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Jan 3, 2025

Inside the Field: Sony Open in Hawaii

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Inside the Field

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    Written by Staff, PGATOUR.COM

    The 2025 PGA TOUR season continues its tropical beginning with the Sony Open in Hawaii, staying in the Aloha State for the second straight week.

    The TOUR’s Opening Drive rolls on from Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, starting Jan. 13-16. The Opening Drive is a two-week kick-off to the TOUR’s schedule, showcasing an elite field on a venue that stands alone for its creative design and scenic views.

    The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based on the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories.

    Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with 'reshuffle' notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred.

    Note: An additional year of eligibility was granted to some categories because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    See the field that will be teeing it up in Honolulu:

    Friday, Jan. 10

    Tim Widing (out, W/D)
    Brian Campbell (out, W/D)

    Thursday, Jan. 9

    Michael Thorbjornsen (out, W/D)
    Jake Knapp (out, W/D)

    Monday, Jan. 6

    Alejandro Tosti (in, open qualifier)
    Gavin Cohen (in, open qualifier)
    Kevin Streelman (in, open qualifier)
    RJ Manke (in, open qualifier)
    Trevor Cone (in)
    Danny Walker (in)
    Davis Riley (out, W/D after deadline)
    Christiaan Bezuidenhout (out, W/D after deadline)

    Winner of U.S. Open (five-year exemption)

    Winner of Masters Tournament (five-year exemption)

    Winner of The Open Championship (five-year exemption)

    Winner of Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, the Memorial Tournament and The Genesis Invitational (three-year exemption)

    PGA TOUR tournament winner (two-year exemption)

    Career money exemption

    Sponsor exemption: DP World Tour/Korn Ferry Tour/PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry

    Sponsor exemption (PGA TOUR members not otherwise exempt)

    Sponsor exemption (unrestricted)

    Aaron Baddeley
    Luke Clanton
    Tyler Loree
    Mao Matsuyama

    Sponsor exemption (designated)

    PGA Club Professional champion (six events)

    Ben Pollard

    PGA Section champion/Player of the Year

    Kelly Welsh

    Top 30 on prior season's FedExCup points list
    Adam Schenk
    Byeong Hun An
    Christiaan Bezuidenhout
    Tom Hoge

    Top 70 on prior season's FedExCup points list

    Top 125 from prior season's FedExCup Fall points list

    Major medical extension

    PGA TOUR University No. 1 from prior season

    Michael Thorbjornsen

    Top 10 (not otherwise exempt) from prior year's DP World Tour

    Players 2-30 from prior season's Korn Ferry Tour Points List

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