About the PGA Tour Sony Open:
Russell Henley won in his first start as a PGA Tour rookie, and did so in record-breaking fashion. Henley's total of 256 shattered the tournament record (previously shared by John Huston and Brad Faxon) by four strokes. He also matched the second-lowest score in a 72-hole tournament in PGA Tour history.
2012 Sony Open in Hawaii
Johnson Wagner earned his third career PGA Tour victory with a final-round 67. Johnson finished at 267, two strokes ahead of runners-up Carl Pettersson, Sean O'Hair, Harrison Frazar and Charles Howell III.
2011 Tournament
Mark Wilson shot 65-67 on a 36-hole final day to win by two strokes over Tim Clark and Steve Marino. Wilson played those final 36 holes bogey-free. It was his third career PGA Tour victory.
PGA Tour Sony Open Records:
- Overall record: 260 - John Huston, 1998; Brad Faxon, 2001
- Tournament course record: Waialae is currently set up as a par-70 for the tournament. On the par-70 layout, the tournament course record is 61 by David Toms in 2006. Waialae has previously also been set up as a par-72, and the recordholder on the par-72 layout is Davis Love III, with a round of 60 in 1994.
PGA Tour Sony Open Course:
• Waialae Country Club profile
• Waialae Country Club pictures
PGA Tour Sony Open Trivia and Notes:
- Gay Brewer won this tournament in its first year, 1965, and was runner-up the following year.
- Three golfers have won the Sony Open in back-to-back years: Hubert Green (1978-79), Corey Pavin (1986-87) and Ernie Els (2003-04). One each of Green's and Pavin's consecutive wins were via playoff, while both of Els' back-to-backers were via playoffs.
- There has not yet been a 3-time winner of the Sony Open. Els came close in 2005, losing to Vijay Singh by one stroke. Lanny Wadkins is the only other 2-time champion.
- The only PGA Tour victory by Japanese star (and Hall of Famer) Isao Aoki came in this event at the 1983 Hawaiian Open. It was the first victory by a native of Japan on the PGA Tour, and Aoki clinched the win when he holed out from the fairway on the final hole.
- The Sony Open gave 14-year-old Michelle Wie a exemption into the field in 2004, Wie's first appearance in a PGA Tour tournament. She fell one stroke short of making the cut that year, shooting 72-68 to finish at even-par. That 68 remains the lowest score ever posted by a female in a PGA Tour tournament. Wie also played the Sony Open in 2005-07, but without coming close to matching her 2004 scores.
- Hawaii native son Tadd Fujikawa made a splash at the 2007 tournament just days after turning 16 years old. Fujikawa became the youngest golfer in 50 years to make a cut in a PGA Tour event, rose near the top of the leaderboard in the third round, and wound up finished tied for 20th.
PGA Tour Sony Open Winners:
Sony Open in Hawaii
2013 - Russell Henley, 256
2012 - Johnson Wagner, 267
2011 - Mark Wilson, 264
2010 - Ryan Palmer, 265
2009 - Zach Johnson, 265
2008 - K.J. Choi, 266
2007 - Paul Goydos, 266
2006 - David Toms, 261
2005 - Vijay Singh, 269
2004 - Ernie Els-p, 262
2003 - Ernie Els-p, 264
2002 - Jerry Kelly, 266
2001 - Brad Faxon, 260
2000 - Paul Azinger, 261
1999 - Jeff Sluman, 271
United Airlines Hawaiian Open
1998 - John Huston, 260
1997 - Paul Stankowski-p, 271
1996 - Jim Furyk-p, 277
1995 - John Morse, 269
1994 - Brett Ogle, 269
1993 - Howard Twitty, 269
1992 - John Cook, 265
United Hawaiian Open
1991 - Lanny Wadkins, 270
Hawaiian Open
1990 - David Ishii, 279
1989 - Gene Sauers-w, 197
1988 - Lanny Wadkins, 271
1987 - Corey Pavin-p, 270
1986 - Corey Pavin, 272
1985 - Mark O'Meara, 267
1984 - Jack Renner-p, 271
1983 - Isao Aoki, 268
1982 - Wayne Levi, 277
1981 - Hale Irwin, 265
1980 - Andy Bean, 266
1979 - Hubert Green, 267
1978 - Hubert Green-p, 274
1977 - Bruce Lietzke, 273
1976 - Ben Crenshaw, 270
1975 - Gary Groh, 274
1974 - Jack Nicklaus, 271
1973 - John Schlee, 273
1972 - Grier Jones-p, 274
1971 - Tom Shaw, 273
1970 - Not played
1969 - Bruce Crampton, 274
1968 - Lee Trevino, 272
1967 - Dudley Wysong-p, 284
1966 - Ted Makalena, 271
1965 - Gay Brewer-p, 281
