Jon Rahm catches fire, ties lead on record-breaking Saturday at Sentry TOC

Highlights: Rahm matches Thomas' record day

0:004:47Jon Rahm tied a course record Saturday at Kapalua’s Plantation Course that was barely two hours old. He has a chance Sunday to break a record that has remained intact for nearly two decades.

On a gettable Plantation layout that was historically far from fiery, the world’s top-ranked player fired a blistering 12-under 61 to not only tie Cameron Smith for the 54-hole lead at the year-opening Sentry Tournament of Champions but also equal the new course record achieved by Justin Thomas earlier in the round.

Now, both Rahm and Smith, who at 26 under are five shots clear of Daniel Berger in solo third, have their eyes set on Ernie Els’ 31-under…