That record score to par of 35 under by Hideki Matsuyama at Kapalua last week ... and U.S. captain Zach Johnson. Johnson, who turns 49 next month, holed out with a 9-iron from the third fairway ...

Kensai Hirata of Japan opened with four straight birdies, and he got up-and-down for one last birdie on the 18th at Waialae for a 7-under 63 and a one-shot lead among the early starters Friday in the Sony Open.

Despite remaining in the Aloha State for the 2025 Sony Open, players faced a far stouter test Thursday at Waialae Country Club compared to last week's Plantation Course. Amid a round filled with higher scores and frustrating moments,

Among those right behind were figures from the last Ryder Cup outside Rome — Sepp Straka of Austria, and U.S. captain Zach Johnson ... Hirata said. Hideki Matsuyama, who finished at 35-under ...

Leading first round scores from US PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, California on Wednesday (par-72, USA unless noted):

Scores from the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday -9 Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) 63 -7 Danny Walker (USA) 65 Hayden Springer (USA) 65 -6 Lanto Griffin (USA) 66 Aldrich Potgieter (South Africa) 66

Farmers Insurance Open tee times for Thursday's second round at Torrey Pines, featuring Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day and more.

Åberg took a first-round lead on the PGA Tour for the first time after posting the best opening-round score of his short career. The 25-year-old Swede capitalized on playing the easier North Course at Torrey Pines, hitting 16 of 18 greens in regulation while making eight birdies and an eagle on the coastal links.

Farmers Insurance Open Wednesday tee times for the first round at Torrey Pines, featuring Jason Day, Ludvig Aberg and more.

Sweden's Ludvig Aberg fired a superb nine-under-par 63 to take two-shot after the first round of the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in California on Wednesday.