 | 71 | 142 |
CUT | Yuta Ikeda | JPN | 2 | 72 | 70 | 142 |
CUT | Chris Thompson | USA | 3 | 72 | 71 | 143 |
CUT | Jared Sawada | USA | 3 | 72 | 71 | 143 |
CUT | Jonas Blixt | SWE | 3 | 71 | 72 | 143 |
CUT | Josh Teater | USA | 3 | 69 | 74 | 143 |
CUT | Nicholas Lindheim | USA | 3 | 74 | 69 | 143 |
CUT | Ollie Schniederjans | USA | 3 | 70 | 73 | 143 |
CUT | Satoshi Kodaira | JPN | 3 | 71 | 72 | 143 |
CUT | Vaughn Taylor | USA | 3 | 69 | 74 | 143 |
CUT | Cameron Davis | AUS | 4 | 73 | 71 | 144 |
CUT | Kenny Perry | USA | 4 | 72 | 72 | 144 |
CUT | Nick Taylor | CAN | 4 | 70 | 74 | 144 |
CUT | Roberto Diaz | MEX | 4 | 71 | 73 | 144 |
CUT | Steve Marino | USA | 4 | 74 | 70 | 144 |
CUT | Andrew Landry | USA | 5 | 74 | 71 | 145 |
CUT | Brent Grant | USA | 5 | 72 | 73 | 145 |
CUT | Brian Harman | USA | 5 | 72 | 73 | 145 |
CUT | J. J. Henry | USA | 5 | 76 | 69 | 145 |
CUT | Kramer Hickok | USA | 5 | 75 | 70 | 145 |
CUT | Adam Schenk | USA | 6 | 74 | 72 | 146 |
CUT | Seth Reeves | USA | 6 | 74 | 72 | 146 |
CUT | Adam Scott | AUS | 7 | 72 | 75 | 147 |
CUT | Kyle Jones | USA | 7 | 73 | 74 | 147 |
CUT | Shawn Stefani | USA | 7 | 72 | 75 | 147 |
CUT | Patrick Rodgers | USA | 8 | 74 | 74 | 148 |
CUT | Seamus Power | IRL | 8 | 72 | 76 | 148 |
CUT | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 9 | 75 | 74 | 149 |
CUT | Peter Jung | USA | 22 | 84 | 78 | 162 |
Pos. | Player | Nat | To Par | R2 | Total |
1 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -14 | 63 | 126 |
2 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -13 | 65 | 127 |
T3 | Chez Reavie | USA | -10 | 65 | 130 |
T3 | Stewart Cink | USA | -10 | 62 | 130 |
T5 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -9 | 64 | 131 |
T5 | Ted Potter Jr. | USA | -9 | 65 | 131 |
T7 | Hudson Swafford | USA | -8 | 67 | 132 |
T7 | Shugo Imahira | JPN | -8 | 67 | 132 |
T9 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -7 | 65 | 133 |
T9 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -7 | 65 | 133 |
T9 | Sebastian Munoz | COL | -7 | 65 | 133 |
T12 | Ryan Blaum | USA | -6 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | Scott Brown | USA | -6 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | Cameron Smith | AUS | -6 | 68 | 134 |
T12 | Julian Etulain | ARG | -6 | 67 | 134 |
T12 | Abraham Ancer | USA | -6 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | J. T. Poston | USA | -6 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | Patrick Reed | USA | -6 | 66 | 134 |
T12 | Roger Sloan | CAN | -6 | 65 | 134 |
T20 | Dominic Bozzelli | USA | -5 | 64 | 135 |
T20 | Brian Stuard | USA | -5 | 69 | 135 |
T20 | Michael Thompson | USA | -5 | 69 | 135 |
T20 | Davis Love III | USA | -5 | 68 | 135 |
T20 | Charles Howell III | USA | -5 | 66 | 135 |
T20 | Justin Thomas | USA | -5 | 68 | 135 |
