Patrick Fishburn found some early momentum and Denny McCarthy overcame a sluggish start Friday, both winding up in the same spot -- a share of the lead in the Sony Open going into what figures to be a wide-open weekend at Waialae.

Well, look who's golfing his ball at the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii. Nearly a decade after his last victory, Zach Johnson walked off the course at Waialae Country Club in contention once again on the PGA Tour.

HONOLULU — Kensai Hirata of Japan opened with four straight birdies, and he got up-and-down for one last birdie on the 18th at Waialae for a 7-under 63 and a one-shot lead among the early starters Friday in the Sony Open.

How to watch the 2025 Sony Open on Saturday, including full Saturday TV coverage and streaming info for Round 3 in Hawaii.

The Sony Open kicks off in Hawaii with top pros like Keegan Bradley, Zach Johnson, and Hideki Matsuyama, who recently set a PGA record with a win at the Sentry

How to watch the PGA Tour's 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, including full Sony Open TV coverage and streaming info for the week.

This is second trip to the Sony ... the Hawaii tournaments in the same year. It was most recently done by Justin Thomas in 2017. Johnson first joined the PGA Tour in 2004 at the Sony Open.

Just two of the six golfers who have turned this trick did so by winning the Hawaiian stops in consecutive weeks.

The two-time Major Champion has vaulted into contention at the Sony Open in Hawaii, and PGA Coach Brendon Elliott has five things golfers can learn from Johnson for crisp and consistent contact.

From Thursday's first-round starting times as well as TV information, here's what you need to know about the 2025 Sony Open.

Dunlap finished the year in the FedEx Cup playoffs and comes to The American Express ranked 32nd in the world. At the Sony Open in Hawaii last week, Dunlap tied for 10th. For Dunlap, returning to the scene of his breakthrough victory means reliving old memories.

The PGA Tour leaves Hawaii for the California desert and the European tour resumes its season in the desert of the United Arab Emirates.