Davis Riley Leads Sony Open by Two After 67

Davis Riley seized a two-stroke lead in the third round of the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii on Saturday, positioning himself for a potential third PGA Tour victory in the season's opening event at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. The 29-year-old American from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, carded a three-under-par 67 amid gusty winds, reaching 12 under for the tournament and pulling ahead of the field with birdies on four of his last seven holes.

Riley, ranked 101st in the Official World Golf Ranking, overcame a shaky start with bogeys on the first and third holes to even par for the front nine. He found his rhythm on the back side, sinking a 60-foot birdie putt at the sixth before adding back-to-back birdies at the 14th and 15th. A birdie at the par-five 18th sealed his round, where he credited a new putter for matching his stroke to the greens' speed and lines. "I just started feeling really good with the swing and I was hitting my start lines," Riley said. "That's the biggest thing in this wind, is hit your start lines and control the curvature."

Tied for second at 10 under are England's Harry Hall, who shot a 66 after rebounding from a bogey at 15 with a birdie at 16; Chris...