Davis Riley had a strong finishing stretch to shoot 3-under-par 67 and claim the lead through the third round of the Sony Open on Saturday at Honolulu.
Riley is at 12-under 198 going into Sunday’s final round of the PGA Tour’s season-opening tournament at Waialae Country Club.
Chris Gotterup (68), Kevin Roy (69) and England’s Harry Hall (66) share second place at 10 under. Ryan Gerard (68), England’s John Parry (69) and Canada’s Nick Taylor (70), the defending champion, are three strokes back.
Riley began the round with bogeys on two of the first three holes. He finished by playing the last seven holes in 4 under, including consecutive birdies on Nos. 14 (tap-in) and 15 (putt from 14 1/2 feet). He finished with a birdie on the last hole.
Riley has won twice on the tour, but most recently in 2024 at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Hall’s lone bogey of the round came at No. 15, but he responded with a birdie putt from just inside 10 feet on the next hole. Three of his birdies came with putts from beyond 12 feet as he emerged alone atop the leaderboard by the time he completed his round.
The best rounds of the day were turned in by Canada’s Corey Conners and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama with 65s. Conners moved to 8 under, while Matsuyama is at 6 under.
South Korea’s S.H. Kim (72) was among the co-leaders entering the day and dropped back.
Of the five golfers sharing the lead after Friday’s second round, Belgium’s Adrien Dumont de Chassart (73) had the biggest decline — all the way to a tie for 13th despite an eagle on the par-5 18th.
Fiji’s Vijay Singh, who at age 62 became the oldest player to make a cut on the PGA Tour in nearly three years, moved up with a 68, putting him at 4 under for the tournament.
