Sony Open at Waialae

And the big kick off!!! The first full field event of the year, the Sony Open.

Vijay Singh is back again in 2006 to defend his 2005 win at the Sony Open in Hawaii at beautiful Waialae Country Club. Vijay is off to a great start this year, already winning the Mercedes Championships, and hoping to improve on his last year finish.

However, there is a tall delicate shadow cast over Vijay's title defense, and that shadow is cast by Michelle Wie.

All eyes will be on the teenage sensation, and Hawaii native.

Wie, who is the youngest woman ever to play in a PGA Tour event, played in eight LPGA events in 2005. Michelle made seven cuts and was disqualified once. Her best finish was in a major at the McDonald's LPGA Championship, where she finished second.

This will be Wie's first appearance on the PGA Tour since turning pro in October.

Waialae was built in the late 1920s, and was first intended to be for the guests of Waikiki's Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Apparently, the beach off the eighth hole was the location for a scene from the movie "From Here to Eternity."

Waialae is one of many fine a properties owned by GolfBC.