Sony Open in Hawaii Matchup Picks

We get a full field this week at the Sony Open in Hawaii where Tom Kim is listed as the golf betting favorite at BetRivers. This event does not have the star power of last week but it is still a solid field and this week we get some national television coverage with NBC televising the weekend action. I am coming off a 1-2-1 week in last week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions, as a withdrawal in the second round by Xander Schauffele hurt us. Let’s look at Sony Open in Hawaii Matchup picks.

Defending Champion: Hideki Matsuyama

Tournament Notes: This event takes place at Waialae which is a par 70 that really hasn’t changed much in the last 15 years. It is all about hitting greens and making putts, so shorter hitters have a definite chance to win this week. It should be noted that eight of the last nine winners of this event played the Sentry the previous week. Another fact worth mentioning is that other than Russell Henley, no golfer has won the Sony in their first try since the first Sony in 1965.

Sony Open in Hawaii Matchups

Sungjae Im -125 vs. Tom Kim

Tom Kim -128 vs. Spieth, Jordan

Sungjae Im -190 vs. Matsuyama, Hideki

Harman, Brian -129 vs. Conners, Corey

Spieth, Jordan -120 vs. Matsuyama, Hideki

Henley, Russell -125 vs. Hoge, Tom

Bradley, Keegan -125 vs. Spaun, J.J.

Horschel, Billy -125 vs. Scott, Adam

Kyoung-Hoon Lee -120 vs. Kuchar, Matt

Montgomery, Taylor -114 vs. Mitchell, Keith

McNealy, Maverick -120 vs. Si Woo Kim

Grillo, Emiliano -120 vs. English, Harris

Bezuidenhout, Christiaan -114 vs. McCarthy, Denny

Todd, Brendon -114 vs. Kirk, Chris

Davis, Cameron -125 vs. Kitayama, Kurt

Woodland, Gary -125 vs. Steele, Brendan

Poston, J.T. -125 vs. Hughes, Mackenzie

Bradley, Keegan -158 vs. Davis, Cameron

Bezuidenhout, Christiaan -126 vs. Woodland, Gary

Hughes, McKenzie -135 vs. Grillo, Emiliano

Conners, Corey -122 vs. Hoge, Tom

Spaun, J.J. -120 vs. Poston, JT

KH Lee -116 vs. Horschel, Billy

Harman, Brian -132 vs. Henley, Russell

Mitchell, Keith -164 vs. English, Harris

Scott, Adam -116 vs. Montgomery, Taylor

Horschel, Billy -142 vs. Scott, Adam

Bezuidenhout, Christiaan -126 vs. Kitayama, Kurt

Svensson, Adam -112 vs. Smalley Alex

Golf Picks

McNealy, Maverick -120 vs. Si Woo Kim

We know how important putting is on this course and McNealy is one of the best putters on the PGA Tour. He finished in a tie for 27^th in his Sony debut a year ago and I expect him to be much better in his second try. He had four top 20 finishes in the fall and this course suits his game really well. I’ll lay the small price and take McNealy.

Bradley, Keegan -125 vs. Spaun, J.J.

Bradley has three top 15 finishes at Waialae and this course really fits him well, as he hits at lot of greens and putts well. Spaun played well last week at Kapalua with a tie for 5^th but he has been awful at Waialae in his career. I will lay the small price and take Bradley.

Bezuidenhout, Christiaan -126 vs. Kitayama, Kurt

Bezuidenhout finished last year well with a couple of top five finishes in South Africa and he played well in this event a year ago with a tie for 17^th. We know that Bezuidenhout is a very good putter so it makes sense he would do well on this course. I’ll take him in this matchup against Kitayama.

Conners, Corey -122 vs. Hoge, Tom

Another good putter is Conners who finished in a tie for 3^rd in this event in 2019. He has three top 15 finishes in the Sony overall. I know that Hoge played well last week but I don’t think this course fits his game as well as Kapalua. And in something unrelated, Hoge is a former Horned Frog and his TCU team got destroyed on Monday night. I’ll take Conners in this matchup.

Grillo, Emiliano -120 vs. English, Harris

English has the game for this course, as he hits a lot of greens and putts well. I don’t know that he is getting enough respect and he was one of my longshot picks in the BetMaker picks article. I’ll take English in this matchup.

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