The PGA Tour continues in 2024 as the Sony Open tees off in Hawaii. Just days after the Sentry Tournament of Champions at the Kapalua Resort in Maui was won by American Chris Kirk, many of the same players will be chancing their arm and looking to take home the prize on the second stage of this year's Tour.
Unlike The Sentry tournament at Kapalua, the Hawaiian Open has been played — as the name suggests — in Hawaii since its inception in 1965, with the Waialae Country Club hosting every event held so far. Since moving to its mid-January slot in 1971, the competition has traditionally been the first full-field event of the calendar year.
Much like its Maui-based counterpart, the Sony Open has been a favourite of US golfers historically, with American players winning 47 of the 58 tournaments played so far and a whole host more finishing as runners-up.
Recent years have seen somewhat of a sea-change though, with the last two tournaments being won by players from the other edge of the Pacific Ocean. Japan's Hideki Matsuyama defeated American Russell Henley in a 2022 playoff to lift the title, while the defending champion in 2024 is Kim Si-Woo, who recorded an 18 under-par victory in last year's event.
With the early rounds of the action already underway, The Sporting News has you covered with all the details as the 2024 PGA Tour really begins to click into gear.
When is the Sony Open?
The official first tee-off of the tournament was on Monday, January 8, with Pro-Am competitions and professional practice rounds taking place for the first three days.
The first round proper gets underway at 7:10 a.m. local time (HST) on Thursday, January 11 and will culminate with the final round and subsequent awards ceremony on Sunday, January 14.
| Date | 1st Tee Time (HST) | US (ET) | Canada (ET) | UK (GMT) |
| Monday, January 8 | 10:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, January 9 | 8:00 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 1:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, January 10 | 7:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, January 11 | 7:10 a.m. | 12:10 p.m. | 12:10 p.m. | 5:10 p.m. |
| Friday, January 12 | 7:10 a.m. | 12:10 p.m. | 12:10 p.m. | 5:10 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 13 | 10:30 a.m. | 3:30 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 14 | 8:00 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
Sony Open TV channel, live stream
| TV channel | Live stream | |
| US | — | ESPN+, Fubo, Peacock, Golf Channel |
| Canada | — | TSN+ |
| UK | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf | Sky Go
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Which players are competing at the Sony Open?
Kim Si-Woo is the reigning Sony Open champion and returns to O'ahu to defend his title at this year's event. Fellow former winners Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley and fellow US star Matt Kuchar are also hoping to win for the second time here.
Fresh off the back of winning the Sentry Tournament of Champions just days ago, Chris Kirk will also tee off at the Waialae Country Club as he looks to claim a second successive win on the PGA Tour having already got his campaign off to a flyer.
Past winners of the Sony Open
While the Sentry Tournament of Champions has had multiple double-winners and was dominated by the great Jack Nicklaus throughout the 1960's and 70's, only five players have won the Sony Open more than once, and none more than twice!
The most recent to win two titles here was USA's Jimmy Walker, who secured back-to-back victories in 2014 and 2015. 2017 victor Justin Thomas recorded a huge score of 253 to win by a huge margin of -27, both of which remain records for the tournament.
| Year | Winner | Country |
| 2023 | Kim Si-Woo | South Korea |
| 2022 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan |
| 2021 | Kevin Na | USA |
| 2020 | Cameron Smith | Australia |
| 2019 | Matt Kuchar | USA |
| 2018 | Patton Kizzire | USA |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | USA |
| 2016 | Fabian Gomez | Argentina |
| 2015 | Jimmy Walker (2) | USA |
| 2014 | Jimmy Walker | USA |
| 2013 | Russell Henley | USA |
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