HONOLULU — Shigeki Maruyama, who failed to keep his PGA Tour card last year for the first time this decade, fired a 5-under-par 65 in a strong wind for a one-stroke lead Thursday in the Sony Open.
Maruyama’s 5-foot birdie on the par-3 17th knocked Geoff Ogilvy off the top of the leaderboard for the first time this year. Ogilvy, coming off a wire-to-wire victory in the Mercedes-Benz Championship last week, opened with a 66 to join Boo Weekley, Brian Gay and PGA Tour rookie Webb Simpson.
The forecast for today was for gusts up to 50 mph, and the Honolulu public schools already have been closed.
In a fluke start to his season, Chad Campbell forgot to sign up for the event and didn’t realize it until he had made an eight-hour flight from Dallas to Honolulu.
“Not good,” Campbell said. “I had actually thought about it on the plane, that there was a chance I didn’t commit. I found out when I got off the plane.”
• Three-time major champion Vijay Singh had surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss the next three weeks on the PGA Tour.
Cavaliers’ West fractures wrist
CHICAGO — Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West left Thursday’s game against the Bulls with a fractured right wrist after a nasty collision with Chicago’s Derrick Rose. West also had a cut above his left eye that required two stitches.
• Portland Trail Blazers guard Steve Blake will be sidelined for seven to 10 days with a separated right shoulder.
Federer facing tough draw
MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer‘s road to tying Pete Sampras‘ record 14 Grand Slam singles titles goes through Marat Safin and Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open that begins Monday. And that’s before he even reaches the final.
If he makes it, top-ranked Rafael Nadal or fourth-ranked Andy Murray are likely to be waiting.
The women’s draw ensured there’d be no all-Williams final, with sisters Serena and Venus on course to meet in the semis.
• Monica Seles was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, honored for a career in which she won nine Grand Slam singles titles.
Also elected were 1972 French Open champion Andres Gimeno, Association for Tennis Professionals co-founder Donald Dell and the late Robert Johnson, who pioneered the integration of tennis.
Footnotes.
Sidney Crosby sat out the Pittsburgh Penguins’ optional practice with an undisclosed injury,possibly to his left knee, but it might not keep the forward out of tonight’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.
• The New York Islanders signed goalie Wade Dubielewicz from Russia, but he must secure his release. In the interim, the team called up Peter Mannino from their minor-league affiliate. Both goalies are former University of Denver athletes.
• Giniel De Villiers took over the lead of the Dakar Rally after leader and Volkswagen teammate Carlos Sainz dropped out. Sainz missed a sharp turn and his car flipped into a 13-foot ravine during the 12th stage. The Associated Press
