Sony Open in Hawaii
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The Sony Open in Hawaii is a professional golf
tournament on the PGA Tour
, and is part of the tour's FedEx Cup Series
. It has been contested at the Waialae Country Club
in Honolulu, Hawaii
since the event's modern-day inception as the Hawaiian Open in 1965. Starting in 1971, the tournament was held in either January or February. Currently, it is held in January, the second overall event and the first full-field event on the PGA Tour schedule.
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
PO - won in playoff
Golf
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tournament on the PGA Tour
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, and is part of the tour's FedEx Cup Series
FedEx Cup
The FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction marked the first time that men's professional golf had a playoff system. Announced in November 2005, it was first awarded in 2007 after a NASCAR-like points race. Bill Haas is the current champion...
. It has been contested at the Waialae Country Club
Waialae Country Club
Waialae Country Club is a private country club in Honolulu, Hawaii.Founded in 1927 and designed by Seth Raynor, it features a 7,125 yard 18-hole course. It annually hosts the Sony Open in Hawaii, though the event has had several corporate sponsors...
in Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
since the event's modern-day inception as the Hawaiian Open in 1965. Starting in 1971, the tournament was held in either January or February. Currently, it is held in January, the second overall event and the first full-field event on the PGA Tour schedule.
Isao Aoki
- In 1983, Isao AokiIsao Aokiis one of Japan's most successful golfers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964...
became Japan's first winner on the PGA Tour. He holed out a wedge shot for an eagle-3 on the 72nd hole to beat Jack RennerJack Renner (golfer)Jack Renner is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1977–1988, and on the Champions Tour from 2006–2007....
by a stroke.
Tadd Fujikawa
- In the 2007 Sony Open, at the age of 16 years and 4 days, amateur Tadd FujikawaTadd FujikawaTadd Fujikawa is a Japanese American professional golfer. Playing as an amateur at age 15, he qualified for the 2006 U.S. Open, the youngest golfer ever to do so. In 2007, he made the cut in a PGA Tour event at the Sony Open in Hawaii...
become the second youngest player ever to make a 36-hole cut in an official PGA TourPGA TourThe PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
event. His achievement was highlighted by a 15-foot eagle putt on his 36th hole, Waialae'sWaialae Country ClubWaialae Country Club is a private country club in Honolulu, Hawaii.Founded in 1927 and designed by Seth Raynor, it features a 7,125 yard 18-hole course. It annually hosts the Sony Open in Hawaii, though the event has had several corporate sponsors...
551-yard par-5 18th. Incidentally, the 2006 PGA Tour Media Guide says that the youngest player ever to make a 36-hole cut in an official Tour event was Bob PanasikBob PanasikRobert R. Panasik is a Canadian professional golfer. He is the youngest player ever the make the cut in a PGA Tour event....
(15 years, 8 months and 20 days) at the 1957 Canadian Open.
Michelle Wie
- The Sony Open has gained attention for giving female golfer Michelle WieMichelle WieMichelle Sung Wie is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie would also become the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for a LPGA Tour event...
numerous sponsor invitations (PGA Tour Exemption #12) to play in the event. She has not made the cut in any of her four appearances: 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The then 18-year-old Wie did not receive one of four available sponsor exemptions to play in the event in 2008. Notably, Alex Ching, a 17-year-old former high school classmate of Wie, did receive one of the exemptions for 2008.
Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | 1st Prize ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Open in Hawaii | |||||
| 2011 | Mark Wilson Mark Wilson (golfer) Mark Joseph Wilson is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Wilson was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and currently resides in Elmhurst, Illinois.-Professional career:... |
264 | -16 | 990,000 | |
| 2010 | Ryan Palmer Ryan Palmer Ryan Palmer is a chess player of Jamaican origin; he was the Jamaican National Champion in 1992. During the academic years of 2004-2007, he taught mathematics at Adams' Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire, and now has moved to the United States, to pursue further studies... |
265 | -15 | 990,000 | |
| 2009 | Zach Johnson Zach Johnson Zach Johnson is an American golfer, winner of the 2007 Masters Tournament.Zach Johnson may also refer to:* Zack "Jick" Johnson, one of the creators of Kingdom of Loathing* Zachary Johnson, former drummer for The Fray... |
265 | -15 | 972,000 | |
| 2008 | K. J. Choi Choi Kyung-Ju Choi Kyung-Ju , also known as K. J. Choi. is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Since turning pro in 1994, he has won a total of eighteen professional golf tournaments worldwide, including eight on the PGA Tour, making him Asia's most successful golfer. His... |
266 | -14 | 954,000 | |
| 2007 | Paul Goydos Paul Goydos Paul David Goydos is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.-Early life:... |
266 | -14 | 936,000 | |
