11:07 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — The easygoing vibe in Hawaii is a perfect fit for Matt Kuchar, who spends as much as a month at a time on the islands when his schedule allows. The Sony Open is more about work than play, and he’s having just as much fun. Kuchar ran off

8:17 PM ET ESPN News Services Chez Reavie had a round to remember Friday at the Sony Open. Reavie holed out from the fairway three times for eagle, all on par 4s, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since the PGA Tour first started tracking hole-by-hole records in 1983. Reavie opened on the par-4 10th

12:26 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Ocean views along the golf course seem to suit Adam Svensson of Canada. A year after his victory in the Bahamas that paved his way to the PGA Tour, Svensson capped off a rookie round to remember Thursday with a 10-foot birdie putt on his final hole for

6:15 AM ET European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington has backed Rory McIlroy‘s commitment to the team following the Northern Irishman’s recent comments about the European Tour. McIlroy told reporters at the season-opening Sentry Tournament of Champions last week that he saw the European Tour as a “stepping stone” to its U.S. equivalent, the PGA

11:27 PM ET A PGA Tour event that was to be hosted by Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has been put on hold for 2019 due to an inability to bring together all of the factors needed to stage a tournament in a short time frame. The tour confirmed in a statement Tuesday night

7:08 PM ET ESPN News Services The Plantation course at Kapalua might look the same when Xander Schauffele returns next year to defend his title. But it probably won’t play the same. Kapalua is shutting down the course next month for Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw to begin a restoration project that will include a

4:42 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Shugo Imahira of Japan has been awarded a special invitation to play in the Masters. Imahira won the Bridgestone Open on the Japan Golf Tour and went on to capture the money title on his home tour. He currently is No. 53 in the world ranking. This

3:07 PM ET Justin Timberlake takes his golf seriously. Well, OK, maybe not always. A 1-handicap — if you don’t know golf terminology, that means he can really, really play — Timberlake tried a different approach, one made famous by Adam Sandler in “Happy Gilmore.” Sure, you’ll be distracted by the swing. But watch it

8:49 AM ET Jordan Spieth is starting the new year in Hawaii, the fourth straight year he has made the journey. Of course, there’s a huge difference this time: this debut is at the Sony Open, since Spieth was not eligible for last week’s winners-only Sentry Tournament of Champions. Much has been made of Spieth’s

9:01 AM ET Padraig Harrington was named European Ryder Cup captain on Tuesday, pledging to do all he can to continue the high level of success the team has enjoyed through his playing career. Harrington, 47, a three-time major winner who played on six European teams, takes over for Thomas Bjorn, who oversaw a rousing