Sony Open Odds 2025: Sleeper Picks Looking To Take Down Matsuyama

The first full-field event of the 2025 PGA Tour takes place this week, with Hideki Matsuyama opening as the favorite in the Sony Open odds, as he looks for back-to-back victories. With a full field, now is an excellent time to focus on the Sony Open sleeper picks, especially when you consider the fact that the Sony Open projected cut line is in play.

Current favorites to win the Sony Open

Odd provided by FanDuel – accurate as of January 9

Hideki Matsuyama (+900 at bet365 sportsbook)

Coming off a win in the first event of the new PGA Tour season, Hideki Matsuyama looks to repeat his performance here from 2022 and rack up his 12th career win on tour. Matsuyama came out on fire at the Plantation Course at Kapalua and will look to keep the momentum going this week at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Following three rounds of 65 and an even better round of 62, Matsuyama looks in prime form to become the sixth two-time champion in the events history. Matsuyama sits sixth in the official world golf rankings and is the top player in the field according to the Sony Open in Hawaii odds and the official world golf rankings.

Corey Conners (+1600 at BetMGM sportsbook)

After posting four consecutive rounds in the 60’s to open the season at The Senty, Corey Connors makes the short trip from Maui to Honolulu as he gets set to improve on his tie for fifth finish at the season opening event. In his career, Conners has recorded four top 12 finishes at the Waialae Country Club and will look to build on a season that saw him climb inside the top 50 in the official world golf rankings where he currently sits 40th overall. With two career victories, both at the Valero Texas Open, Conners will look to build on a season that saw him go 23 for 23 in cuts made.

Tom Kim (+2200 at DraftKings sportsbook)

Making his 2025 PGA Tour season debut, 22-year-old South Korean Tom Kim enters the Sony Open in Hawaii with three career victories and sits a very high 21st in the official world golf rankings. With back-to-back second place finishes his last two times out at the Hero World Challenge and the Grant Thornton Invitational, Kim will look to go one better as he looks to become a four-time PGA Tour winner. This week will mark Kim’s second attempt at the Sony Open in Hawaii and in his one previous start in 2023 he missed the cut. But this is a different Kim from then and now as one of the best golfers in the world expect him to keep the good times rolling.

Russell Henley (+2000 at FanDuel sportsbook)

Sitting 17th in the official world golf rankings, Russell Henley arrives in Honolulu as the sixth highest ranked player in the field. It’s been 12 years since Henley won his first PGA Tour event here and his history at the Waialae Country Club is impressive. With six top 20 finishes and three top five results in his career in at the Sony Open in Hawaii, Henley is certainly one who deserves to be garnishing a boat load of attention this week. A tie for 30th in the opening event of the season at The Sentry, Henley will look to build off that appearance that saw him improve on his previous days result in each round.

Keegan Bradley (+3000 at bet365 sportsbook)

American Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley will look to continue his positive momentum from last week following a tie for 15th result at The Sentry. Bradley loves playing in Honolulu, as he finished tied for second here last season after falling to Grayson Murray in a playoff. With four top 15 results in his career at the Waialae Country Club, Bradley will be looking to continue his solid run of form as he looks to play himself onto the Ryder Cup team this year. With seven career wins on the PGA Tour, including one in each of the past three years, Bradley should be in prime from this week in a season where he has a lot to play for.

Sony Open longshot

Billy Horschel (+8000 at FanDuel sportsbook)

At 16th in the official world golf rankings, it’s tough to view Billy Horschel as a long shot. However, that is the case this week as the veteran 38-year-old makes the trip from Honolulu to Maui looking to build off a fantastic 2024. Horschel recorded the eighth victory of his career at the Corales Puntacana Championship and finished the season with seven top 10 finishes and 13 top 25 results in just 23 events played. Horschel finished tied for 15th at the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii after shooting three straight rounds of 68, followed by a final round of 65.

Sony Open recent winners

Sony Open betting trends

There are many betting trends when it comes to the Sony Open in Hawaii but something that stands out is that dating back to the tournament’s inception in 1965 there have only been five two-time winners here. So typically, the player that wins are a first-time winner here at this tournament. Those players also tend to have longer odds so keep an eye out for a first-time winner at the Waialae Country Club this week.

Sony Open debutants

Thomas Detry (+7000 at bet365 sportsbook)

Making his Sony Open in Hawaii debut this week, 31-year-old Belgium star Thomas Detry will play back-to-back events to kick off the new PGA Tour season following a tie for fifth place showing at the opening event of the year at The Sentry. Sitting 62nd in the official world golf rankings, Detry is still in search of his first win on the PGA Tour, but he has been knocking on the door a handful of times. The runner-up at least season’s Texas Children’s Houston Open was Detry’s best result of his career, but he also amassed four top 10 finishes in just 21 events.

How to read the Sony Open betting odds

Reading the Sony Open in Hawaii betting odds is just as easy as reading the odds for any other golf tournament or sporting event. In golf, there are numerous ways to bet, from head-to-head matchups to whether a player will make a certain number of birdies in a round. You can even bet on whether there will be a hole-in-one during the event or if the tournament will go to a playoff.

How to bet on the Sony Open

There are several ways to bet on the Sony Open in Hawaii this week. One bet that stands out, however, is that Keegan Bradley, Si-woo Kim, and Robert MacIntyre will all finish in the top 20 of the 144-player field. A $10 bet at +1288 would give you back $128.80 if all three can finish in the top 20 this week.

Sony Open info

Sony Open FAQs

Who owns the tournament record at the Sony Open?

Justin Thomas, who won the event in 2017 holds many scoring records when it comes to the Sony Open in Hawaii. Thomas owns the tournament record of 253 as well as the 54-hole record of 188 shots and the 36-hole record of 123 shots. Most notably, Thomas also owns the 18-hole record after an opening round of 59 that same season in 2017.

What is the prize pool for the Sony Open?

The prize pool for The Sentry in 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii has gone up from its 2024 totals. The total prize pool the 144 golfers will play for this season is $8,700,000. The winner will take home a massive pay day of $1,566,000

How many different names has the Sony Open gone by?

From 1965 to 1990 the tournament was known as the Hawaiian Open. For just one season in 1991 it was then known as the United Hawaiian Open. From 1992 to 1998 it was called the United Airlines Hawaiian Open before changing to the Sony Open in Hawaii since 1999.

Who has won the most Sony Open tournaments?

There is a tie between five golfers at the top of the Sony Open in Hawaii list of multiple winners. Having no three-time winners, the event has been won by the same golfer on five occasions. In fact, of Hubert Green, Corey Pavin, Lanny Wadkins, Ernie Els, and Jimmy Walker, only Wadkins did not go back-to-back in Honolulu.

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