Sony Open in Hawaii

Infobox_Golf_Tournament
tournament_name = Sony Open in Hawaii
nickname =


location = Honolulu, Hawaii
establishment = 1965
course = Waialae Country Club
par = 70
yardage = 7,060
tour = PGA Tour
format = Stroke play
purse = $5,300,000
month_played = January
aggregate = 260 John Huston (1998)
260 Brad Faxon (2001)
to-par = -28 John Huston (1998)
Current Champion = K.J. Choi

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 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.

Winners

Multiple winners

Four men have won this tournament more than once through 2007.

*2 wins
**Ernie Els: 2003, 2004
**Hubert Green: 1978, 1979
**Corey Pavin: 1986, 1987
**Lanny Wadkins: 1988, 1991

Records

*Tournament Record: 260 (John Huston, 1998; Brad Faxon, 2001)
*54-Hole Record: 194 (John Huston, 1998; Brad Faxon, 2001)
*36-Hole Record: 128 (Davis Love III, 1994; John Huston, 1998; Paul Azinger, 2000; Brad Faxon, 2001; John Cook, 2002)
*18-Hole Record: 60 (Davis Love III, 1994 - Par was 72)
*Course Record: 62 (John Cook, Charles Howell III, 2002; Steve Allan, Frank Lickliter II, 2004; Ernie Els, 2005)

Notable appearances

Isao Aoki

* In 1983, Isao Aoki became Japan's first winner on the PGA Tour. He holed out wedge shot on 72nd hole to beat Jack Renner by a stroke.

Tadd Fujikawa

* In the 2007 Sony Open, at the age of 16 years and 4 days, amateur Tadd Fujikawa become the second youngest player ever to make a 36-hole cut in an official PGA Tour event. His achievement was highlighted by a 15-foot eagle putt on his 36th hole, Waialae's 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 Panasik (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 Wie numerous sponsor invitations ( [http://www.pgatour.com/players/pgatour-exempt/ 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.

External links

* [http://www.sonyopeninhawaii.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r006 PGATOUR.com tournament website]
* [http://66.128.148.121/cgi.pan$winners&Sony_Open_in_Hawaii&&pga?golfstats Sony Open In Hawaii results since 1971 - Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings]
* [http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15101&select=21529 FINALLY! The teenager makes a cut] - a golfchannel.com article on Tadd Fujikawa and Michelle Wie, January 12, 2007.