Gary Woodland returned to golf after a brain lesion. Following "one of the hardest years" of his life, the U.S. Open champion had an encouraging start to his season.

Gary Woodland had a short flight from his vacation on the Big Island to the Sony Open on Oahu. Former President Barrack Obama and family were seated in the row ahead of Woodland and his wife.

On Sept. 18, 2023, surgeons cut a baseball-sized hole into the side of Gary Woodland’s head. They were trying to remove part of a lesion in his brain they believed was causing seizures. Doctors hoped they could help the golfer and winner of the 2019 U.S. Open regain control of his life.

HONOLULU (AP) — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation ... He played the back nine in 30 at the Sony Open and tied for 10th. How he made it to Hawaii is still hard for him to believe.

How to watch the 2025 Sony Open on Saturday, including full Saturday TV coverage and streaming info for Round 3 in Hawaii.

Will Zalatoris and Gary Woodland withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday, just hours before their scheduled first-round tee times at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. An immediate explanation for the players' absences was not provided by PGA Tour Communications.

HONOLULU — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation ... He played the back nine in 30 at the Sony Open and tied for 10th. How he made it to Hawaii is still hard for him to believe.

Matusyama, the stoic, slow-swinging native of Japan, birdied the par-5 18th hole of the Kapalua Plantation Course in Maui, Hawaii on Sunday ... He won the Sony Open, which is next week in Honolulu ...

A Sunday shootout awaits between proven PGA TOUR winners and those trying to join the club at the Sony Open in Hawaii ... Maverick McNealy, Gary Woodland and Russell Henley along with Ryan ...

Gary Woodland always has my attention on long and difficult golf courses, and he’s coming off a 16th place finish at the Sony Open where he gained strokes in all four major categories.

Kim, who got married a month ago in South Korea, finished at 18-under 262 and is assured two weeks in Hawaii next year, as defending champion in the Sony Open and the Sentry Tournament of ...

Mao Matsuyama is playing this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii on a sponsor exemption after winning last year’s Japan Amateur at age 15, becoming the youngest winner in the event’s history.