By TERRY LYONS
HONOLULU - Hayden Buckley holds first 54-hole lead/co-lead of his PGA Tour career as he seeks first career Tour win. Buckley leads a group of nine players at T-9 or better in search of their first career TOUR victory. He has a two-stroke lead heading into the final round, including 36-hole leader Chris Kirk who is in search of his fifth career victory and first since 2015.
At 13-under 197, David Lipsky (T-2) tops previous-best low 54-hole score on Tour by four strokes (201/2022 AT&T Byron Nelson). He, too, is seeking his first career Tour win.
Hideki Matsuyama posted his 14th consecutive under-par round at the Sony Open in Hawaii, the longest active streak at the event.
SONY Open in Hawaii | Leaderboard After 54 Holes:
Hayden Buckley 67-64-64 – 195 (-15)
David Lipsky 65-66-66 – 197 (-13)
Ben Taylor 66-66-65 – 197 (-13)
Chris Kirk 64-65-68 – 197 (-13)
SONY Open Full Leaderboard: (link)
SONY Open | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Waialae CC in Honolulu
YARDS/PAR: 7,044 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT: Seth Raynor
PRIZE Money - Purse: $7,900,000/$1,422,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Hideki Matsuyama
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @SonyOpenHawaii
TV COVERAGE: TV coverage is set for 6:00pm to 8:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel preceded by 4:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on NBC
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Final round streaming on ESPN+ is scheduled from 12:45pm to 8:00pm (ET)
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Final round coverage will air 3:00pm to 8:00pm (ET) (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
SONY Open | The Basics
The Tee Times at the SONY Open for today are from 8:00am (local)/1:00pm (ET) to 10am (local/3:00pm (ET)
Weather: The final round forecast for the SONY Open calls for sunny skies and 72-to-79 degree temperatures. There’s only a 5% chance of rain today with winds at 3-12 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) Monday for SONY Open recap.
SONY Open | Tee Times
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
Buckley Takes Two-Shot Lead at SONY Open (PGATourCom/Associated Press)
Key Stat to Predict Sunday’s Final Round Winner (PGATourCom)
How to Watch Sunday’s Final Round (Golf Week/USA Today)
On This Day in Golf History
January 15, 2006 - One day after shooting the course record here at Wailae Country Club in Honolulu, David Toms cruised to a five shot victory at the SONY Open in Hawaii by shooting a five-under (65) in the final round to win his 12th PGA Tour event.
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