{"id":480353,"date":"2026-07-01T22:11:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:11:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:11:03","slug":"sony-open-moving-waialae-sponsorship-to-champions-event","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/fieldlevelmedia.com\/champions_tour\/sony-open-moving-waialae-sponsorship-to-champions-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Open moving Waialae sponsorship to Champions event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Waialae Country Club in Honolulu has hosted a PGA Tour event since 1965, but on Wednesday, the Tour and Sony Group Corporation announced that the event will switch over to a PGA Tour Champions event starting in January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The Sony Championship Hawaii, to be held on Jan. 11-16, will feature a $3 million purse. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to welcome the Sony Championship Hawaii to PGA Tour Champions,&#8221; PGA Tour Champions president Miller Brady said in a statement. &#8220;Sony has been an incredible PGA Tour partner since 1999, and we are looking forward to beginning this new era with the legends of the game competing on a truly iconic venue in Waialae Country Club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Among the past winners at Waialae Country Club are Hall of Famers Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino, along with current Champions Tour standouts Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, Zach Johnson and K.J. 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