| 2006 | David Toms David Toms David Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship... |
261 | -19 | 918,000 | |
| 2005 | Vijay Singh Vijay Singh Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008... |
269 | -11 | 864,000 | |
| 2004 | Ernie Els Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing... |
262PO | -18 | 864,000 | |
| 2003 | Ernie Els Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing... |
264PO | -16 | 810,000 | |
| 2002 | Jerry Kelly Jerry Kelly Jerome Patrick Kelly is an American professional golfer.Kelly was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turned professional later that year, but didn't make it onto the PGA Tour until 1996. This followed a successful 1995 season on the second tier... |
266 | -14 | 720,000 | |
| 2001 | Brad Faxon Brad Faxon Bradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island... |
260 | -20 | 720,000 | |
| 2000 | Paul Azinger Paul Azinger Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:... |
261 | -19 | 522,000 | |
| 1999 | Jeff Sluman Jeff Sluman Jeffrey George Sluman is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories.-Early years:... |
271 | -9 | 468,000 | |
| United Airlines Hawaiian Open | |||||
| 1998 | John Huston | 260 | -28 | 324,000 | |
| 1997 | Paul Stankowski Paul Stankowski Paul Francis Stankowski is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.... |
271PO | -17 | 216,000 | |
| 1996 | Jim Furyk Jim Furyk James Michael Furyk is an American professional golfer, 2010 FedEx Cup champion, and 2010 PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk is known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing... |
277PO | -11 | 216,000 | |
| 1995 | John Morse John Morse John Paul Morse is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Amateur career:Morse was born in Marshall, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan and was an All-American member of the golf team and Big-10 Champion in 1980. He won the 1978 Michigan Amateur... |
269 | -19 | 216,000 | |
| 1994 | Brett Ogle Brett Ogle Brett Ogle is an Australian professional golfer.Ogle was born in Sydney, New South Wales, where he still resides. He turned professional in 1985, joining the PGA Tour of Australasia the following year... |
269 | -19 | 216,000 | |
| 1993 | Howard Twitty Howard Twitty Howard Allen Twitty is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; and who currently plays on the Champions Tour.... |
269 | -19 | 216,000 | |
| 1992 | John Cook John Cook (golfer) John Neuman Cook is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour.... |
265 | -23 | 216,000 | |
| United Hawaiian Open | |||||
| 1991 | Lanny Wadkins Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988.... |
270 | -18 | 198,000 | |
| Hawaiian Open | |||||
| 1990 | David Ishii David Ishii David S. Ishii is an American golfer of Japanese descent.Ishii grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and graduated from Kauai High School. He turned professional in 1979. He led the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 1987... |
279 | -9 | 180,000 | |
| 1989 | Gene Sauers Gene Sauers Gene Craig Sauers is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Sauers was born in Savannah, Georgia. His father started him playing golf at the age of 9. He attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia... |
197 | -19 | 135,000 | |
| 1988 | Lanny Wadkins Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988.... |
271 | -17 | 108,000 | |
| 1987 | Corey Pavin Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.-Biography:... |
270PO | -18 | 108,000 | |
| 1986 | Corey Pavin Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.-Biography:... |
272 | -16 | 90,000 | |
| 1985 | Mark O'Meara Mark O'Meara Mark Francis O'Meara is an American professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s... |
267 | -21 | 90,000 | |
| 1984 | Jack Renner Jack Renner (golfer) Jack Renner is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1977–1988, and on the Champions Tour from 2006–2007.... |
271PO | -17 | 90,000 | |
| 1983 | Isao Aoki Isao Aoki is one of Japan's most successful golfers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964... |
268 | -20 | 58,500 | |
| 1982 | Wayne Levi Wayne Levi Wayne John Levi is an American golfer.Levi was born in Little Falls, New York and attended high school in Herkimer, New York. He enrolled at Oswego State University for two years and then the University of South Florida briefly, before turning professional in 1973.Levi went on to win 12 times on... |
277 | -11 | 58,500 | |
| 1981 | Hale Irwin Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was... |
265 | -23 | 58,500 | |
| 1980 | Andy Bean Andy Bean Thomas Andrew Bean is an American professional golfer who previously played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour... |
266 | -22 | 58,500 | |
| 1979 | Hubert Green Hubert Green Hubert Myatt Green is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.... |
267 | -21 | 54,000 | |
| 1978 | Hubert Green Hubert Green Hubert Myatt Green is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.... |
274PO | -14 | 50,000 | |
| 1977 | Bruce Lietzke Bruce Lietzke Bruce Alan Lietzke is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas... |
273 | -15 | 48,000 | |
| 1976 | Ben Crenshaw Ben Crenshaw Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas, where he won three NCAA Championships from 1971 to 1973... |
270 | -18 | 46,000 | |
| 1975 | Gary Groh Gary Groh Gary Groh is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.Groh was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Michigan State University and turned pro in 1968.... |
