FILE – Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, hits on the 13th hole during the final round of The Sentry golf event, Jan. 5, 2025, at Kapalua Plantation …
HONOLULU (Island News) – The Sony Open Hawaii will transition to a PGA TOUR Champions event starting in 2027, with the newly named Sony Championship Hawaii set for the week of January 11-16 at Waialae Country Club.
The tournament will feature a purse of $3 million and a field of 78 PGA TOUR Champions players. Pro-ams will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 12, and Wednesday, Jan. 13, followed by competition rounds from Thursday, Jan. 14, through Saturday, Jan. 16.
The Sony Championship Hawaii will be the sixth PGA TOUR Championships event to be contested on a course that formerly hosted a PGA TOUR event.
“We are excited to welcome the Sony Championship Hawaii to PGA TOUR Champions. Sony has been an incredible PGA TOUR partner since 1999, and we’re looking forward to beginning this new era with the legends of the game competing at a truly iconic venue in Waialae Country Club,” said PGA TOUR Champions President Miller Brandy.
Historic Waialae Country Club has hosted the PGA TOUR’s Sony Open in Hawaii every year since 1965. It has been the setting for some of the PGA TOUR’s most memorable moments, delivering champions such as Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino, as well as current Champions Tour stars Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, Zach Johnson and K.J. Choi.
Over its 28-year partnership with the Sony Open in Hawaii, Sony has contributed more than $27 million to Hawaii nonprofit organizations, benefiting hundreds of local charities that serve vulnerable working families, seniors, under-resourced keiki and economically disadvantaged communities.
“We are delighted to continue Sony’s longstanding commitment to Hawaii and to the meaningful economic, charitable and community impact that professional golf brings to the region,” said Hiroki Totoki, president and CEO of Sony Group Corporation.
As local nonprofits fight to survive with dwindling funding, many agencies are now facing another huge blow.
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