Jimmy Walker is trying to join elite company on the PGA Tour at the 2016 Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. Unfortunately for him, Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Kisner, Ricky Barnes, Vijay Singh and Morgan Hoffmann had different ideas Thursday.
Walker is the two-time defending champion at this event, and only Tiger Woods, Tom Watson, Steve Stricker and Stuart Appleby have won a tournament three years in a row, per Brian Wacker of PGATour.com.
However, Walker couldn't establish much consistency during the first round, finishing at one under par, and is looking up at the fivesome of leaders who all finished with seven-under 63s.