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Jordan Spieth part of 3-way tie for the lead at Sony Open
4 minute read Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023HONOLULU (AP) — Jordan Spieth played about the way he expected Thursday, another sign of growing confidence in his game, as he opened with a 6-under 64 and a share of the lead at the Sony Open with Chris Kirk and Taylor Montgomery.
Harris English had a 65 on a gorgeous day at Waialae Country Club, with a blazing sun and just enough wind to make players think every now and then. The large group one behind also included Olympic silver medalist Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia.
S.H. Kim of South Korea was 5 under with two holes to play when the opening round was halted by darkness.
Spieth ended nearly four years without a victory when he won the Texas Open in 2021, and then added another win at Hilton Head last year. Missing on this day was the slow swing rehearsal to ingrain the changes he made to his swing.
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Fuenmayor opens with 66 to lead Latin America Amateur
2 minute read Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Mateo Fuenmayor of Colombia opened with a 6-under 66 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead in the Latin America Amateur Championship.
Fuenmayor, a junior at Oregon State, arrived at the Grand Reserve Golf Club having tied for seventh last week in the South American Amateur in Ecuador. He made seven birdies, dropping one shot on the 12th hole.
Fuenmayor had a one-shot lead over Vicente Marzilio of Argentina, Martin Cancino of Chile and the Mexican duo of Santiago de la Fuente and Luis Carera.
The winner gets an invitation to the Masters, and the USGA this year is offering an exemption to the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.
Fleetwood to lead from front in Hero Cup match-play event
3 minute read Preview Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023An old-school Sony Open and questions about 36-hole cuts
5 minute read Preview Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023Canada’s Gligic recalibrated for Sony Open, 1st full-field event of PGA Tour in 2023
4 minute read Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023Michael Gligic has only taken a few days off since his last PGA Tour event in November. He's been working hard during the circuit's six-week winter break, even getting reps in during a heavy snowfall in Kitchener, Ont.
Gligic is one of five Canadians in the field at this week's Sony Open, the first full-field PGA Tour event of 2023. The Burlington, Ont., native worked closely with coach Sean Foley for the lengthy break between November's RSM Classic and the Sony Open to ensure that he has a strong start to the new year.
"I wanted to take advantage of that six weeks to try and really put in some good work," said Gligic on Monday, a day after arriving in Honolulu, Hawaii for the tournament. "I feel like I got a lot better and made some good changes."
Gligic struggled through the first seven events of the 2022-23 season, missing the cut six times with his best result a tie for 45th at the Sanderson Farms Championship on Oct. 2. He said that the adjustments he made with Foley were minute changes to his swing — "technical things" — to find more consistency.
Brehm enjoying paradise without forgetting what got him here
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