Is Tiger Woods playing in the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025? Schedule and availability explored

Tiger Woods is not playing at the Sony Open in Hawaii, which is the second event of the PGA Tour schedule. The first PGA Tour tournament of 2025 was the Sentry Tournament, where Hideki Matsuyama triumphed with 35 under. Woods was not a part of the $20 million signature event.

The 15-time major winner's last appearance was at the PNC Championship with his son Charlie Woods and Team Woods finished at the second place with 28 under. Team Woods was defeated by Team Langer for a first-place finish in the playoffs.

In 2025, Woods will mostly appear at the TGL events as the league tees off on January 7, 2025, at the SoFi Center, Florida. From January 7 to March 4, Woods' team Jupiter Links will play in five events. The first match is on January 14 at 7:00 pm EST between Los Angeles Golf Club and Jupiter Links.

The second match is on January 27 at 6:30 pm EST between Jupiter Links and Boston Common Golf. The third match is on February 18 at 7:00 pm EST between Jupiter Links and New York Golf Club. The fourth match is on February 25 at 9 pm EST between Jupiter Links and the Bay Golf Club.

The last match is on March 4 at 7 pm EST between Jupiter Links and Atlanta Drive Golf Club. Apart from Woods' TGL appearances, the legendary golfer may play at the majors including the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, and the Open Championship.

Woods might also play at the Genesis Invitational and the 2025 PNC Championship. Woods hasn't confirmed his PGA Tour schedule yet.

How did Tiger Woods perform in 2024?

Tiger Woods played only five PGA Tour tournaments in 2024 including four majors. Out of the four majors, he only competed through 72 holes at the Masters Tournament and finished at T60 with 16 over 304. Next, he played at the PGA Championship and missed the cut after two rounds.

Woods' last two major appearances were at the U.S. Open and the Open Championship and in both tournaments, he missed the cutline. Following that, Woods only played the PNC Championship with his son and skipped the Hero World Challenge at Albany. Here's the entire list of his 2024 appearances:

• The Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club: Withdrew due to flu-like symptoms (Score: 72-24, 96 (+2))
• Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club: T60 ( Score: 73-72-82-77, 304 (+16))
• PGA Championship at the Valhalla Golf Club: Missed cut ( Score: 72-77, 149 (+7))
• U.S. Open at the Pinehurst No. 2: Missed cut ( Score: 74-73, 147 (+7))
• The Open Championship at the Royal Troon Golf Course: Missed cut ( Score: 79-77, 156 (+14))