Hawaii Open Golf Tournament Facts
- At the age of 16, Tadd Fujikawa became the youngest player ever to make a 36 hole cut in an official PGA Tour event, at the 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii.
- Michelle Wie, youngest champion in the history of the US Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, has gained a lot of attention at the Sony Open after receiving numerous sponsor invitations to play in the event. But she has not made the cut in four of her appearances. Now that she has been accepted into Stanford University, it’s unlikely that she’ll be making an appearance will be appearing in the tournament for a while.
- Four men have won the Hawaii Open golf tournament twice. They are Ernie Els, Hubert Green, Corey Pavin and Larry Wadkins.
- Professional golfers John Huston and Brad Faxon share the tournament record at 260.
- Davis Love’s -60 in 1994 is the competitive course record.
- Just for fun: did you know that before the 1950s, golf balls were made of leather and stuffed with feathers?
Throughout World War II, the US military commandeered the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and many coastal defences were placed on the island of Oahu. This included parts of the Waialae Golf Course, venue for the Sony Open golf tournament.
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