Kalākaua I died in 1891 and is regarded as the last king of Hawaii. That is until Ernie Els came along. The 55-year-old South African restored his place as the ruler in the Aloha State, shooting a final-round 6-under 66 at Hualalai Golf Course to win the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday in Kailua Kona on The Big Island.

Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes.

The PGA Tour just concluded two weeks of competition on the Hawaiian islands. Now it's the PGA Tour Champions turn to kick off 2025 in paradise.

Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai prize money payout is from the $2 million purse, with 42 professional players who complete three rounds at Hualalai Golf Club in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, earning PGA Tour Champions prize money and an official-money paycheck this week.

Mitsubishi Electric Championship marks the exciting start of the PGA Tour Champions season, bringing together a stellar field of 42 players, including Bernhard Langer, Stewart Cink, Steve Alker, and Steve Stricker.