In Honolulu, Hawaii, the historic Waialae Country Club is hosting the full-field tournament in 2025. 2022 Sony Open champion Hideki Matsuyama leads this year’s lineup at Waialae after his historic win at The Sentry Tournament this past week. But with the first day’s play over, it is surprising to see that he sits at T41 on the leaderboard after having shot 1 under. On the top are five golfers, Harry Hall, Adam Schenk, Eric Cole, Denny McCarthy, and Paul Peterson with 5 under par.
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This year’s Sony Open in Hawaii is the first of three regular-season events for players to earn significant FedEx Cup points via the Aon Swing 5. A purse of $8.7 million is at stake. Let’s start to discover the player groupings and tee times for the tournament’s second day.
| Time | Tee | Players |
| 12:10 PM EST | 1 | C.T. Pan Justin Lower Vince Whaley |
| 12:10 PM EST | 10 | Nate Lashley David Lipsky Mac Meissner |
| 12:20 PM EST | 1 | Sam Ryder Harry Higgs Greyson Sigg |
| 12:20 PM EST | 10 | K.H. Lee Joel Dahmen Ben Martin |
| 12:30 PM EST | 1 | Brendon Todd Aaron Baddeley Chan Kim |
| 12:30 PM EST | 10 | Ben Kohles Will Gordon Chandler Phillips |
| 12:40 PM EST | 1 | Rafael Campos Lucas Glover Gary Woodland |
| 12:40 PM EST | 10 | Maverick McNealy Matt McCarty Billy Horschel |
| 12:50 PM EST | 1 | Patton Kizzire Davis Thompson Cam Davis |
| 12:50 PM EST | 10 | Hideki Matsuyama Sahith Theegala Russell Henley |
| 1:00 PM EST | 1 | Emiliano Grillo Matt Kuchar Zach Johnson |
| 1:00 PM EST | 10 | Nick Taylor Sepp Straka Corey Conners |
| 1:10 PM EST | 1 | Lee Hodges Kurt Kitayama Adam Svensson |
| 1:10 PM EST | 10 | Brice Garnett Jake Knapp Tom Hoge |
| 1:20 PM EST | 1 | Chad Ramey Ryan Palmer Matti Schmid |
| 1:20 PM EST | 10 | Michael Kim Ben Silverman Joe Highsmith |
| 1:30 PM EST | 1 | Frankie Capan III Aldrich Potgieter Luke Clanton (a) |
| 1:30 PM EST | 10 | Taylor Montgomery Takumi Kanaya Jesper Svensson |
| 1:40 PM EST | 1 | Kevin Roy Kevin Velo RJ Manke |
| 1:40 PM EST | 10 | Tim Widing Kaito Onishi Yuta Sugiura |
| 1:50 PM EST | 1 | Trevor Cone Ricky Castillo Gavin Cohen |
| 1:50 PM EST | 10 | William Mouw Cristobal Del Solar Tyler Loree (a) |
| 2:00 PM EST | 1 | Noah Goodwin Steven Fisk Kensei Hirata |
| 2:00 PM EST | 10 | Isaiah Salinda John Pak Mao Matsuyama (a) |
| 4:50 PM EST | 1 | Harris English Keith Mitchell Adam Hadwin |
| 4:50 PM EST | 10 | Henrik Norlander Rico Hoey David Skinns |
| 5:00 PM EST | 1 | James Hahn Andrew Novak Sam Stevens |
| 5:00 PM EST | 10 | Andrew Putnam Doug Ghim Carson Young |
| 5:10 PM EST | 1 | Kevin Streelman Patrick Rodgers Mark Hubbard |
| 5:10 PM EST | 10 | Thomas Detry Ben Griffin Patrick Fishburn |
| 5:20 PM EST | 1 | Austin Eckroat Nick Dunlap Robert MacIntyre |
| 5:20 PM EST | 10 | Taylor Moore Mackenzie Hughes Webb Simpson |
| 5:30 PM EST | 1 | Keegan Bradley Tom Kim Brian Harman |
| 5:30 PM EST | 10 | Harry Hall Seamus Power Brandt Snedeker |
| 5:40 PM EST | 1 | Taylor Pendrith Chris Kirk Byeong Hun An |
| 5:40 PM EST | 10 | Stephan Jaeger Luke List Adam Schenk |
| 5:50 PM EST | 1 | Nico Echavarria J.T. Poston Si Woo Kim |
| 5:50 PM EST | 10 | Chris Gotterup Peter Malnati Camilo Villegas |
| 6:00 PM EST | 1 | Bud Cauley Eric Cole Jacob Bridgeman |
| 6:00 PM EST | 10 | Erik van Rooyen Vincent Norrman Nick Hardy |
| 6:10 PM EST | 1 | Charley Hoffman Denny McCarthy Alex Smalley |
| 6:10 PM EST | 10 | J.J. Spaun Daniel Berger Ryo Hisatsune |
| 6:20 PM EST | 1 | Max McGreevy Quade Cummins Thomas Rosenmueller |
| 6:20 PM EST | 10 | Brian Campbell Taylor Dickson Jeremy Paul |
| 6:30 PM EST | 1 | Alejandro Tosti Braden Thornberry Mason Andersen |
| 6:30 PM EST | 10 | Michael Thorbjornsen Rikuya Hoshino Jackson Suber |
| 6:40 PM EST | 1 | Ryan Gerard Danny Walker Kelly Welsh |
| 6:40 PM EST | 10 | Kris Ventura Paul Peterson Ben Polland |
With their respective PGA Tour debuts this week at the Sony Open, rising Japanese players Rikuya Hoshino, Kaito Onish, and Takumi Kanaya will show that there are multiple paths to the most coveted golf destination.
The Japanese trio’s PGA Tour debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025
In 2024, Hoshino, 28, traveled across the globe, participating in at least fifteen distinct nations to earn a spot on the Tour after making it in the top 10 Order of Merit on the DP World (European) Tour. Meanwhile, Kanaya, 26, primarily competed on the Japan Golf Tour, occasionally traveling to the United States to attend Qualifying School, where he battled to a solo third place in the extremely fierce Final Stage for his playing rights.
Onishi, a 26-year-old star at The University of Southern California, utilized the Korn Ferry Tour platform in the United States. According to the PGA Tour, he earned his card for the very first time in his developing career after finishing in the top 30 of the season rankings list. “As a Japanese player, to have two other new players join the PGA Tour at the same time makes me very happy. Seeing them as my rivals too will become an extra motivation to not only me, but to all of us, and will be a good thing,” stated Hoshino, who placed ninth on the DP World Tour eligibility rating the previous year.
The three rookies’ current objective is to continue competing in 2026, but they also hope to succeed so they can join their legendary countryman Hideki Matsuyama in the select winner’s circle. “For the last couple of years, I’ve been competing on the DP World Tour and learned a lot there. Of course, to win on the PGA Tour is the goal,” Hoshino added. “But most importantly, I just want to make sure I play consistently throughout the entire season and make sure I extend my status.”
Fans are eager to see how the Japanese Trio performs on the course as the season progresses. Are you also thrilled? Leave a comment with your thoughts.