The PGA Tour stays in the Aloha State and expands the field for the Sony Open in Hawaii, which gets underway Thursday from the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. For the first time this year we’ll have a full field of over 140 golfers, which means significantly more matchup propositions on the betting table. Players have to be sharp early with the cut rule back in place and 19 golfers could have an advantage as they make the short trek to Oahu from Maui after competing in last week’s TOC. We won’t have a Hawai’i sweep with Jon Rahm taking the week off. We could, however, have the first back-to-back champ since 2015 with Hideki Matsuyama set to defend after edging Russell Henley last year in a playoff. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager.
Sony Open in Hawaii Matchup Odds
Tom Kim -105 vs. Sungjae Im -125
Tom Kim -120 vs. Jordan Spieth -110
Sungjae Im -140 vs. Jordan Spieth +110
Hideki Matsuyama -115 vs. Russell Henley -115
Hideki Matsuyama +105 vs. Brian Harman -135
Russell Henley +105 vs. Brian Harman -135
Corey Conners -135 vs. Tom Hoge +105
Corey Conners -155 vs. Billy Horschel +125
Tom Hoge -135 vs. Billy Horschel +105
Taylor Montgomery -105 vs. Keith Mitchell -125
Taylor Montgomery -120 vs. Maverick McNealy -110
Keith Mitchell -120 vs. Maverick McNealy -110
Adam Scott -130 vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout +100
K.H. Lee -125 vs. Si Woo Kim -105
Harris English +105 vs. Matt Kuchar -135
Emiliano Grillo -105 vs. J J Spaun -125
Andrew Putnam -125 vs. Alex Smalley -105
Denny McCarthy -110 vs. Kurt Kitayama -120
Mackenzie Hughes -145 vs. Adam Svensson +115
Will Gordon -110 vs. Nick Hardy -120
Webb Simpson -110 vs. Chris Kirk -120
Aaron Rai -115 vs. Stephan Jaeger -115
Brendon Todd -120 vs. Brendan Steele -110
Hayden Buckley -115 vs. Greyson Sigg -115
Patton Kizzire -115 vs. Troy Merritt -115
Davis Thompson +105 vs. Ben Griffin -135
Justin Suh -110 vs. James Hahn -120
Stewart Cink -105 vs. Russell Knox -125
S H Kim -110 vs. Brandon Wu -120
Mark Hubbard -125 vs. Adam Schenk -105
Ryan Palmer -125 vs. Kevin Streelman -105
Ryan Armour -120 vs. Joseph Bramlett -110
Nick Taylor -115 vs. Ben Taylor -115
Gary Woodland +105 vs. J.T. Poston -135
Need to Know
For those who played last week, the Waialae Country Club layout is much different than the one at Kapalua. At 7,044 yards, the course is short by Tour standards and will require players to club down. By contrast, the Plantation Course played at over 7,500 yards. The shorter yardage puts an emphasis on accuracy rather than distance, though it is an advantage to have played the TOC with 17 of the previous 24 Sony Open champs having competed the week prior. Water comes into play on a few holes, but for the most part it’s a manageable course for the pros with seven of the past 10 winners scoring -20 or better. Matsuyama and Henley finished 72 holes at 23-under going to a playoff for the fourth time in the last seven editions.
Sony Open in Hawai’i Matchup Picks
Taylor Montgomery -105 vs. Keith Mitchell
It will be interesting to see if Montgomery can continue the momentum from the fall when he went 7 for 7 with six of those starts ending in a top-15. I backed him a few times in those tournaments and he paid off so why not go back to the well, at least until it dries up, if it ever does. He is debuting at Waialae, but he also did at Silverado earlier this year earning a podium finish so I don’t think that has any bearing.
Jordan Spieth +110 vs. Sungjae Im
The last time Spieth played here was a MC in 2019. I think it’s safe to say he’s turned things around since then and enters the meaty part of the schedule after taking most of the fall off. He got warmed up last week with a T13 at Kapalua and is still on a high after his sensational Presidents Cup run. Besides, Spieth has had success at this joint in the past reaching the podium and collecting a top-20 in three other starts.
Russell Henley -115 vs. Hideki Matsuyama
These two battled last year with Matsuyama’s late flourish taking him across the finish line first. Henley was denied a second win at Waialae, but has performed well here in the past with his runner-up preceded by a top-15. Over his last eight rounds on this course his scoring average is a clean 65. He also has a win this season at Mayakoba a few months ago and he chiseled off some Holiday rust with a T30 last week.
Harris English +105 vs. Matt Kuchar
English isn’t getting a lot of respect but at plus odds I think he’s a steal. Not only has he had success in Hawai’i in the past, English is getting overlooked after missing a few months last summer to have hip surgery. He returned late last season and opened the new campaign with a T9 in Napa going 6 for 7. He teamed with his matchup opponent last month at the unofficial QBE Shootout for a third-place finish and is an enticing pick at his price.
Corey Conners -135 vs. Tom Hoge
I typically don’t back players in matchups priced as high as Conners is in this one. But a deeper dive reveals why he’s such a favorite. He’s performed will in his last three official starts with a better finish each time. He closed last week with a 67 to place among the top-20 and heads to a place that’s yielded positive results. He has three top-15s in four starts here with a best T3 in 2019.
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