HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Starting next January, the PGA TOUR’s Sony Open in Hawaii will be replaced at Waialae Country Club by a PGA TOUR Champions event.
The newly named Sony Championship Hawaii will be held the week of Jan. 11 and features a $3 million purse.
PGA TOUR Champions consists of professional golfers age 50 and older, including 35 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
The field will consist of 78 PGA TOUR Champion players from across the world. Pro-am competitions will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by competition rounds from Thursday through Saturday.
All three rounds will be televised on the Golf Channel.
“Sony has been an incredible PGA TOUR partner since 1999, and we are looking forward to beginning this new era with the legends of the game competing on a truly iconic venue in Waialae Country Club,” said PGA TOUR Champions president Miller Brady.
“Welcoming the Sony Championship Hawaii to Waialae is more than hosting a world-class golf event. It’s an opportunity to showcase the spirit of aloha and strengthen the community impact that has uplifted our islands for decades,” said Gov. Josh Green.
Waialae Country Club has hosted the PGA TOUR’s Sony Open in Hawaii every year since 1965.
Over the 28 years that Sony has been an event partner, the company contributed more than $27 million to Hawaii nonprofit organizations, benefiting local families in need.
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