Does the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025 have a cut? Format explored

Sony Open in Hawaii has a cutline after 36 holes. The PGA Tour started the 2025 season with the Sentry Tournament last week before heading to the Sony Open this week. The regular Tour events have a cutline after 36 holes.

Sony Open in Hawaii is also a regular event with a full-sized field. One hundred forty-four players teed off this week, and after two rounds, there will be a cutline. Only the golfers finishing above the cutline will tee off in the final rounds over the weekend. The play takes place in stroke format.

The tournament started with its first round on Thursday, January 9. This week's field features some top-ranked golfers on the Tour. Hideki Matsuyama, who won the season-opening Sentry 2025, is playing this week at the Sony Open along with Keegan Bradley, Tom Hoge, and many others.

The tournament has a purse of $8.7 million, with the winner receiving a check of $1.56 million.

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Sony Open in Hawaii round 1 leaderboard

The first round of the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii was unfortunately suspended due to darkness on January 9. Some players have completed their games, while others still need to play.

In the opening round, Harry Hall shot a 6-under 64 and took the lead in the game along with Adam Schenk, Eric Cole, Denny McCarthy, Tom Hoge, and Paul Peterson. They have all completed their games on the first 18 holes.

Here are the top finishers after the semi-finished first round of the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii:

• T1 Harry Hall: -6
• T1 Adam Schenk: -6
• T1 Eric Cole: -6
• T1 Denny McCarthy: -6
• T1 Paul Peterson: -6
• T1 Tom Hoge: -6
• T7 Henrik Norlander: -5
• T7 Adam Hadwin: -5
• T7 Ben Griffin: -5
• T7 Patrick Fishburn: -5
• T7 Sam Ryder: -5
• T7 Ben Kohles: -5
• T13 Andrew Putnam: -4
• T13 James Hahn: -4
• T13 Webb Simpson: -4
• T13 Brian Harman: -4
• T13 Nico Echavarria: -4
• T13 J.J. Spaun: -4
• T13 Jackson Suber: -4
• T13 Chan Kim: -4
• T13 Russell Henley: -4
• T13 Nick Taylor: -4
• T13 Sepp Straka: -4
• T13 Zach Johnson: -4
• T13 Brice Garnett: -4
• T26 Andrew Novak: -3
• T26 Thomas Detry: -3
• T26 J.T. Poston: -3
• T26 Jacob Bridgeman: -3
• T26 Brian Campbell: -3
• T26 Nate Lashley: -3
• T26 Mac Meissner: -3
• T26 Ben Martin: -3
• T26 Greyson Sigg: -3
• T26 Lucas Glover: -3
• T26 Hideki Matsuyama: -3
• T26 Sahith Theegala: -3
• T26 Cam Davis: -3
• T26 Matt Kuchar: -3
• T26 Jesper Svensson: -3
• T26 Kevin Roy: -3
• T26 Tyler Loree: -3
• T44 Doug Ghim: -2
• T44 Patrick Rodgers: -2
• T44 Mark Hubbard: -2
• T44 Austin Eckroat: -2
• T44 Nick Dunlap: -2
• T44 Robert MacIntyre: -2
• T44 Brandt Snedeker: -2
• T44 Tom Kim: -2
• T44 Stephan Jaeger: -2
• T44 Bud Cauley: -2
• T44 Alex Smalley: -2
• T44 Thomas Rosenmueller: -2
• T44 Ryan Gerard: -2
• T44 David Lipsky: -2
• T44 Justin Lower: -2
• T44 Gary Woodland: -2
• T44 Emiliano Grillo: -2
• T44 Lee Hodges: -2
• T44 Matti Schmid: -2
• T44 Cristobal Del Solar: -2
• T44 Gavin Cohen: -2

Notably, after Friday's second round, the players finishing above the cutline will head to the next two rounds.