Mason advances to Sony qualifier

Nick Mason shot a 4-under-par 68 yesterday at Turtle Bay Resort's Arnold Palmer Course, tops at a pre-qualifier for the Sony Open in Hawaii.

The top 50 scorers, plus ties, from yesterday's round will be joined by 32 PGA Tour members in today's qualifier. They will compete for four spots in the Sony Open, which begins Thursday at Waialae Country Club.

John Kelly of St. Louis, Mo., trailed Mason, a former Hawaii-Hilo golfer, by one stroke yesterday.

Hawaii players Kevin Hayashi, T.J. Kua, Tadd Fujikawa, Parker McLachlin and Dean Wilson are already in the field.

Bode earns spot in Challenger

Henrik Bode won the final of the Honolulu Challenger Wild-Card Tournament when top-seeded Ikaika Jobe retired due to injury in the second set yesterday at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park Tennis Complex.

Bode won the first set 7-6 (3) and earned a spot in the main draw of the Honolulu Challenger scheduled for Jan. 24-31.