Grayson Murray claims Sony Open in Hawaii title in a playoff
Grayson Murray won the Sony Open in Hawaii today, sinking a 38-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to outlast Byeong Hun An and Keegan Bradley. Read more
Dave Reardon
Dave Reardon writes about mostly sports for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. He was born in Honolulu and attended Pearl City High School, Northwestern University and the University of Hawaii.
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In addition to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the Honolulu Advertiser at various times since 1981, he worked at the Gainesville Sun in Florida, and his writing has also appeared in national publications including Sports Illustrated and the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. He has won more than 10 state or national awards for sports column, feature and news reporting while at one time or another covering every sports beat in Hawaii, and has also been honored for nutrition and medical reporting while at Island Scene magazine.
In his free time he teaches sports journalism at UH-Manoa and does volunteer work.
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Bradley, Murray go down to the wire tied for Sony Open lead
Keegan Bradley and Grayson Murray are tied for the lead at 14 under, and seven other players are within three shots of the lead, including Sam Stevens who is alone at 13 under, and who will join them in the final group that tees off at 9:50 this morning. Read more
Bradley and Murray lead Sony Open entering final round
Keegan Bradley and Grayson Murray enter the final round of the PGA’s Sony Open at Hawaii on Sunday tied for the lead at 14 under par. Read more
Eckroat, Yuan, An tied for first after 36 holes at Sony Open
None of the three leaders has won a PGA Tour event. Read more
3 tied atop packed Sony Open leaderboard
A pack of 10 players, including Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk and first-round leader Cam Davis, is one shot off the pace at Waialae Country Club. Read more
Blustery Sony conditions not an issue for Davis
A little wind didn’t bother Cam Davis, who made four birdies in a row on the back nine Thursday afternoon to grab the lead after the first day of play at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Read more
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Davis leads as darkness halts Sony Open first round
Cam Davis shot 8-under-par 62 in windy conditions at Waialae Country Club this afternoon to take a two-shot lead as darkness suspended the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Read more
Kim relishes his debut at the Sony Open
It took Chan Kim a decade longer than he had hoped, but today he is exactly where he dreamed golf would take him someday. The fact that it is just a couple of miles from where he grew up is a bonus. Read more
Chris Kirk stays cool, calm and consistent in winning The Sentry by 1
Chris Kirk wants to savor this moment for a couple of days. Read more
Kirk’s steady week results in The Sentry golf title
Chris Kirk shot 8-under-par 65 today and 29 under for the tournament to win The Sentry at the Plantation Course at Kapalua. Read more
Kirk in the driver’s seat at Kapalua’s Plantation Course
Kirk, 38 and a five-time PGA Tour winner, enters the final round at the Plantation Course at Kapalua at 21 under. He grabbed the solo lead with a birdie on No. 18 Saturday to complete his third round at 7-under-par 66. Read more
Chris Kirk shoots into lead at Kapalua golf
Kirk, who tied for second at last year’s Sony Open, completed the first three rounds of the PGA Tour’s season-opening event at 21 under par. Read more
Scheffler stays calm, cool in surging to Sentry lead
Any golfer will tell you: Maintaining a cool head and staying off of tilt is the most important key to success. Read more
Scheffler at 16 under to lead The Sentry on Maui after 2 rounds
Scheffler was just a couple of inches off from making it 10 under for the day, barely missing a long putt for eagle on No. 18. Read more
Sahith Theegala leads by 1 shot after the first round of The Sentry on Maui
Sahith Theegala says he never had a sophomore slump on the PGA Tour in 2023, no matter what it might have looked like to others. Read more
Sahith Theegala leads after first round of The Sentry at Kapalua
Sahith Theegala shot 9-under par 64 to lead after the first round of The Sentry today at the Kapalua Plantation Course. Read more
This year’s Sentry will have special meaning to Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa already knows this will be one of the most memorable weeks of his golf life, regardless of what occurs on the course starting with today’s first round of The Sentry. Read more
Hawaii’s Olympians and quarterbacks are the storylines to watch for 2024
The New Year brings with it many new questions about the place of Hawaii’s teams and athletes in the sports world. Read more
Maui wildfires’ impact widespread in Hawaii sports
The three biggest stories of the Hawaii sports year that concludes at midnight did not end with victories on fields or courts. Read more
Dave Reardon: All the Hawaii connections couldn’t help spur Spartans
Sometimes, in years when Hawaii doesn’t make it to its own bowl game — usually because of not enough wins, once because of too many — one of the squads that does get in is the surrogate home team. Read more
Georgia Tech holds off ‘Bows to end Diamond Head repeat bid
UH fell to 8-3 heading into Sunday’s third-place game against TCU (9-2) at 1:30 p.m. Read more
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