Sony Open Betting Preview
WagerTalk golf handicappers Nick Borrman and Andy Lang offer their thoughts on this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii. Nick and Andy discuss the guys at the top of the odds board, some potential long shots that could crack the Sony Open in Hawaii leaderboard and guys who may trip you up in your betting.
| Sony Open in Hawaii | PGA Tour Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| When: | January 12-15, 2023 |
| Where: | Waialae Country Club in Hawaii |
| Defending Champ: | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Current Favorite: | Tom Kim (+1100 at DraftKings) |
| TV: | Golf Channel |
Sony Open in Hawaii Odds Board
Top-10 Total Strokes Gained over the last six months (betting odds via FanDuel or DraftKings)
Tom Kim +1.92 (+1100)
Sungjae Im +1.66 (+1400)
Taylor Montgomery +1.65 (+1000)
Brian Harman +1.39 (+2000)
Tom Hoge +1.31 (+1800)
Andrew Putnam +1.23 (+5500)
Maverick McNealy +1.21 (+4000)
Kurt Kitayama +1.21 (+6000)
Emiliano Grillo +1.17 (+5000)
Jordan Spieth +1.16 (+1600)
From Nick Borrman: The PGA Tour stays in Hawaii this week, just a short puddle jumper flight from one island to the other as players switch focus from Kapalua Plantation to Waialae CC (that is assuming we are talking about players that teed it up last week).
Waialae is a much different track than Kapalua. Waialae is flat with a total course elevation change of just 10 feet and it is short, playing as a par 70 maxing out at just over 7,000 yards. Even though the course is along the Hawaiian coast, there is actual minimal water that comes into play.
Eighty-three bunkers on the course offer up the most challenge but like Kapalua, the main defense will always be the wind. However, just like we saw last week, wind is not forecasted to be up so scoring should be low once again.