T20 | Sung-Jae Im | KOR | -5 | 64 | 135 |
T20 | Adam Svensson | CAN | -5 | 74 | 135 |
T20 | Wes Roach | USA | -5 | 68 | 135 |
T20 | Corey Conners | CAN | -5 | 67 | 135 |
T20 | Jim Knous | USA | -5 | 69 | 135 |
T20 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -5 | 69 | 135 |
T20 | Russell Knox | SCO | -5 | 67 | 135 |
T20 | Patton Kizzire | USA | -5 | 68 | 135 |
T20 | Rory Sabbatini | RSA | -5 | 67 | 135 |
T35 | Brian Gay | USA | -4 | 69 | 136 |
T35 | Yong-Eun Yang | KOR | -4 | 68 | 136 |
T35 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -4 | 67 | 136 |
T35 | Anirban Lahiri | IND | -4 | 68 | 136 |
T35 | Dylan Frittelli | RSA | -4 | 69 | 136 |
T35 | Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | MEX | -4 | 70 | 136 |
T35 | Harris English | USA | -4 | 68 | 136 |
T35 | Matt Jones | AUS | -4 | 69 | 136 |
T35 | Ryan Armour | USA | -4 | 64 | 136 |
T35 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | -4 | 67 | 136 |
T35 | Danny Lee | NZL | -4 | 66 | 136 |
T46 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -3 | 69 | 137 |
T46 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -3 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR | -3 | 67 | 137 |
T46 | Cameron Champ | USA | -3 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Brandon Harkins | USA | -3 | 66 | 137 |
T46 | Chase Wright | USA | -3 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Yuki Inamori | JPN | -3 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Fabian Gomez | ARG | -3 | 67 | 137 |
T46 | Sam Saunders | USA | -3 | 69 | 137 |
T46 | Scott Langley | USA | -3 | 67 | 137 |
T46 | Joel Dahmen | USA | -3 | 70 | 137 |
T46 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -3 | 64 | 137 |
T46 | Russell Henley | USA | -3 | 69 | 137 |
T46 | Scott Piercy | USA | -3 | 66 | 137 |
T46 | Gary Woodland | USA | -3 | 66 | 137 |
T46 | Jim Herman | USA | -3 | 68 | 137 |
T46 | Hank Lebioda | USA | -3 | 67 | 137 |
T46 | Carlos Ortiz | MEX | -3 | 69 | 137 |
T46 | Martin Trainer | USA | -3 | 68 | 137 |
T65 | Tyler Duncan | USA | -2 | 66 | 138 |
T65 | Trey Mullinax | USA | -2 | 70 | 138 |
T65 | Kevin Kisner | USA | -2 | 69 | 138 |
T65 | Steve Stricker | USA | -2 | 67 | 138 |
T65 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | -2 | 68 | 138 |
T65 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -2 | 69 | 138 |
T65 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -2 | 68 | 138 |
T65 | Alex Prugh | USA | -2 | 65 | 138 |
T65 | Eric Dugas | USA | -2 | 71 | 138 |
T65 | Stephan Jaeger | GER | -2 | 69 | 138 |
T65 | Rikuya Hoshino | JPN | -2 | 72 | 138 |
T65 | Brice Garnett | USA | -2 | 68 | 138 |
T65 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | -2 | 65 | 138 |
T65 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -2 | 69 | 138 |
T65 | Jason Dufner | USA | -2 | 72 | 138 |