274 | -14 | 44,000 | |
| 1974 | Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
271 | -17 | 44,000 | |
| 1973 | John Schlee John Schlee John H. Schlee was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Schlee was born in Kremmling, Colorado and grew up in Seaside, Oregon, where he was known as Jack Schlee. He served two years in the U.S. Army starting in 1957. Schlee attended Memphis State... |
273 | -15 | 40,000 | |
| 1972 | Grier Jones | 274PO | -14 | 40,000 | |
| 1971 | Tom Shaw Tom Shaw (golfer) Thomas G. Shaw is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Shaw was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended the University of Oregon in Eugene from 1959–1962, and was an All-American member of the golf team. He helped Oregon win the Pacific... |
273 | -15 | 40,000 | |
| 1969 | Bruce Crampton Bruce Crampton Bruce Crampton is an Australian professional golfer.Crampton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Kogarah High School from 1948-1950. He turned professional in 1953.... |
274 | -14 | 25,000 | |
| 1968 | Lee Trevino Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:... |
272 | -16 | 25,000 | |
| 1967 | Dudley Wysong Dudley Wysong Henry Dudley Wysong, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.Wysong was born, raised and lived all his life in and around McKinney, Texas. One of the people who taught Wysong how to play golf was Byron Nelson. In 1961, Wysong lost the final round of the U.S... |
284PO | -4 | 20,000 | |
| 1966 | Ted Makalena Ted Makalena Theodore "Ted" Makalena was an American professional golfer who played in the 1960s.Makalena was born and raised in Hawaii, where he attended St. Louis High School in Honolulu... |
271 | -17 | 8,500 | |
| 1965 | Gay Brewer Gay Brewer Gay Robert Brewer, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament.... |
281PO | -7 | 9,000 | |
| Previous incarnations recognized by PGA Tour. | |||||
| 1948 | Cary Middlecoff Cary Middlecoff Emmett Cary Middlecoff was a dentist who gave up his practice to become a professional golfer on the PGA Tour in the 1940s.... |
 United States |
274 | -10 | 2,000 |
| 1947 | E.J. "Dutch" Harrison | United States |
275 | -13 | 2,000 |
| 1929 | Craig Wood Craig Wood (golfer) Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams .... |
United States |
289 | +1 | 1,600 |
| 1928 | Bill Mehlhorn Bill Mehlhorn William Earl Mehlhorn was an American golfer who played on the PGA Tour in its early days, and was at his best in the 1920s.... |
United States |
291 | ||
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
PO - won in playoff
Multiple winners
Four men have won this tournament more than once through 2011.- 2 wins
- Ernie ElsErnie ElsTheodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing...
: 2003, 2004 - Hubert GreenHubert GreenHubert Myatt Green is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level....
: 1978, 1979 - Corey PavinCorey PavinCorey Allen Pavin is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.-Biography:...
: 1986, 1987 - Lanny WadkinsLanny WadkinsJerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988....
: 1988, 1991
- Ernie Els
Records
- Tournament record: 260 (John Huston, 1998; Brad FaxonBrad FaxonBradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island...
, 2001) - 54-Hole record: 194 (John Huston, 1998; Brad FaxonBrad FaxonBradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island...
, 2001) - 36-Hole record: 128 (Davis Love IIIDavis Love IIIDavis Milton Love III is an American professional golfer.Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. He earned his PGA Tour card in the fall of 1985, on his first attempt. He quickly established himself on the PGA...
, 1994; John Huston, 1998; Paul AzingerPaul AzingerPaul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:...
, 2000; Brad FaxonBrad FaxonBradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island...
, 2001; John CookJohn Cook (golfer)John Neuman Cook is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour....
, 2002) - 18-Hole record: 60 (Davis Love IIIDavis Love IIIDavis Milton Love III is an American professional golfer.Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. He earned his PGA Tour card in the fall of 1985, on his first attempt. He quickly established himself on the PGA...
, 1994 - par was 72) - Course record: 62 (John CookJohn Cook (golfer)John Neuman Cook is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour....
, Charles Howell IIICharles Howell IIICharles Gordon Howell III is an American golfer. He has been featured in the top 15 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Early years and amateur career:...
, 2002; Steve Allan, Frank LickliterFrank LickliterFranklin Ray Lickliter II is an American professional golfer. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings....
, 2004; Ernie ElsErnie ElsTheodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing...
, 2005; Tadd FujikawaTadd FujikawaTadd Fujikawa is a Japanese American professional golfer. Playing as an amateur at age 15, he qualified for the 2006 U.S. Open, the youngest golfer ever to do so. In 2007, he made the cut in a PGA Tour event at the Sony Open in Hawaii...
, 2009)
External links
- Official website
- PGATOUR.com tournament website
- Sony Open In Hawaii results since 1971 - Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings
- FINALLY! The teenager makes a cut - a golfchannel.com article on Tadd Fujikawa and Michelle Wie, January 12, 2007.