A Triad resident is near the top of the leaderboard on the first day of the first 2026 PGA Tour event.
Alex Smalley, a former Duke golfer who makes his home in Greensboro and plays out of Sedgefield, shot 6-under-par 64 Thursday at the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
The 29-year-old Smalley made eight birdies and two bogeys to tie for sixth, two shots behind the leaders, defending champion Nick Taylor and Kevin Roy…