T65 | Joey Garber | USA | -2 | 67 | 138 |
T65 | Brady Schnell | USA | -2 | 67 | 138 |
CUT | Benjamin Silverman | CAN | -1 | 67 | 139 |
CUT | Chris Kirk | USA | -1 | 70 | 139 |
CUT | David Hearn | CAN | -1 | 69 | 139 |
CUT | Jerry Kelly | USA | -1 | 70 | 139 |
CUT | Jordan Spieth | USA | -1 | 66 | 139 |
CUT | Kevin Tway | USA | -1 | 71 | 139 |
CUT | Pat Perez | USA | -1 | 70 | 139 |
CUT | Si-Woo Kim | KOR | -1 | 71 | 139 |
CUT | Talor Gooch | USA | -1 | 68 | 139 |
CUT | Tom Hoge | USA | -1 | 69 | 139 |
CUT | Wyndham Clark | USA | -1 | 68 | 139 |
CUT | Zach Johnson | USA | -1 | 68 | 139 |
CUT | Adam Long | USA | Par | 69 | 140 |
CUT | Colt Knost | USA | Par | 71 | 140 |
CUT | James Hahn | USA | Par | 71 | 140 |
CUT | Jamie Lovemark | USA | Par | 71 | 140 |
CUT | John Huh | USA | Par | 70 | 140 |
CUT | Kelly Kraft | USA | Par | 72 | 140 |
CUT | Luke Donald | ENG | Par | 71 | 140 |
CUT | Max Homa | USA | Par | 68 | 140 |
CUT | Meen-Whee Kim | KOR | Par | 69 | 140 |
CUT | Michael Kim | KOR | Par | 69 | 140 |
CUT | Paul Casey | ENG | Par | 68 | 140 |
CUT | Sam Burns | USA | Par | 69 | 140 |
CUT | Sam Ryder | USA | Par | 73 | 140 |
CUT | Sang-Moon Bae | KOR | Par | 65 | 140 |
CUT | Sepp Straka | AUT | Par | 71 | 140 |
CUT | Ben Martin | USA | 1 | 68 | 141 |
CUT | John Chin | USA | 1 | 75 | 141 |
CUT | Peter Malnati | USA | 1 | 69 | 141 |
CUT | Robert Streb | USA | 1 | 70 | 141 |
CUT | Takumi Kanaya | JPN | 1 | 70 | 141 |
CUT | Bubba Watson | USA | 2 | 71 | 142 |
CUT | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR | 2 | 71 | 142 |
CUT | Troy Merritt | USA | 2 | 71 | 142 |
CUT | Yuta Ikeda | JPN | 2 | 70 | 142 |
CUT | Chris Thompson | USA | 3 | 71 | 143 |
CUT | Jared Sawada | USA | 3 | 71 | 143 |
CUT | Jonas Blixt | SWE | 3 | 72 | 143 |
CUT | Josh Teater | USA | 3 | 74 | 143 |
CUT | Nicholas Lindheim | USA | 3 | 69 | 143 |
CUT | Ollie Schniederjans | USA | 3 | 73 | 143 |
CUT | Satoshi Kodaira | JPN | 3 | 72 | 143 |
CUT | Vaughn Taylor | USA | 3 | 74 | 143 |
CUT | Cameron Davis | AUS | 4 | 71 | 144 |
CUT | Kenny Perry | USA | 4 | 72 | 144 |
CUT | Nick Taylor | CAN | 4 | 74 | 144 |
CUT | Roberto Diaz | MEX | 4 | 73 | 144 |
CUT | Steve Marino | USA | 4 | 70 | 144 |
CUT | Andrew Landry | USA | 5 | 71 | 145 |
CUT | Brent Grant | USA | 5 | 73 | 145 |
CUT | Brian Harman | USA | 5 | 73 | 145 |
CUT | J. J. Henry | USA | 5 | 69 | 145 |
CUT | Kramer Hickok | USA | 5 | 70 | 145 |
CUT | Adam Schenk | USA | 6 | 72 | 146 |
CUT | Seth Reeves | USA | 6 | 72 | 146 |
CUT | Adam Scott | AUS | 7 | 75 | 147 |
CUT | Kyle Jones | USA | 7 | 74 | 147 |
CUT | Shawn Stefani | USA | 7 | 75 | 147 |
CUT | Patrick Rodgers | USA | 8 | 74 | 148 |
CUT | Seamus Power | IRL | 8 | 76 | 148 |
CUT | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 9 | 74 | 149 |
CUT | Peter Jung | USA | 22 | 78 | 162 |