Although it’s a week later than ususal, the PGA Tour is back in Hawaii to start its season.
Sadly, we skipped Kapalua but the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club is quite a nice place to shake off rust and ease into the year. The strong field is playing for $9.1 million with the winner taking home $1.638 for a victory.
Canadian Nick Taylor is back to defend his title from a year ago and is looking to become the first back-to-back winner here since Jimmy Walker in 2014-15. Jordan Spieth is here for the first time in three years. He finished third at Waialae in 2017.
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Russell Henley (5), J.J. Spaun (6), Robert MacIntyre (7) and Ben Griffin (8) are the four top-10 ranked players competing this week. All four men played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team last year and their captain, Keegan Bradley, is playing this week too. He’s ranked 14th in the world.
Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa are other notable names competing in Hawaii. The side competition starts this week, the Aon Swing 5, where players can earn points to elevate themselves into playing in some of the tour’s signature events.
Here’s the breakdown of what each player will earn this week who makes the cut. Check back here Sunday for updates shortly after play is complete.
WIN: $1.638 million
2: $991,900
3: $627,900
4: $445,900
5: $373,100
6: $329,875
7: $307,125
8: $284,375
9: $266,175
10: $247,975
11: $229,775
12: $211,575
13: $193,375
14: $175,175
15: $166,075
16: $156,975
17: $147,875
18: $138,775
19: $129,675
20: $120,575
21: $111,475
22: $102,375
23: $95,095
24: $87,815
25: $80,535
26: $73,255
27: $70,525
28: $67,795
29: $65,065
30: $62,335
31: $59,875
32: $56,875
33: $54,145
34: $51,870
35: $49,595
36: $47,320
37: $45,045
38: $43,225
39: $41,405
40: $39,585
41: $37,765
42: $35,945
43: $34,125
44: $32,305
45: $30,485
46: $28,665
47: $26,845
48: $25,389
49: $24,115
50: $23,387
51: $22,841
52: $22,295
53: $21,931
54: $21,567
55: $21,385
56: $21,203
57: $21,021
58: $20,839
59: $20,657
60: $20,475
61: $20,293
62: $20,111
63: $19,929
64: $19,747
65: $19,565
66: $19,383
67: $19,201
68: $19,019
69: $18,837
70: $18,655
71: $18,473
72: $18,291
73: $18,109
74: $17,927
75: $17,745
76: $17,563
77: $17,381
78: $17,199
79: $17,017
80: $16,835
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
