Jan 3, 2025

Inside the Field: Sony Open in Hawaii

Sahith Theegala's 223-yard iron to 3 feet and birdie at The Sentry
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      Sahith Theegala's 223-yard iron to 3 feet and birdie at The Sentry

      Written by Staff, PGATOUR.COM

      The 2025 PGA TOUR season continues its tropical beginning with the Sony Open in Hawaii, staying in the Aloha State for the second straight week.

      The TOUR’s Opening Drive rolls on from Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, starting Jan. 13-16. The Opening Drive is a two-week kick-off to the TOUR’s schedule, showcasing an elite field on a venue that stands alone for its creative design and scenic views.

      The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based on the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories.

      Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with 'reshuffle' notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred.

      Note: An additional year of eligibility was granted to some categories because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

      See the field that will be teeing it up in Honolulu:

      Friday, Jan. 10

      Tim Widing (out, W/D)
      Brian Campbell (out, W/D)

      Thursday, Jan. 9

      Michael Thorbjornsen (out, W/D)
      Jake Knapp (out, W/D)

      Monday, Jan. 6

      Alejandro Tosti (in, open qualifier)
      Gavin Cohen (in, open qualifier)
      Kevin Streelman (in, open qualifier)
      RJ Manke (in, open qualifier)
      Trevor Cone (in)
      Danny Walker (in)
      Davis Riley (out, W/D after deadline)
      Christiaan Bezuidenhout (out, W/D after deadline)

      Winner of U.S. Open (five-year exemption)

      Gary Woodland

      Winner of Masters Tournament (five-year exemption)

      Hideki Matsuyama

      Winner of The Open Championship (five-year exemption)

      Brian Harman

      Winner of Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, the Memorial Tournament and The Genesis Invitational (three-year exemption)

      Billy Horschel
      Kurt Kitayama

      PGA TOUR tournament winner (two-year exemption)

      Webb Simpson
      Keegan Bradley
      Rafael Campos
      Corey Conners
      Cam Davis
      Nick Dunlap
      Nico Echavarria
      Austin Eckroat
      Brice Garnett
      Lucas Glover
      Chris Gotterup
      Emiliano Grillo
      Harry Hall
      Nick Hardy
      Russell Henley
      Lee Hodges
      Mackenzie Hughes
      Stephan Jaeger
      Si Woo Kim
      Tom Kim
      Chris Kirk
      Patton Kizzire
      Jake Knapp
      Luke List
      Robert MacIntyre
      Peter Malnati
      Matt McCarty
      Maverick McNealy
      Taylor Moore
      Vincent Norrman
      Taylor Pendrith
      J.T. Poston
      Seamus Power
      Davis Riley
      Sepp Straka
      Adam Svensson
      Nick Taylor
      Sahith Theegala
      Davis Thompson
      Erik van Rooyen
      Camilo Villegas

      Career money exemption

      Ryan Palmer
      Brandt Snedeker

      Sponsor exemption: DP World Tour/Korn Ferry Tour/PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry

      Noah Goodwin
      Aldrich Potgieter

      Sponsor exemption (PGA TOUR members not otherwise exempt)

      James Hahn
      Zach Johnson

      Sponsor exemption (unrestricted)

      Aaron Baddeley
      Luke Clanton
      Tyler Loree
      Mao Matsuyama

      Sponsor exemption (designated)

      Kensei Hirata
      Takumi Kanaya
      Yuta Sugiura

      PGA Club Professional champion (six events)

      Ben Pollard

      PGA Section champion/Player of the Year

      Kelly Welsh

      Top 30 on prior season's FedExCup points list
      Adam Schenk
      Byeong Hun An
      Christiaan Bezuidenhout
      Tom Hoge

      Top 70 on prior season's FedExCup points list

      Denny McCarthy
      Thomas Detry
      Adam Hadwin
      Eric Cole
      Patrick Rodgers
      Harris English
      Ben Griffin
      Brendon Todd
      Mark Hubbard

      Top 125 from prior season's FedExCup Fall points list

      Andrew Novak
      Justin Lower
      Doug Ghim
      Keith Mitchell
      Patrick Fishburn
      Andrew Putnam
      Richard Hoey
      Carson Young
      Samuel Stevens
      Charley Hoffman
      Ryo Hisatsune
      Chandler Phillips
      Matti Schmid
      J.J. Spaun
      David Lipsky
      Ben Kohles
      Daniel Berger
      C.T. Pan
      Vince Whaley
      Michael Kim
      K.H. Lee
      Mac Meissner
      Greyson Sigg
      Matt Kuchar
      Joe Highsmith
      Chan Kim
      Jacob Bridgeman
      Ben Silverman
      Chad Ramey
      Nate Lashley
      Henrik Norlander
      Alex Smalley
      David Skinns
      Joel Dahmen
      Sam Ryder

      Major medical extension

      Taylor Montgomery
      Bud Cauley
      Will Gordon
      Ben Martin

      PGA TOUR University No. 1 from prior season

      Michael Thorbjornsen

      Top 10 (not otherwise exempt) from prior year's DP World Tour

      Jesper Svensson
      Rikuya Hoshino

      Players 2-30 from prior season's Korn Ferry Tour Points List

      Max McGreevy
      Frankie Capan III
      Steven Fisk
      Tim Widing
      Taylor Dickson
      Brian Campbell
      Harry Higgs
      Thomas Rosenmueller
      William Mouw
      Quade Cummins
      Ryan Gerard
      Kevin Roy
      Cristobal Del Solar
      Kevin Velo
      Braden Thornberry
      Paul Peterson
      Isaiah Salinda
      Jackson Suber
      Jeremy Paul
      Mason Andersen
      John Pak
      Kris Ventura
      Kaito Onishi
      Ricky Castillo
      Trevor Cone

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