The PGA Tour opens its 2026 season this week on the Sony Open in Hawaii. A complete of 120 golfers, together with defending champion Nick Taylor, wish to begin their marketing campaign on a excessive observe at Honolulu’s Waialae Nation Membership. The 37-year-old had a dramatic victory in final yr’s match, defeating Nico Echavarria in a playoff for his fifth profession victory on the PGA Tour.
The sector goals to win a chunk of the $9.1 million purse, together with the winner’s share of greater than $1.6 million. In 2014 and 2015, Jimmy Walker grew to become the final golfer to win back-to-back Sony Open titles.
Listed below are some key details concerning the 2026 season-opening occasion:
When is the Sony Open in Hawaii held?
It runs from Thursday to Sunday.
How can followers watch?
Followers can catch all of the motion on the ESPN app and ESPN streaming hub.
What’s your schedule?
*All instances are Japanese Time
Thursday, January fifteenth
Midday: The primary spherical of protection begins with the featured teams.
Friday, January sixteenth
Midday: Spherical 2 of protection begins with the featured teams.
Saturday, January seventeenth
12:15pm: Spherical 3 of protection from the Featured Group begins.
Sunday, January 18th
12:15 PM: The ultimate spherical of protection begins with the Featured Group.
Which high gamers will play on this occasion?
▪︎ Russell Henry
▪︎ JJ Spahn
▪︎ Robert McIntyre
▪︎ Ben Griffin
▪︎ Keegan Bradley
How can followers entry extra golf content material on ESPN?
Go to the ESPN Golf Hub web page for the most recent information, evaluation, stats, scores, schedules, rankings and extra.
