Hideki Matsuyama held onto his lead on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup points race with a tie for 16 th at the Sony Open last week giving him 49 points, adding that to the 700 points he earned the week before when he won the season-opening Sentry and the first of the Tour’s Signature Events.

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Hideki Matsuyama can increase his lead on the PGA Tour money list this week at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., which begins on Wednesday and ends on Saturday because of the NFL conference championship games on Sunday.

Hideki Matsuyama, who won the PGA Tour's opening event of the season on Jan. 5 at The Sentry, was in a tie for 29th entering the final round of the Sony Open on Jan. 12 at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Sony Open winner Nick Taylor is the leading earner in this week’s American Express, topping a list of 10 players among the top 20 on the PGA Tour money list who are at PGA West and the La Quinta Country Club in Palm Springs, Calif.

Hideki Matsuyama, who has led the FedEx Cup standings since winning The Sentry to open the Tour season, leads the field. Seventeen of the top 30 on the points list are playing at Torrey Pines and 11 of the top 20.

WM Phoenix Open field has its first three commitments ahead of February's spectacle, including Hideki Matsuyama.

Nick Taylor continues to thrive when it's time for extra ... Last week's winner at The Sentry, Hideki Matsuyama, eagled both par-5 holes, the second on a putt of 14-9 at No. 18, and shot 66 to tie for 16th and maintain his leads on the PGA Tour FedEx ...

As late as the 18th hole at Waiʻalae Country Club, the Canadian was listed as a rank outsider for the title until one shot catapulted him into the

Nick Taylor knows how to drive clutch. The Canadian who is now 3-0 in playoffs can chip and putt in the highest-leverage situations, too.

HONOLULU (AP) — Nick Taylor of Canada delivered another theatrical finish Sunday, this time chipping in for eagle on the 18th hole to get into a playoff at the Sony Open and winning with a superb pitch that set up birdie to defeat Nico Echavarria.