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Opening Day Coverage of The SONY Open in Hawaii
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
Opening Day … THEY’RE TEEING OFF RIGHT NOW! (12 Noon-12:10pm EST)
HONOLULU - The field for the 2026 SONY Open features:
Twenty of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, highlighted by World No. 5 Russell Henley, No. 6 J.J. Spaun, No. 7 Robert MacIntyre, No. 8 Ben Griffin, No. 14 Keegan Bradley, No. 16 Hideki Matsuyama, No. 17 Collin Morikawa
Players in field who qualified for the 2025 TOUR Championship: Russell Henley, Corey Conners, Keegan Bradley, Chris Gotterup, Ben Griffin, Brian Harman, Harry Hall, Robert MacIntyre, Collin Morikawa, Nick Taylor, Maverick McNealy, J.J. Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman, Hideki Matsuyama
Four FedExCup Fall winners: Steven Fisk (Sanderson Farms Championship), Michael Brennan (Bank of Utah Championship), Ben Griffin (World Wide Technology Championship), Adam Schenk (Butterfield Bermuda Championship)
2022 Sony Open in Hawaii champion Hideki Matsuyama, the winningest Asian player in TOUR history (11 wins), is one of seven former Sony Open winners in the field; the others: Vijay Singh (2005), Zach Johnson (2009), Russell Henley (2013), Patton Kizzire (2018), Si Woo Kim (2023) and Nick Taylor (2025)
Past FedExCup champions: Vijay Singh (2008), Billy Horschel (2014), Jordan Spieth (2015)
Matt Kuchar and Kevin Yu withdrew.
SONY Open in Hawaii | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Waialae CC in Honolulu
YARDS/PAR: 7,044 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT: Seth Raynor
PRIZE Money - Purse: $9,100,000/$1,638,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Nick Taylor
PAST RESULTS: (link)
OVERVIEW: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @SonyOpenHawaii
The SONY Open | How to Watch
TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (Jan 15 and 16) of the SONY Open are scheduled for TV coverage from 7:00pm to 10:30pm (ET) on Golf Channel.
On Saturday coverage is set for 7:00pm to 10:30pm (ET) on Golf Channel.
Sunday, Golf Channel is the lone broadcaster with ESPN+ and Peacock streaming from 7:00pm to 10:00pm (ET).
TV & RADIO COVERAGE of the SONY Open
Today, January 15, 2026 - All Times Eastern Standard
12 Noon to 10:00pm (ET) - Streaming on ESPN+
4:00pm to 10:00pm (ET) - PGA Tour Radio (Sirius XM and Online)
7:00pm to 10:00pm (ET) - Golf Channel and Streaming on Peacock Net
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Sirius/XM Radio and PGA Tour (dot) com online will have live coverage of The SONY Open beginning at 4:00pm to 10:00pm (ET) today and Friday. On Saturday, coverage will air 5:00pm to 10:00pm (ET) An, on Sunday PGA Tour Radio will air 5:00pm to 10:00pm (ET) (or to completion of event).
PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
SONY Open | The Basics
Tee Times at the SONY Open for today go from 12:10pm (ET) to 6:19pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temperatures ranging from 66-77-degrees. Winds at 17 mph. A 13% chance of rain during the day.
Tournament Web Site: (Overview)
Past Results: (PGATour.com)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) tomorrow, Friday, January 16, 2026
SONY Open Field and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
Horses for the Course at the SONY Open (PGATourCom)
ESPN Golf Coverage (ESPN)
CBS Sports Golf Coverage (CBS Sports HQ)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy and Golf Industry News
Expert Picks for the SONY - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for the SONY - (PGATourCom)
DJ Signs Multi-Year Extension with LIV (ESPNCom)
On This Day in Golf History
January 15, 2006 - One day after shooting a course record here at Waialae CC, David Toms cruised to a five-shot victory at the 2006 SONY Open to win his 12th PGA Tour event. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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