Waialae Country Club has hosted the Sony Open since 1965 when it was then called the "Hawaiian Open."  It remains as one of the longest active tenured hosts of a PGA Tour event in history.  Past winners of the event include PGA Tour Hall of Famers Lee Trevino ('68) and Jack Nicklaus ('74) as well as local legends Ted Makalena ('66) and David Ishii ('90).   In 1995,  a unique tradition began when the tournament granted a Sponsor's exemption to a top Hawaii Amateur.  This is made possible by the Friends of Hawaii Charities and has created opportunity for local amateurs to test their game against the world's best players.  Past recipients of this exemption include Guy Yamamoto and Parker McLachlin via a special Qualifier for the top 12 ranked Hawaii Amateurs.  Players gain points from designated amateur tournaments on the HSGA schedule throughout the year, with automatic eligibility going to the reigning Hawaii State Amateur and Manoa Cup Champions.   
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2024 Sony Open Qualifier for Amateurs
Monday, November 20, 2023 at Waialae Country Club
Presented by the Friends of Hawaii Charities

              *Top 12 Players including reigning Hawaii State Amateur and Manoa Cup Champions are eligible 
Results
See final 2023 HSGA POY Rankings

 2024 Sony Open Qualifier
 
Blaze Akana




   Past Sony Open Qualifier for Amateurs Winners

Year
Qualifier
 Score
Final Results
2024 Blaze Akana
66
Final Results
2023
Blaze Akana
69
Final Results
2022 Peter Jung 71 Final Results
2021 Evan Kawai 71  Final Results
2020 Tyler Ota  69  Final Results 
2019
Peter Jung
72 Final Results
2018 Tyler Ota
72 Final Results
2017 Brent Grant 73 Final Results
2016
Shawn Lu
68
Final Results
2015 Kyle Suppa
66 Final Results
2014  Jared Sawada
70 Final Results
2013 Richard Hattori
71 Final Results
2012  Johnny Oda
71 Final Results
2011  David Saka
69
Final Results
2010 T.J. Kua
67
Final Results
2009  Lorens Chan
67
Final Results
2008 Alex Ching
75
Final Results
2007  Tadd Fujikawa
67
Final Results
2006  Brandan Kop
72
Final Results
2005  Jonathan Mathias
72
Final Results
2004  Jonathan Ota
75
Final Results
2003  Joe Phengsavath
70
Final Results
2002  Jonathan Ota
71
Final Results
2001  Brandan Kop
70
Final Results
2000
 Parker McLachlin
71
Final Results
1999
Brandan Kop
71
Final Results
1998
Ryan Koshi
70
Final Results
1997
* No Amateur Exemption

No Exemption
1996
Guy Yamamoto
70
Final Results
1995
Atuski Nakajima
71
Final Results

Hawaii State Golf Association