Defending champion Nick Taylor was sharp with his irons and handled the par 3s at Waialae Country Club for an 8-under 62, giving him a share of

Defending champion Nick Taylor has a share of the early lead at the Sony Open. Taylor won last year in a playoff at Waialae.

The Territorial Hotel Co. built the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Waialae Golf Course as part of a promotional program to develop luxury travel to Hawaii.

The Sony features a power-packed field in 2026, with four top-10 players in the field: Russell Henley (No. 5), U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun (No. 6), Robert MacIntyre (No. 7), and Ben Griffin (No. 8). Other notable players include Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth, and Keegan Bradley.

The 2026 PGA Tour season officially kicks into high gear this week as golf’s finest descend upon Waialae Country Club for the Sony Open in Hawaii. While the Tournament of Champions on Maui gets the calendar-year honors,

Early starters caught a break when the wind didn’t arrive until the afternoon in Honolulu. Only four players from the top 16 on the leaderboard played late.

The total purse at Waialae Country Club is $9.1 million with the winner taking home $1.638 million for a victory

The PGA Tour’s season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii tees off Thursday at Waialae Country Club, but on Wednesday, the iconic course welcomed a different kind of talent. Fresh off a Hawaiʻi Bowl victory,