It’s on to Week 2 of the PGA Tour’s 2025 season.
After the season-opener on the island of Maui, the Tour moves over to Oahu and the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Waialae Country Club, a private club near Diamond Head and the famed Waikiki Beach, has been a part of the PGA Tour schedule since 1965. In 2017, Justin Thomas eagled the 18th to shoot the seventh 59 in Tour history.
When is the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025?
The four-day, 72-hole, stroke-play event starts Thursday, Jan. 9 and concludes Sunday, Jan. 12. There are 144 players in the field. It’s the first full-field event in 2025.
Who is the defending champion of the Sony Open?
A year ago, Grayson Murray claimed the title, his first title on the PGA Tour after a six-year drought.
In May of 2024, Murray returned to his residence in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, before dying by suicide, according to Palm Beach Gardens police. His body was discovered inside a residence, according to police. Murray was 30.
What are the W trees at the Sony Open?
The Waialae Country Club is famous for giant trees that from the letter W. According to the club’s website:
“The coconut trees forming the iconic W, or Waialae’s living logo, play backdrop along with the Pacific Ocean to the green on the member’s 7th Hole.”
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii: Dates, details for PGA Tour event at Waialae
