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Sunday 18 January 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Gotterup wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 January 2026 · Chris Gotterup’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,100,000 USD · Sony
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/20°C · wind 32 km/h NNW, gusts 48 · 9.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/21°C · wind 33 km/h NE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/21°C · wind 34 km/h ENE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 32 km/h E, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ryan Gerard USA · 266birdied his last two holes for 65 to finish alone in second, two behind; slow start with missed putts at 6 and 7 AP recap via CBS Sports
120 started · cut -1, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Gotterup
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2026
This is big for me, too, because this kicks in the five-year whatever it's called for retirement reasons. Now I don't have to worry about that.
AP via CBS Sports
18 January 2026
Hopefully, I'm not the last champion.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2026
a lot of negative self-talk, calling myself basically every name in the book, and then just trying to completely just like zone out and then zone back in
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gotterup | 63 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Ryan Gerard | 69 · 64 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| 3 | Patrick Rodgers | 66 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Robert MacIntyre | 67 · 71 · 67 · 63 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Jacob Bridgeman | 69 · 68 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Taylor Pendrith | 69 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Daniel Berger | 66 · 70 · 69 · 64 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Lee Hodges | 70 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Harry Hall | 65 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Davis Riley | 67 · 64 · 67 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1999-07-20, Easton, Maryland; USA; turned pro 2022; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 28 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 28 -> rankAfter 17), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Ping G440 LST 8°, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70 TX
- Driver TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper mini driver, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi35 18°, Mitsubishi Diamana WB 83 TX
- Irons Bridgestone Tour B 220 MB 4-9, KBS C-Taper 130 X
- Wedge TaylorMade MG5 46°, 52°, 56°, 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 Black Onyx S400
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour X
- Ball Bridgestone VS Black Mindset Prototype
verified for this week