Henley sets pace as Kuchar closes in

Russell Henley and set a strong target in the Sony Open when he was 6-under over his final six holes and closed with a 30-foot eagle putt for a 7-under 63, and a three-shot lead among the early starters at Waialae, Hawaii, on the PGA Tour yesterday. Henley made the turn by holing a greenside bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 18th hole, only to miss the green long and into a back bunker for bogey on the toughest first hole. That put him at 15-under 125, three shots ahead of Haotong Li (65), and four clear of Matt Kuchar, who has been in Hawaii since four days before Christmas. Keita Nakajima, the No 1 amateur, shot 30 on the back nine for a 64.