- 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)
260Brad Faxon (2001)
to-par = -28 John Huston (1998)
Current Champion = K.J. ChoiThe Sony Open in Hawaii is a professional
golf tournament on thePGA Tour , and is part of the tour's FedEx Cup Series. It has been contested at theWaialae Country Club inHonolulu, 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, 1991Records
*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 officialPGA 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 1957Canadian 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.
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