Jan. 13, 2009
A total of 140 players will compete at the Sony Open in Hawaii, the first full-field event in the 2009 season. Who's playing? We've analyzed the field based on the following categories:
| Top 10s |
| FedExCup standings | PGA TOUR Money List | Official World Golf Ranking |
| Geoff Ogilvy (1) |
Geoff Ogilvy (1) |
Geoff Ogilvy (6) |
| Davis Love III (T2) |
Davis Love III (T2) |
Ernie Els (10) |
| Sean O'Hair (4) |
Sean O'Hair (4) |
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| Ernie Els (T6) |
Ernie Els (T6) |
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| Zach Johnson (T6) |
Zach Johnson (T6) |
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| Kenny Perry (T6) |
Kenny Perry (T6) |
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| D.J Trahan (T6) |
D.J Trahan (T6) |
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| Johnson Wagner (10) |
Johnson Wagner (10) |
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| Major winners |
| Ernie Els |
3 |
1994 U.S. Open, 1997 U.S. Open, 2002 British Open |
| Geoff Ogilvy |
1 |
2006 U.S. Open |
| Zach Johnson |
1 |
2007 Masters |
| Rich Beem |
1 |
2002 PGA Championship |
| David Toms |
1 |
2001 PGA Championship |
| Davis Love III |
1 |
1997 PGA Championship |
| Paul Azinger |
1 |
1993 PGA Championship |
| Corey Pavin |
1 |
1995 U.S. Open |
| Jeff Sluman |
1 |
1988 PGA Championship |
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| 2009 Tournament Winners |
| Geoff Ogilvy |
1 |
Mercedes-Benz Championship |
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| Past winners of the Sony Open in Hawaii |
| K.J. Choi (2008) |
Paul Goydos (2007) |
| David Toms (2006) |
Ernie Els (2003, 2004) |
| Jerry Kelly (2002) |
Brad Faxon (2001) |
| Paul Azinger (2000) |
Jeff Sluman (1999) |
| John Huston (1998) |
Corey Pavin (1986, 1987) |
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| International players |
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Australia |
Marc Leishman, James Nitties, Aron Price, Jarrod Lyle, Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy, Nathan Green, Greg Chalmers, John Senden, Peter Lonard |
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Argentina |
Andres Romero |
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England |
Luke Donald, Brian Davis, Greg Owen |
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Germany |
Alex Cejka |
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India |
Arjun Atwal |
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Japan |
Hiroshi Iwata, Shintaro Kai, Hideto Tanihara, Tomohiro Kondo, Azuma Yano, Ryuji Imada, Shigeki Maruyama |
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Korea |
Sang-moon Bae, K.J. Choi |
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New Zealand |
Tim Wilkinson |
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Scotland |
Martin Laird |
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South Africa |
Rory Sabbatini, Tim Clark, Ernie Els |
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Sweden |
Carl Pettersson, Daniel Chopra, Richard S. Johnson |
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Zimbabwe |
Brenden de Jonge |
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| Younger and older |
| Young Guns (under 30) | Grizzled Vets (40 and over) |
| Lorens Chan |
John Merrick |
David Berganio Jr. |
Paul Goydos |
| Sang-moon Bae |
Sean O'Hair |
Chris DiMarco |
Greg Kraft |
| Derek Fathauer |
Aron Price |
Cliff Kresge |
Davis Love III |
| Colt Knost |
Chris Stroud |
Rick Price |
Jeff Maggert |
| Marc Leishman |
Nicholas Thompson |
Peter Lonard |
Bart Bryant |
| Webb Simpson |
Ricky Barnes |
Steve Stricker |
Kirk Triplett |
| Brendon Todd |
Leif Olson |
Bob Estes |
Brad Faxon |
| Tyler Aldridge |
Hiroshi Iwata |
Jerry Kelly |
John Huston |
| Spencer Levin |
Shintaro Kai |
Billy Mayfair |
Steve Lowery |
| Gary Woodland |
Jarrod Lyle |
Tim Petrovic |
Kenny Perry |
| Casey Wittenberg |
Chez Reavie |
David Toms |
Michael Allen |
| Kevin Na |
Andres Romero |
Glen Day |
Paul Azinger |
| Jeff Overton |
Peter Tomasulo |
Joe Durant |
Corey Pavin |
| James Nitties |
Brendon de Jonge |
Jeff Sluman |
Tom Pernice Jr. |
| James Oh |
Michael Letzig |
Loren Roberts |
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| Bill Haas |
Steve Marino |
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| J.B. Holmes |
Adam Scott |
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| Martin Laird |
D.J. Trahan |
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| John Mallinger |
Johnson Wagner |
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| Troy Matteson |
Charles Howell III |
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| Parker McLachlin |
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