Brandt Snedeker leads Sony Open by one

Brandt Snedeker posted a 5-under-par 65 on Friday and seized a one-shot lead over Kevin Kisner after two rounds of the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.

Snedeker, a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour, had five birdies and avoided a bogey during the second round on the par-70, 7,044-yard course to post a 36-hole score of 12-under 128. He is coming off a third-place finish last week in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions after missing the cut in his two previous events.

"I feel more comfortable with how I'm supposed to swing," Snedeker said. "Hopefully, I can keep building on it."

Kisner capped his round with a 12-foot putt for an eagle-3 at the par-5 ninth hole to stand alone at 11 under. He also had four birdies and two bogeys.

Kisner, the current FedEx Cup leader, is bidding to become the first multiple winner on the PGA Tour this season. In Kisner's last three starts, he tied for second in the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, won the RSM Classic and finished ninth in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

"I was proud of the way I stayed patient all day," Kisner said. "That round could have been a few more bogeys if I'd have let not holing any of the putts get to me, but stayed patient, kept hitting good shots and good way to finish it on 9."

Tied for third at 10 under were British Open champion Zach Johnson, Luke Donald of England, Zac Blair and Chez Reavie.

Reavie had the second lowest score of the day with a 66. Donald and Blair each shot 65 and Johnson a 66.

Fifteen players were within four shots of the lead at the halfway point of the tournament.

Among the players at 9 under was 49-year-old Jerry Kelly, who followed a 65 on Thursday with a 66.

First-round leader Vijay Singh, 52, fell back into a tie for 12th at 8 under after a 69. He is bidding to become the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event in history.

Canadian Graham DeLaet's 62 was the low round of the day. He is tied for 36th at 5 under.

Two-time defending champion Jimmy Walker was nine shots out of the lead after a 68.