Sony Open in Hawaii
The Sony Open in Hawaii is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It has been played annually in January at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii since the event's inception. The 2006 purse was $5,100,000, with $918,000 going to the winner. This tournament is known for giving female golfer Michelle Wie numerous sponsor's exemptions to play in the event, but she has not made the cut in three attempts.
[edit] Winners
- 2006 David Toms
- 2005 Vijay Singh
- 2004 Ernie Els
- 2003 Ernie Els
- 2002 Jerry Kelly
- 2001 Brad Faxon
- 2000 Paul Azinger
- 1999 Jeff Sluman
United Airlines Hawaiian Open
- 1998 John Huston
- 1997 Paul Stankowski
- 1996 Jim Furyk
- 1995 John Morse
- 1994 Brett Ogle
- 1993 Howard Twitty
- 1992 John Cook
United Hawaiian Open
- 1991 Lanny Wadkins
Hawaiian Open
- 1990 David Ishii
- 1989 Gene Sauers
- 1988 Lanny Wadkins
- 1987 Corey Pavin
- 1986 Corey Pavin
- 1985 Mark O'Meara
- 1984 Jack Renner
- 1983 Isao Aoki
- 1982 Wayne Levi
- 1981 Hale Irwin
- 1980 Andy Bean
- 1979 Hubert Green
- 1978 Hubert Green
- 1977 Bruce Lietzke
- 1976 Ben Crenshaw
- 1975 Gary Groh
- 1974 Jack Nicklaus
- 1973 John Schlee
- 1972 Grier Jones
- 1971 Tom Shaw
- 1969 Bruce Crampton
- 1968 Lee Trevino
- 1967 Dudley Wysong
- 1966 Ted Makalena
- 1965 Gay Brewer
- 1948 Cary Middlecoff
- 1947 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison
