Tournament Notes and Quotes:

(Note: Final round tee times have moved up because of weather)

Brendan Steele shot a career-low, (61), and holds the outright 54-hole lead for the second straight year at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Steele led Cameron Smith by three strokes entering the final round in 2020 before losing in a playoff.

Should Steele win today, he would become the first player to lose a playoff and win the same event the following season since Ryuji Imada (2008 AT&T Classic).

After equaling his career-low round with a bogey-free 9-under (61), Kevin Na (T-2) is now tied with Brandt Snedeker and Justin Thomas for the most rounds of 61 or better since 2010 (Total of 4).

The 66.66 scoring average Saturday was the lowest single-round scoring average on the PGA Tour since the 2003 American Express (Indian Wells/66.28).

Important Programming Note: Due to anticipated heavy showers this afternoon in Hawaii, coupled with a poor forecast Monday, final-round tee times were moved up to 8:20–10:20am (local) and that’s 1:20pm-3:20pm (ET). The final round will air live on the Golf Channel from 4pm–8pm (ET).

Sergio Garcia, Kevin Kisner and Cameron Davis will tee-off at 1:20pm (ET) on No. 1 while Brice Garnett, Harris English and Sepp Straka head out from No. 10.

PGA TOUR @PGATOUR

The lowest round of his TOUR career. ✔️ 61 and a 2-shot lead has @Brendan_Steele in position for redemption @SonyOpenHawaii.

January 17th 2021

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Sony Open in Hawaii Leaderboard

(After Third Round)

Brendan Steele 65-66-61—192 (-18)

Kevin Na 67-66-61—194 (-16)

Joaquin Niemann 62-69-63—194 (-16)

Full Leaderboard (link)

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Leaderboard thru 54 holes @SonyOpenHawaii: 1. @Brendan_Steele (-18) T2. Kevin Na (-16) T2. @joaconiemann T4. @PeterMalnati (-15) T4. @hoffman_charley T4. @russhenleygolf T4. @Chris_Kirk_ T4. @stewartcink T9. 4 players tied (-14)

January 17th 2021

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What They’re Saying:

Steele in Ideal Place to Make Amends (Golfweek/USA Today)

Steele is Two Strokes Ahead in Sony Open (Sky Sports)

Paradise Not Always Peaceful (Associated Press)

Redemption for Steele, Na, Niemann (PGA Tour com)

The Basics:

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedEXCup @SonyOpenHawaii #SonyOpenHawaii (Join us for some LIVE tweeting during the telecasts).

TV COVERAGE: (On GOLF CHANNEL) Sunday, January 17th (4:00pm-8:00pm ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Sunday (Pregame at 3:00pm. Live coverage 5:00pm-to-finish (ET) - Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio or online via PGATour.com

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On This Day in Golf History:

January 17, 1995 - The Golf Channel, the 24-hour a day network devoted entirely to the sport of golf, made its debut after a ceremonial “flip of the switch” by golf legend and co-founder Arnold Palmer. The idea for the channel stemmed from entrepreneur Joseph Gibbs of Birmingham, Alabama, who thought of the channel in 1991. With the help of Palmer, they raised $80 million in financing to launch the network. (Courtesy Randy Walker), Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

As a side note, Golf Channel was acquired by Comcast in 2001 and they merged it with NBC Sports in 2011.

Up Next:

The American Express is up next, scheduled for January 21-24, 2021 in LaQuinta, California as the tour departs from the great State of Hawaii and head to the USA’s West Coast.

Tournament site: (link)

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