Snedeker sets the target at Waialae

Brandt Snedeker has a one-shot lead midway through the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Scott Piercy waves to the galley on on the third green during the second round of the Sony Open golf …

Snedeker fired a 65 for a 12-under 128 as he seized a one-stroke lead over Kevin Kisner, who shot a 66 for a 129 while Zach Johnson (66), Luke Donald (65), Zac Blaire (65) and Chez Reavie (63) all pooled 130s. Singh is stick around next week for the Champions Tour opener on the Big Island.

On the par-3 fourth, Snedeker made a 20-foot birdie putt, and then finished with a good chip out of the rough to 4 feet for birdie on the ninth. The 52-year-old Singh is looking to become the oldest victor in PGA Tour history. It’s been the same way for the last five, six years. “So I picked it up yesterday and started reading a few of the things that I’ve been doing”.

The plan, he said, is “to attack the golf course instead of just trying to put it in the fairway and trying to make a good swing”.

The name of the book? “I was striping it today, and that’s what you need to do at this place”.

He laughed, always a good sign.

Two dozen players were separated by five shots at the halfway point including Aussies Senden and Leishman, who are at seven-under the card, while New Zealand ace Danny Lee is eight-under.

The bad news? Rain was in the forecast for Friday.

Kisner, who earned his breakthrough PGA Tour win in the final event of 2015, is again in position for a high finish and perhaps a second victory. Sam Snead was 52 years, 10 months and 8 days when he won the 1965 Greater Greensboro Open.

Having been around that long, however, brings some perspective.

“I feel like I’m playing great, so it should be fun”, Snedeker said about the weekend at Waialae. Funk shot a 65. It’s still early in the tournament, but Singh’s performance gives golf fans flashes of Davis Love III’s win at the Wyndham Championship.

Of the five coleaders, Snedeker and Kisner were the only afternoon starters.

They are longtime friends with similar games. Neither of them takes long to hit the ball. Snedeker seemed to lose the momentum of an eagle at the 10th with his lone bogey of the day at 14. He started on the back nine and bogeyed holes 12th, one, two and sixth.