Robert Allenby defies pain to share Sony Open lead

USPGA TOUR: ROBERT Allenby ignored a twisted ankle to take a share of the lead after the opening round of the Sony Open in Honolulu.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Jan 2010, 23:35 BST

Updated 15th Jan 2010, 23:59 BST

The Australian fell off a curb in the Hawaiian city on Monday but his injury did not prove detrimental to his first day on the PGA Tour this year in blustery conditions at the Waialae Country Club.

Allenby shot a five-under-par 65 to take a share of a six-way lead in the first full-field tournament of the season with Americans Zach Johnson, Davis Love III, John Merrick, Ryan Palmer and PGA Tour Qualifying School winner Troy Merritt.

The sextet enjoy a one-shot lead over a ten-man group at four under including Steve Stricker and Tom Lehman of the United States, Sweden's Carl Pettersson and Argentina's Angel Cabrera.