Kensai Hirata of Japan opened with four straight birdies, and he got up-and-down for one last birdie on the 18th at Waialae ...
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 ...
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 ...