Field Announced for Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai

KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii – The 42-player field is set for next week’s Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, which runs from Thursday to Saturday on the Island of Hawaii. Hualalai Golf Course will host the PGA TOUR Champions season-opening event for the 30th consecutive time.

“We look forward to celebrating our 30th anniversary at Hualalai next week and welcoming these 42 players to the Big Island,” said Tournament Manager Kelly Fliear. “The Four Seasons Hualalai provides a breathtaking backdrop for the Champions Tour’s season opener, and we are excited to continue that tradition in 2026.”

Eight past winners of this event will tee it up at Hualalai in 2026, including defending champion and World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els. A pair of three-time winners of the event, Bernhard Langer (2009, 2014, 2017) and Miguel Angel Jiménez (2015, 2020, 2022) each look to become the first player to win four times at Hualalai. Els and Langer are two of six Hall of Famers set to play, along with Fred Couples, Retief Goosen, Davis Love III and Vijay Singh.

Steven Alker, who finished No. 2 in last year’s Charles Schwab Cup standings, won the 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai en route to winning the Schwab Cup that season. Other past champions at Hualalai in this year’s field include Fred Funk (2008), Jerry Kelly (2018), Tom Lehman (2019) and Darren Clarke (2021).

Seven players will make their first appearance at Hualalai in 2026: Steve Allan, Thomas Bjørn, Angel Cabrera, Tommy Gainey, Richard Green, Freddie Jacobson and Boo Weekley. Allan (three wins), Cabrera (three wins) and Bjørn (two wins) each secured multi-win seasons in 2025, while Green and Gainey each broke through for their first win on PGA TOUR Champions last year.

Other notables in the 2026 field include reigning Charles Schwab Cup winner Stewart Cink along with fellow major champions David Duval, Jim Furyk, Justin Leonard and Mike Weir.

All three rounds of the 2026 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai will be televised live on Golf Channel, January 22-24. For more information on the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, please visit PGATOUR.com and MECgolf.com.

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