English Low Among Bulldogs After Round 1 at Sony Open

Harris English is currently tied for 17th at the Sony Open in Hawaii

Harris English is low among the seven Bulldogs in the field this week after 18 holes at the Sony Open in Hawaii.  English got off to a fast start by making birdie on three of his first four holes and at one point during his back nine, he was alone atop the leaderboard.  Harris was able to post a 3 under par 67 that was good enough to put him in a tie for 17th.

English is followed by Brendon Todd who stands at 2 under and is tied for 30th.  Chris Kirk's 1 under 69 was good enough to put him in a tie for 45th. 

Erik Compton and Ryuji Imada both fired a 1 over par 71 and sit in a tie for 80th.  Brian Harman is tied for 100th at 2 over and Kevin Kisner is tied for 121st at 3 over.

Ryuji Imada will be the first Bulldog on the course today when he tees off at 12:30 eastern time.  He will be joined in the morning wave by Erik Compton, Brian Harman and Chris Kirk.  Live scoring can be followed at http://www.pgatour.com/ and television coverage will begin at 7:00 pm on The Golf Channel.

7 Dawgs in the Field at Sony Open in Hawaii

There will be seven former Bulldogs in the field this week in the Sony Open at Waialae CC for the first full field event of the 2012 PGA Tour Season.
Erik Compton, Brian Harman, and Harris English will be starting their rookie seasons on tour at the Sony.  Of those three rookies, English is the only one who has never competed in a PGA Tour event.  Compton is no stranger to PGA Tour events, having played in over 30 of them in his career.  Harman is also familial with the PGA Tour as he has received numerous sponsor exemptions as both an amateur and a professional.

Brendon Todd returns to the PGA Tour this season after playing the tour as a rookie in 2009.  Kevin Kisner, who started his rookie season a year ago at the Sony Open, is back for his sophomore season on tour.

Ryuji Imada will tee it up in Hawaii after spending the three previous weeks in Japan.  Chris Kirk is looking to continue his strong start on tour in 2012 after finishing 7th last week.  Kirk's 16 under par for the final three days and was only bested by the winner, Steve Stricker.

Television coverage of the Sony Open will be on The Golf Channel beginning at 7 pm for the first two rounds.  Live scoring can also be followed at http://www.pgatour.com/