The PGA Tour remains in the Hawaiian Islands this week for the second round of the 2024 season, the Sony Open in Hawaii.
144 players will take to the tee at Honolulu's Waialae Country Club, meaning this week's tournament will be the first full-field event of the season.
This week will also be a special week for several players as Will Zalatoris and Gary Woodland tee up after long absences.
Here's what you need to know about the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Sony Open in Hawaii Information:
where: Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii (Par 70, 7,044 yards)
when: January 11th to 14th
wallet: $8,300,000 / 1st place: $1,494,000
FedEx Cup Points: 500
Defending champion: Kim Si Woo
How to watch the Sony Open in Hawaii:
Fans can watch the game this week on Golf Channel and NBC.
This will be the second consecutive tournament held in Hawaii, giving fans on the continental U.S. a chance to enjoy prime-time golf. Hawaii is 5 hours behind Eastern Standard Time, so keep that in mind when looking for coverage.
The first three rounds will be broadcast on Golf Channel, but the final round will be split between NBC and Golf Channel.
Here is the complete network coverage schedule:
Thursday, January 11th: 7-10:30 PM ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, January 12th: 7-10:30 PM ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, January 13th: 7-10:30 PM ET (Golf Channel)
Sunday, January 14th: 4-6pm ET (NBC). 6-8pm ET (Golf Channel)
How to stream the Sony Open in Hawaii:
Peacock and ESPN+ will stream the Sony Open in Hawaii.
ESPN+ will feature group coverage, and Peacock will simulcast all four days of the tournament.Reports can be streamed peacock here.
ESPN+'s coverage of groups to watch begins at noon ET on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and ends at 7pm ET.
ESPN+ will then air coverage of Featured Holes on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 7:00 PM ET to 10:30 PM ET alongside Golf Channel broadcasts. ESPN chose Waialae's famous par-4 16th for this week's Featured Hole coverage.
For Sunday's final round, ESPN+ will stream featured group coverage from 10:45 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET. Featured Hall coverage will be broadcast from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET.
Sony Open in Hawaii Preview
Another week in paradise begins as PGA Tour players prepare for the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
Defending champion Kim Si-woo hopes to get back on the field and defend his title. He won last year at 18 under, so expect another birdie fest as the players look to earn FedEx Cup points early. In addition, the wet conditions softened the areas, creating even better scoring conditions on an already calm golf course.
When it comes to important storylines this week, there's probably no bigger storyline more noteworthy than the return of Woodland and Zalatoris. They both underwent surgery and were away from the course for several months.
Woodland, a former U.S. Open champion, underwent surgery to remove a brain lesion in September. His last PGA Tour start was at the Wyndham Championship in early August. However, Woodland finished 94th in the rankings, missing out on the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Meanwhile, Zalatoris last practiced at the Hero World Challenge in December. However, the former Wake Forest Demon Deacon has not competed in a sanctioned event since the World Championship vs. Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas, last March.
Other notable players in the field this week include Chris Kirk, who won the Sentry on Maui last week. Kirk loves this song. He placed third at last year's Sony Open in Hawaii.
Saheeth Segala, Jordan Spieth and reigning British champion Brian Harman all finished in the top five at Sentry and will be looking to move up there again this week. These three of his stars will be hoping to maintain that strong record.
Segala challenged Kirk on Sunday, but two big mistakes left him in second place.
This week, many young people will be showing off their next generation of talent. Akshay Bhatia and Ludwig Oberg are leading the way on that front, but they will be joined by Pierceson Coody and Dumont de Chassard. Blaise Akana, a golfer from the University of Hawaii, is one of this week's sponsored athletes. Akana is the youngest in the field at 19 years old.
Sony Open Tea Time Round 1 (ET)
to be decided
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