Golf: DeLaet grabs early lead

HONOLULU: An eagle and a birdie-birdie finish helped Canada’s Graham DeLaet grab the clubhouse lead in the $5.5 million Sony Open, the first full-field event of the US PGA Tour season. DeLaet, celebrating his return from back surgery that threatened to derail his career, carded a seven-under par 63 on the par-70 Waialae Country Club course. He had a two-stroke lead over South Korean KJ Choi, Sweden’s Carl Petterson and Kyle Reifers, who were all in the clubhouse on 65.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 14^th, 2012.