Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Henley holds 2-shot lead

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Russell Henley made a series of key putts late in his round Saturday and salvaged a 3-under 67 that gave him a two-shot lead over Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama in the Sony Open. Matsuyama made up plenty of ground with a 63, taking only 25 putts even if he had no idea how some of them went in. He caught up with Henley briefly by closing with a 15-foot birdie putt. Henley regained the lead with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole. He kept it by avoiding a long threeputt on the 16th, making a come- backer from 8 feet. He made a 15-footer on the 17th to create a cushion. Starting out with a threeshot lead and posting a 67 was not the worst of days for Henley. He was a 18-under 192 and will be paired with Matsuyama, as popular in Honolulu as any stop on the PGA Tour outside Japan.

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