The Sony Open 2025 will be held from January 9 to 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii. This event is the kickoff of the 2025 PGA Tour regular season and the first full-field competition of the tour. Confirmed participants include famous golfers like Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Seamus Power, and Tom McKibbin. 

The Sony Open in Hawaii is also well known for its philanthropic purposes. All earnings from the event since 1999 have been given back to the Hawaiian community via the charity Friends of Hawaii Charities, which has been funding various charitable activities that help children, women, the elderly, and poor people. To date, over 25$ million has been donated to more than 350 local nonprofit organizations.

Sony Open 2025 Schedule

The Sony Open in Hawaii is a professional golf tournament of the PGA Tour that will take place from January 6 to 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii Sony Open In Hawaii.

Detailed schedule is as follows:

Monday, January 6, 2025:

9: 30 AM: Tournament blessing (free entry)

10: 00 AM: Dream Cup Pro-Am and Monday Pro-Am (free entry).

Tuesday, January 7, 2025:

8: 00 AM: Professional practice rounds (all day, free entry)

Wednesday, January 8, 2025:

7: 00 AM: Official Pro-Am (ticket required)

9: 30 AM: Satellite Pro-Am, Hoakalei Country Club (free entry).

Thursday, January 9, 2025:

7: 00 AM: Sony Open in Hawaii Day One (ticketed event).

Friday, January 10, 2025:

7: 00 AM: 2nd round of the Sony Open in Hawaii (admission required).

Saturday, January 11, 2025:

8: 00 AM: 3rd round, Sony Open in Hawaii (ticketed event).

Sunday, January 12, 2025:

8: 00 AM: Championship final of the Sony Open in Hawaii (ticket required).

5: 00 PM: Ceremony on the 18th hole of Waialae Country Club (ticketing required).

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Format of Sony Open Golf Tournament

Each player plays four rounds of 18 holes from Thursday to Sunday. The competition starts simultaneously, with each contestant playing the first round on Thursday morning. After the first two rounds (Thursday and Friday), only the top players, usually the top 65 and ties, qualify to play the last two days (Saturday and Sunday). 

A cut is made at the end of the second round. If players are tied at 65th, they also advance through the cut. The tournament is conducted using stroke play, where the sum of points in each player throughout all four rounds is recorded.

Players must make each shot, and the red score wins at the end of the 72 holes. If players are tied for first place after 72 holes, a playoff over up to 18 holes is scheduled to decide the winner. The championship is typically (but not usually) contested by extra holes, such as one or two holes. If players continue to be tied after those holes, a 3rd hole is played until a winner is decided. The competition is conducted under the rules of golf as determined by the R&A and USGA.

Sony Open 2025 Tickets Price

The 7,044-yard (par 70) course, Waialae Country Club, will serve as the battleground for the competitions. Tickets for the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii are available at the following rates:

Season Pass: $100

Valid for entry on any day of the event.

Day Pass: $40

Valid for one day, Wednesday through Sunday.

Sweet 16 Hospitality Pass: Starting at $265

Provides an exclusive experience with access to VIP areas.

Admission is free for Monday, January 6, and Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Tickets can be purchased through the official tournament website. 

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Prize Money Of Sony Open 2025

The Sony Open 2025 had a total purse of 8,300,000 last year. This year, the champion will receive $1,566,000, or approximately 18% of the total. The Sony Open in this Mauritius golf tournament also awards 500 points to the FedExCup standings to the winner. The places of the finalists and other participants will be awarded decreasing shares according to PGA Tour's regulations. This rise in prize money is a measure that continues to reflect the tournament's dedication to recognizing the extraordinary talent of professional golfers.

Qualifications for Sony Open 2025

In order to participate in the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025, players must pass a series of steps through an intense qualification process. The credentials are open to professional and amateur golfers and, therefore, provide the opportunity for a broad spectrum of abilities to compete on this renowned course. 

The tournament is open to players with a PGA Tour card, but there are also opportunities for those who are not members of the circuit. Players who are not directly eligible can enter pre-qualification events or be given special invitations on the basis of the race they ran in another competition or their world ranking. Local amateurs can also qualify using a points system for finishes in amateur tourneys. Vacancies will be filled according to the outcome of the official Sony Open qualifying, which will be carried out a few days before the beginning of the contest.

Pre-qualification: Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Official qualification: Monday, January 6, 2025.

Registrations for the events have been available since December 1, 2024. Based on PGA Admission criteria, a special qualifier is held for the top 12 amateurs from Hawaii, determined by total points won in, amongst other, amateur tournaments specified by the Hawaii State Golf Association during the year. The main sponsor grants special invitations, Sony Group Corporation, to certain amateur and professional golfers by the Japan Golf Association and the Japan Golf Tour Organization. Detailed information on qualification status, registration, and admission procedure is available on the official tournament website or by contacting the Aloha Section PGA directly.