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HONOLULU — Brendan Steele atoned for one bad swing with three straight birdies for a 4-under 66 that gave him a share of the early lead with Cameron Davis on another windy day at the Sony Open.Justin Thomas could attest to that. Coming off a playoff victory last week on Maui, he made only one putt over 10 feet in two rounds, made two double bogeys on Friday and was headed toward his first weekend off since the U.S. Open.Steele and Davis, who also had a 66, were at 6-under 134.
Bradley finished last year at No. 51 in the world ranking, just outside the top 50 who earned invitations to the Masters. There's another world ranking cutoff the week before the Masters. He also could take care of an invitation by winning. Approach shots that typically bounce forward are now spinning back. Pitch marks are found more easily than an ABC Store in Waikiki Beach.“I have not played in wind this tough,” Palmer said “You're pumping 6-iron from 145.. That says a lot of what the winds are doing.”Steele was poised for a big finish when he holed a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 4 and a 35-footer for birdie on No. 5, moving up the board with four holes to play in his second round.
Thomas has not finished out of the top 20 in the last seven months, and his confidence was high after winning the Sentry Tournament of Champions. The last time he won at Kapalua, he came over to Waialae and shot 59 on his way to a PGA Tour record of 253 for 72 holes.
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