Rory and Tiger will start their year's in Abu Dhabi nest week, but the first full field event of this 2013 season got under way on Thursday on Oahu, the Sony Open and all five of our Canucks make their debuts
Round 4 wrap
Russell Henley, who made two prior starts on the PGA TOUR as an amateur, became the first player in 12 years to win in his debut as a TOUR rookie member.
He recorded the third-best score for a 72-hole tournament in PGA TOUR history, and a record score at the Sony Open in Hawaii by four shots en route to tying Dustin Johnson atop the FedExCup standings with 500 points.
He finished with five straight birdies -- only one of them inside 10 feet -- for a 29 on the back nine and a 7-under 63, the lowest finish by a Sony Open winner.
Henley finished at 24-under 256, breaking by four shots the Sony Open scoring record held by Brad Faxon in 2001 and John Huston in 1998. It was the third-lowest score for a 72-hole tournament in PGA TOUR history, two shots behind Tommy Armour III in 2003 at the Valero Texas Open and a shot back of Steve Stricker’s 255 at the 2009 Bob Hope Classic
And that wasn't the only mark Henley left on Waialae Country Club. He set tournament records for the low 36-hole score after his 63-63 start, he shared the 54-hole record with Langley and set another tournament record with the lowest final round by a champion
Stephen Ames is the top Canadian T20 65, 67 70 67 -11, David Hearn T31 67 70 66 68 -9 and Brad Fritsch T36 67 70 67 68 -8
I 'll be covering them as always right here all year and of course on air daily M-F 7-9am www.nextsportstar.com and every Sunday morning between 8-10am at www.isr1050.com
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Bryan Angus
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