Straka entered the new year with a shaved head, and he finally explained why on Saturday at The American Express, which he leads by four.

Golf pro Sepp Straka just missed out on a top place at the PGA opening competition in Kapalua (Hawaii), which is endowed with 20 million dollars. The

Straka’s round at La Quinta in many ways was the reverse of what might have been expected. Playing the back nine first, Straka made six birdies on the way to a 30, the kind of score generally associated with the front nine at the course that opened in 1959.

Plano’s Will Zalatoris sits at 12-under par, just four strokes off the lead. While TCU’s Tom Hoge is at 6-under par and Dallas resident Tom Kim is at 2-under par.

This story originally ran in May 2023 print edition before a series of wild fires broke out a few months later in August in the state of Hawaii, predominantly causing devastation in Maui. It has been edited to reflect,

Nico to decide the winner of the PGA Tour's first full-field event of the year, the Sony Open in Hawaii. After Hideki Matsuyama blitzed the field at The Sentry last week at Kapalua, Nick Taylor and Nico Echavarria both shot final-round 65s to head into a playoff.

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama is off to a record-breaking start to the new PGA Tour season. The Japanese star made an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole at The Sentry to break the ...

The 2025 season is underway. Tom Hoge paced the field at The Sentry after an opening 9-under 64 at Kapalua's Plantation Course in Hawaii. He leads Will Zalatoris and Hideki Matsuyama by a shot ...

Sepp Straka shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday while his top competitors failed to match his sizzling pace, staking the Austrian to a four-shot lead

Betfair form stats for The American Express with betting tips, latest odds & starting prices in a preview by golf betting expert Andy Swales

HONOLULU — Nick Taylor of Canada delivered another theatrical finish Sunday, this time chipping in for eagle on the 18th hole to get into a playoff at the Sony Open and winning with a superb pitch that set up birdie to defeat Nico Echavarria.