January 2026 is the 28th year that the Sony Open in Hawaii will attract 120 of the world's top golf professionals to Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii. As the first, full-field competition of the annual PGA TOUR season, it produces the largest sports charity windfall on Oahu. The initial quarter-million-dollar win for local charities in 1999, quickly vaulted to charity grants exceeding $1,000,000 annually. Tournament-generated charity proceeds, with the match of partner Hawaii Community Foundation now reaches $1.2 million annually, benefiting Hawaii not-for-profit organizations primarily serving vulnerable working families, the elderly, and under-resourced children. To date these efforts of Sony Open in Hawaii Charity Host Organization, Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. has contributed over $26 million total for these efforts.

Global impact of the event reaches over 980 million households in some 216 countries and territories via 42 national and international broadcast partners. One of the most international events of the PGA TOUR season, the Sony Open showcases the aloha and beauty of Hawaii to its international field of pros, sponsors, fans, and TV audiences in over 5,000 hours of LIVE coverage in 28 languages.

Since 2016, the Sony Open in Hawaii has been honored by the State of Hawaii with a Green Business award in recognition of the tournament’s environmental stewardship, including land and water conservation, energy-efficiency protocols, and sustainable business practices. The annual week-long Sony Open tournament not only serves as a stunning backdrop for PGA TOUR competition, significant volunteerism, and charity support, it also reminds all about the important effort of keeping Hawaii beautiful.

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