England’’s Justin Rose fired an opening three under par 67 in the Sony Open in Hawaii to lie among a group of nine players just one stroke off the lead after the first round.
Americans Brett Quigley, Stewart Cink, Tom Byrum and Hank Kuehne fired four under par 66s to share the first round lead at the Sony Open while defending champion Ernie Els, trying to become the first player to record three wins in a row in this tournament, was buffeted by gusty winds as he posted a one over 71 at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
World number one Vijay Singh, who led through three rounds at last week's Mercedes Championships before being overhauled by Stuart Appleby, bogeyed the first but an eagle at the ninth helped him return a one under par 69.
"An under par score will be good for today," said Singh, who dominated last season by winning nine events and more than $10 million in prize money.
"The whole course was tough today with these winds. It's very hard to keep the ball in play. The winds are causing havoc out there."
