Alright, so I was digging around for some info on the Sony Open winners, you know, just to see who’s been killing it on the course over the years. I figured it would be cool to have a list of all the past champions in one place. Here’s how I got to it.
First off, I fired up my browser and hit up my go-to search engine. I typed in “Sony Open past winners” and pressed enter. You wouldn’t believe the amount of stuff that popped up. Pages and pages of articles, stats, and tournament histories. It was a bit overwhelming, to be honest.
So, I started clicking through some of the top results. I skimmed through a bunch of articles. They had some good info, but I was looking for a simple list, not a novel.
Then, I stumbled upon the PGA Tour’s official site. Bingo! They had a whole section dedicated to the Sony Open, with all the past winners listed out nicely. It was exactly what I was looking for.
Digging Through the Data
I started copying down the names and the years they won. It was a bit tedious, but hey, I was on a mission. I made sure to double-check the names and dates, didn’t want to mess up any of those details. Some names kept popping up, those guys who won multiple times. Pretty impressive stuff.
After I had all the names, I decided to organize them a bit. I put them in a simple list, by year. It looked way better than just a messy pile of names.
- 1999 – Jeff Sluman
- 2000 – Paul Azinger
- 2001 – Brad Faxon
- 2002 – Jerry Kelly
- 2003 – Ernie Els
- 2004 – Ernie Els
- 2005 – Vijay Singh
- 2006 – David Toms
- 2007 – Paul Goydos
- 2008 – K. J. Choi
- 2009 – Zach Johnson
- 2010 – Ryan Palmer
- 2011 – Mark Wilson
- 2012 – Johnson Wagner
- 2013 – Russell Henley
- 2014 – Jimmy Walker
- 2015 – Jimmy Walker
- 2016 – Fabian Gomez
- 2017 – Justin Thomas
- 2018 – Patton Kizzire
- 2019 – Matt Kuchar
- 2020 – Cameron Smith
- 2021 – Kevin Na
- 2022 – Hideki Matsuyama
- 2023 – Si Woo Kim
- 2024 – Grayson Murray
There you have it, my little project of compiling all the Sony Open winners. It was a fun little dive into golf history. Hopefully, this list comes in handy for someone else out there too!
