Triad golfer tied for sixth at PGA Tour opener

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…