PGA Tour Brunch | The SONY Open
Weekend Coverage of the 2025 SONY Open | in Hawaii
Note: The 36-hole cut qualified 76 professionals at 3-under (137) from a field of 140 professionals and three amateurs.
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
HONOLULU - Making his SONY Open debut, Patrick Fishburn is seeking his first PGA TOUR win in his 28th start. His best finish to date were two third place finishes (2024 Barracuda Championship and 2024 Procore Championship). Fishburn carded his lowest 36-hole score on TOUR of (130). His previous best: (131) (T8/2024 RSM Classic).
Denny McCarthy is seeking his first PGA TOUR win in his 191st start. McCarthy’s best finish came two times when he finished 2nd at the 2023 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday and 2024 Valero Texas Open. McCarthy holds his third career 36-hole leads/co-leads but is 0-for-2 to date. McCarthy is underway with his fourth appearance at the Sony Open in Hawaii with his best finish being a T24/2024.
SONY Open Leaderboard | After 36 Holes
T1 Patrick Fishburn 65 65 130 (-10)
T1 Denny McCarthy 64 66 130 (-10)
T3 Kensei Hirata 68 63 131 (-9)
T3 Eric Cole 64 67 131 (-9)
T3 Paul Peterson 64 67 131 (-9)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATour.Com)
SONY Open in Hawaii | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Waialae CC in Honolulu
YARDS/PAR: 7,044 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT: Seth Raynor
PRIZE Money - Purse: $8,700,000/$1,566,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Grayson Murray (RIP)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
OVERVIEW: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @SonyOpenHawaii
TV COVERAGE: Today’s coverage is set for 7:00pm to 10:30pm (ET) on Golf Channel and Sunday, the big boys of NBC will broadcast vs. the NFL Wild Card from 4:00 to 6:00pm (ET) with Golf Channel finishing it off from 6:00pm to 8:00pm (ET).
Saturday, January 11, 2025
12 Noon to 10:30pm (ET) - Streaming on ESPN+
5:00pm to 10:30pm (ET) - PGA Tour Radio
7:00pm to 10:30pm (ET) - Golf Channel and Streaming on Peacock Net
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio coverage will air 5:00pm to 10:00pm (ET) while on Sunday, PGA Tour Radio will air 3:00pm to 8:00pm (ET) (or to completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATour.Com
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
SONY Open | The Basics
Tee Times at the SONY Open today begin at 1:00pm (ET) and run to 3:00pm (ET).
Weather: Mostly sunny skies with temperatures in high 70s to 81-degrees. Winds blowing at 16-17 mph. Only a 3% chance of rain.
Tournament Web Site: (Overview)
Past Results: (PGATour.com)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) Sunday.
SONY Open: Tee Times:
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
Fishburn, McCarthy Lead at The SONY Open (ESPN.Com)
Injured Zach Johnson in Contention at The SONY (PGATour.Com)
CBS Sports Golf Coverage (CBS Sports HQ)
How to Watch The SONY Open on Saturday (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
January 11, 1976 - Johnny Miller won the Tucson Open in Arizona for the third consecutive year, shooting a final round 68 to win by nine strokes. (On This Day in Golf History is provided courtesy of Randy Walker and his book can be purchased HERE). - 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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