Tom Hoge took a one-stroke lead in the first round as the 2025 PGA Tour season teed off at The Sentry in Hawaii.
The American shot a nine-under-par 64 to lead fellow countryman Will Zalatoris and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama by one stroke.
The 35-year-old opened with four birdies in his first five holes, finishing the day with 10 birdies and a lone bogey on the sixth.
Matsuyama carded a birdie-eagle-birdie run on the back nine as he made his move up the leaderboard.
Cameron Young and Collin Morikawa are two behind in third place.
Xander Schauffele, the highest-ranked player in the field, finished the first round on 72.
The tournament brings together 31 PGA Tournament winners and 29 players who finished inside the top 50 FedEx Cup standings last year.
World number one Scottie Scheffler was ruled out after undergoing surgery to repair a hand injury sustained while cooking Christmas dinner.
