Sony Open in Hawaii Winners and Records | PGA Tour
The Sony Open in Hawaii is the PGA Tour’s first full-field event of the year , and is part of the tour’s FedEx Cup Series. It has been played at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii since the event originally began as the Hawaiian Open in 1965. Starting in 1971, the tournament was moved from fall to winter and is currently held in January. It’s the second overall event and the first full-field event on the PGA Tour schedule.
Sony Open Past Winners:
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | 1st Prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Open in Hawaii | |||||
| 2013 | Russell Henley |  United States |
256 | –24 | 1,008,000 |
| 2012 | Johnson Wagner | United States |
267 | –13 | 990,000 |
| 2011 | Mark Wilson | United States |
264 | –16 | 990,000 |
| 2010 | Ryan Palmer | United States |
265 | –15 | 990,000 |
| 2009 | Zach Johnson | United States |
265 | –15 | 972,000 |
| 2008 | K. J. Choi |  South Korea |
266 | –14 | 954,000 |
| 2007 | Paul Goydos | United States |
266 | –14 | 936,000 |
| 2006 | David Toms | United States |
261 | –19 | 918,000 |
| 2005 | Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
269 | –11 | 864,000 |
| 2004 | Ernie Els (2) |  South Africa |
262PO | –18 | 864,000 |
| 2003 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
264PO | –16 | 810,000 |
| 2002 | Jerry Kelly | United States |
266 | –14 | 720,000 |
| 2001 | Brad Faxon | United States |
260 | –20 | 720,000 |
| 2000 | Paul Azinger | United States |
261 | –19 | 522,000 |
| 1999 | Jeff Sluman | United States |
271 | –9 | 468,000 |
| United Airlines Hawaiian Open | |||||
| 1998 | John Huston | United States |
260 | -28 | 324,000 |
| 1997 | Paul Stankowski | United States |
271PO | –17 | 216,000 |
| 1996 | Jim Furyk | United States |
277PO | –11 | 216,000 |
| 1995 | John Morse | United States |
269 | –19 | 216,000 |
| 1994 | Brett Ogle |  Australia |
269 | –19 | 216,000 |
| 1993 | Howard Twitty | United States |
269 | –19 | 216,000 |
| 1992 | John Cook | United States |
265 | –23 | 216,000 |
| United Hawaiian Open | |||||
| 1991 | Lanny Wadkins (2) | United States |
270 | –18 | 198,000 |
| Hawaiian Open | |||||
| 1990 | David Ishii | United States |
279 | –9 | 180,000 |
| 1989 | Gene Sauers | United States |
197 | –19 | 135,000 |
| 1988 | Lanny Wadkins | United States |
271 | –17 | 108,000 |
| 1987 | Corey Pavin (2) | United States |
270PO | –18 | 108,000 |
| 1986 | Corey Pavin | United States |
272 | –16 | 90,000 |
| 1985 | Mark O’Meara | United States |
267 | –21 | 90,000 |
| 1984 | Jack Renner | United States |
271PO | –17 | 90,000 |
| 1983 | Isao Aoki |  Japan |
268 | –20 | 58,500 |
| 1982 | Wayne Levi | United States |
277 | –11 | 58,500 |
| 1981 | Hale Irwin | United States |
265 | –23 | 58,500 |
| 1980 | Andy Bean | United States |
266 | –22 | 58,500 |
| 1979 | Hubert Green (2) | United States |
267 | –21 | 54,000 |
| 1978 | Hubert Green | United States |
274PO | –14 | 50,000 |
| 1977 | Bruce Lietzke | United States |
273 | –15 | 48,000 |
| 1976 | Ben Crenshaw | United States |
270 | –18 | 46,000 |
| 1975 | Gary Groh | United States |
274 | –14 | 44,000 |
| 1974 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
271 | –17 | 44,000 |
| 1973 | John Schlee | United States |
273 | –15 | 40,000 |
| 1972 | Grier Jones | United States |
274PO | –14 | 40,000 |
| 1971 | Tom Shaw | United States |
273 | –15 | 40,000 |
| 1969 | Bruce Crampton | Australia |
274 | –14 | 25,000 |
| 1968 | Lee Trevino | United States |
272 | –16 | 25,000 |
| 1967 | Dudley Wysong | United States |
284PO | –4 | 20,000 |
| 1966 | Ted Makalena | United States |
271 | –17 | 8,500 |
| 1965 | Gay Brewer | United States |
281PO | –7 | 9,000 |
| Previous incarnations recognized by PGA Tour. | |||||
| 1948 | Cary Middlecoff |  United States |
274 | –10 | 2,000 |
| 1947 | E.J. “Dutch” Harrison | United States |
275 | –13 | 2,000 |
| 1929 | Craig Wood | United States |
289 | +1 | 1,600 |
| 1928 | Bill Mehlhorn | United States |
291 | ||
Multiple Winners:
Four men have won this tournament more than once through 2013.
- 2 wins
- Ernie Els: 2003, 2004
- Hubert Green: 1978, 1979
- Corey Pavin: 1986, 1987
- Lanny Wadkins: 1988, 1991
Sony Open Records:
- Tournament record: 256 (Russell Henley, 2013)
- 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; Stephen Allan, Frank Lickliter, 2004; Ernie Els, 2005; Tadd Fujikawa, 2009)