There are worse places to start your year than Hawaii. And so, 120 tour pros, including four of the top-10 ranked golfers in the world, will make their way to Honolulu for a January staple, the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club to kick of the 2026 PGA Tour season.
Those four—Russell Henley, J.J. Spaun, Robert MacIntyre and Ben Griffin—will be joined by Keegan Bradley, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa and last year’s champ Nick Taylor, looking for his sixth career tour victory.
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Now with The Greenbrier’s Old White course out of the rotation, Waialae Country Club is the only Seth Raynor design on the PGA Tour schedule. In the 1960s, much of the front nine had to be rerouted due to the construction of a nearby hotel, but many Raynor elements can still be found, particularly after Tom Doak and his Renaissance Design team’s work over the past decade-plus. Though the now iconic ‘W’s in the trees on the 16th hole (the club’s seventh) are the most recognizable feature of the course, true architectural buffs will appreciate the par-3 17th hole and its Redan green, plus the Biarritz on the fourth. View Course
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Taylor won a year ago in a playoff with a birdie on the second extra hole, edging out Nico Echavarría. It marked the third straight year that Taylor won a tour event in a playoff after the Canadian claimed his home country event at the the 2023 RBC Canadian Open and then won at TPC Scottsdale in the 2024 WM Phoenix Open. He’ll have a chance to become the first back-to-back winner of the Sony Open since Jimmy Walker in 2015.
This week’s winner will receive a $1.638 million cut of the $9.1 million purse and 500 FedEx Cup points.
TV Schedule
Golf Channel will carry live coverage on Thursday through Sunday from 7-10 p.m. EST.
Streaming Schedule
PGA Tour Live streaming coverage will occur on ESPN+ from 12 noon to 10 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday.
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Leaderboard
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Tee Times (all times EDT) FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY
First tee
12:10 p.m. — Brice Garnett, Michael Kim, Jacob Bridgeman
12:21 p.m. — Erik van Rooyan, Gary Woodland, Alex Smalley
12:32 p.m. — Tom Kim, Emiliano Grillo, Denny McCarthy
12:43 p.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Cam Davis, Taylor Pendrith
12:54 p.m. — Brian Campbell, Harry Hall, Corey Conners
1:05 p.m. — Adam Schenk, Steven Fisk, William Mouw
1:16 p.m. — Patton Kizzire, Nick Dunlap, Rico Hoey
1:27 p.m. — Pierceson Coody, Kevin Roy, Haotong Li
1:38 p.m. — Ricky Castillo, Kensei Hirata, Corey Kozuma
1:49 p.m. — John VanDerLaan, Gordon Sargent, Yuta Sugiura
4:40 p.m. — Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge, Hank Lebioda
4:51 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Bud Cauley, Mark Hubbard
5:02 p.m. — Daniel Berger, Webb Simpson, Doug Ghim
5:13 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth
5:24 p.m. — Michael Brennan, Tony Finau, Johnny Keefer
5:35 p.m. — Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Si Woo Kim
5:46 p.m. — S.H. Kim, Mac Meisser, Luke Clanton
5:57 p.m. — Max McGreevy, Jordan Smith, A.J. Ewart
6:08 p.m. — Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang, Taisei Nagasaki (a)
6:19 p.m. — Zach Bauchou, Marcelo Rozo, Kazuki Higa
10th tee
12:10 p.m. — Austin Eckroat, Peter Malnati, Keith Mitchell
12:21 p.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Sam Stevens, Matti Schmid
12:32 p.m. — Sahith Theegala, Seamus Power, Kristoffer Reitan
12:43 p.m. — J.J. Spaun, Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott
12:54 p.m. — Ben Griffin, Chris Gotterup, Russell Henley
1:05 p.m. — Nick Taylor, Aaron Rai, Robert MacIntyre
1:16 p.m. — Ryo Hisatsune, Danny Walker, David Ford
1:27 p.m. — Chandler Phillips, John Parry, S.T. Lee
1:38 p.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Takumi Kanaya, Kota Kaneko
1:49 p.m. — Zecheng Dou, Pontus Nyholm, Anson Cabello (a)
4:40 p.m. — Adam Svensson, Chad Ramey, Vince Whaley
4:51 p.m. — Eric Cole, Zac Blair, Dylan Wu
5:02 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Zach Johnson, Beau Hossler
5:13 p.m. — Joe Highsmith, Nico Echavarria, Davis Riley
5:24 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, Chris Kirk, Vijay Singh
5:35 p.m. — Matt McCarty, Billy Horschel, Jake Knapp
5:46 p.m. — Austin Smotherman, Adrien Saddier, Chandler Blanchet
5:57 p.m. — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Davis Chatfield, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
6:08 p.m. — Isaiah Salinda, Dan Brown, Keita Nakajima
6:19 p.m. — Christo Lamprecht, Emilio Gonzalez, Ren Yonezawa
SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY
First tee
12:10 p.m. — Adam Svensson, Chad Ramey, Vince Whaley
12:21 p.m. — Eric Cole, Zac Blair, Dylan Wu
12:32 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Zach Johnson, Beau Hossler
12:43 p.m. — Joe Highsmith, Nico Echavarria, Davis Riley
12:54 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, Chris Kirk, Vijay Singh
1:05 p.m. — Matt McCarty, Billy Horschel, Jake Knapp
1:16 p.m. — Austin Smotherman, Adrien Saddier, Chandler Blanchet
1:27 p.m. — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Davis Chatfield, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
1:38 p.m. — Isaiah Salinda, Dan Brown, Keita Nakajima
1:49 p.m. — Christo Lamprecht, Emilio Gonzalez, Ren Yonezawa
4:40 p.m. — Austin Eckroat, Peter Malnati, Keith Mitchell
4:51 p.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Sam Stevens, Matti Schmid
5:02 p.m. — Sahith Theegala, Seamus Power, Kristoffer Reitan
5:13 p.m. — J.J. Spaun, Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott
5:24 p.m. — Ben Griffin, Chris Gotterup, Russell Henley
5:35 p.m. — Nick Taylor, Aaron Rai, Robert MacIntyre
5:46 p.m. — Ryo Hisatsune, Danny Walker, David Ford
5:57 p.m. — Chandler Phillips, John Parry, S.T. Lee
6:08 p.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Takumi Kanaya, Kota Kaneko
6:19 p.m. — Zecheng Dou, Pontus Nyholm, Anson Cabello (a)
10th tee
12:10 p.m. — Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge, Hank Lebioda
12:21 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Bud Cauley, Mark Hubbard
12:32 p.m. — Daniel Berger, Webb Simpson, Doug Ghim
12:43 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth
12:54 p.m. — Michael Brennan, Tony Finau, Johnny Keefer
1:05 p.m. — Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Si Woo Kim
1:16 p.m. — S.H. Kim, Mac Meisser, Luke Clanton
1:27 p.m. — Max McGreevy, Jordan Smith, A.J. Ewart
1:38 p.m. — Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang, Taisei Nagasaki (a)
1:49 p.m. — Zach Bauchou, Marcelo Rozo, Kazuki Higa
4:40 p.m. — Brice Garnett, Michael Kim, Jacob Bridgeman
4:51 p.m. — Erik van Rooyan, Gary Woodland, Alex Smalley
5:02 p.m. — Tom Kim, Emiliano Grillo, Denny McCarthy
5:13 p.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Cam Davis, Taylor Pendrith
5:24 p.m. — Brian Campbell, Harry Hall, Corey Conners
5:35 p.m. — Adam Schenk, Steven Fisk, William Mouw
5:46 p.m. — Patton Kizzire, Nick Dunlap, Rico Hoey
5:57 p.m. — Pierceson Coody, Kevin Roy, Haotong Li
6:08 p.m. — Ricky Castillo, Kensei Hirata, Corey Kozuma
6:19 p.m. — John VanDerLaan, Gordon Sargent, Yuta Sugiura
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
