The PGA Tour will move islands in Hawaii for the second event of the year.
Following The Sentry in Kapalua, the Sony Open in Hawaii will be played at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
The two courses couldn’t be any more different as the Plantation Course is wide open with large fairways and greens, whereas Waialae is narrow with small fairways and greens.
Hideki Matsuyama set a PGA Tour scoring record, finishing the week at 35-under. That likely won’t be the case this week, as the winning score has been 17 and 18-under the last two years.
It is not a PGA Tour signature event, but several big names will be in the field, including Matsuyama, who has the best odds to win entering the event.
Sony Open in Hawaii Odds
| Player | Odds to Win |
| Hideki Matsuyama | +900 |
| Corey Conners | +1600 |
| Tom Kim | +1800 |
| Russell Henley | +2000 |
| Byeong Hun An | +2200 |
| Keegan Bradley | +2500 |
| Maverick McNealy | +2800 |
| Robert Macintyre | +3000 |
| Sahith Theegala | +3300 |
| Si Woo Kim | +3300 |
| Taylor Pendrith | +3300 |
| J.T. Poston | +3500 |
| Kurt Kitayama | +3500 |
| Austin Eckroat | +4000 |
| Luke Clanton | +4000 |
| Ben Griffin | +4500 |
| Brian Harman | +5000 |
| Chris Kirk | +5000 |
| Davis Thompson | +5000 |
| Harry Hall | +5000 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | +5000 |
| Sepp Strake | +5000 |
*As of Jan. 6
Who Has the Best Course History at the Waialae Country Club and the Sony Open in Hawaii?
Matt Kuchar, Russell Henley, Hideki Matsuyama, Chris Kirk and Corey Conners have the best course history at Waialae Country Club and the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Matt Kuchar
Kuchar has recorded eight top-13 finishes over his last 11 Sony Open starts, and that includes a win in 2019. More recently, he’s finished T-7 in two of his last three appearances.
Russell Henley
No one has gained more strokes at this event (33.9) in the last five years besides Henley. He has two top-five finishes in the last three years, and in nine total appearances overall, he has four top-15 finishes.
Hideki Matsuyama
Matsuyama has the second-most strokes gained at this event in the last five years and that includes a win in 2022. Besides the win, he has two other top-20 finishes in seven total appearances. With that being said, he’s struggled a bit of late, finishing T-30 in 2024 and T-48 in 2023.
Chris Kirk
In the last four years, Kirk has had a solo third finish and a T-2 at this event, which has him third in total strokes gained in the last five years. He also won last year’s Sentry tournament, so he has some good Hawaii vibes.
Corey Conners
Conners has been very steady at this tournament. Taking out last year’s T-57 finish, he has four straight finishes of T-12 or better, including a T-3 in 2019.
Sony Open in Hawaii Past Winners
| Year | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Grayson Murray | -17 |
| 2023 | Si Woo Kim | -18 |
| 2022 | Hideki Matsuyama | -23 |
| 2021 | Kevin Na | -21 |
| 2020 | Cameron Smith | -11 |
| 2019 | Matt Kuchar | -22 |
| 2018 | Patton Kizzire | -17 |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | -27 |
| 2016 | Fabián Gómez | -20 |
| 2015 | Jimmy Walker | -23 |
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