Denny McCarthy was uncomfortable on the greens, so he made a bold putter change. The change paid off at the first round of the Sony Open.

McCarthy has finished in the top four in strokes gained/putting on the PGA Tour in five of the past six seasons, including finishing first in the category twice. But at The Sentry last week, McCarthy finished 55th in the stat out of a field of 59 players, prompting the 31-year-old to make a move from his trusty Scotty Cameron GoLo N5.

Hall shares a one-shot lead with Adam Schenk, Eric Cole, Denny McCarthy, Tom Hoge and Henrik Norlander. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama carded a three under 67 following his record-breaking victory at ...

Leading second round scores of US PGA Tour Sony Open at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday (par-70):

There's a five-way tie at 6 under following the first round at Waialae Country Club, with Harry Hall, Denny McCarthy, Adam Schenk, Eric Cole and Paul Peterson sharing the lead. The purse at the ...