Australia’s Cam Davis says he felt “rusty” earlier than nailing 9 birdies in simply his second occasion of 2024 to grab a two-shot lead on the $12 million Sony Open in Hawaii.
After lacking the lower on the season-opening Sentry in Maui final week, the world No.44 managed his means by windy circumstances and “form of exploded a bit” in his run residence with 5 birdies in his closing six holes to card a gap spherical 8-under 62.
It gave Davis a two-shot lead over American Taylor Montgomery on the Waialae Nation Membership in Honolulu as he seems to be to construct on a barnstorming end to 2023
“Truthfully I felt like I used to be just a bit rusty. Simply didn’t have a lot — effectively, didn’t put many rounds of golf collectively earlier than final week and it form of confirmed early within the week,” Davis stated.
“Because it progressed I began determining what wasn’t working, what was working and, yeah, Sunday final week I began to place some constant pictures collectively.
“I assumed, effectively, so long as I can construct off that spherical and proceed that on to this week and subsequent week, that’s the form of momentum I used to be in search of. It was very cool to again it up with a very good spherical.
“Yeah, simply form of constructed a spherical slowly after which form of exploded slightly bit there on the finish with a couple of in a row yeah, very enjoyable to not be stressing for pars at present and having a lot of putts for birdie.”
Davis rose to a career-high greatest rating of 42 in 2023 and had top-10 finishes in six of his closing 9 occasions to safe a spot within the top-50 and a spot at subsequent 12 months’s Masters.
“I felt like the primary three quarters of the season was most likely a C, C minus. The final couple months become near an A for me,” he stated.
“To show it from the place I used to be mentally and the swing the place I made a bunch of Prime 10s in a row to get to the Playoffs, that was a really satisfying means it finish all of it.
“I’d say B total. I want to suppose I’ve much more within the tank and much more good outcomes coming my means this 12 months and to enhance upon that. I felt like I did an incredible job simply personally the place I felt I used to be at halfway by final 12 months to solidify a fairly good schedule this 12 months.”
Davis is the one Australian within the Sony Open.