The reigning Sony champion is Grayson Murray and the top-ranked golfer in this field is current OWGR No. 5 Hideki Matsuyama, fresh off his victory at The Sentry.Come along for the ride and tail (or fade) responsibly.

Taylor Pendrith has strung together a handful of quality results, and our Sony Open picks expect more of the same at Waialae this week.

Sentry winner and 2022 Sony champion Hideki Matsuyama is, understandably, the heavy betting favorite at +900. He's followed by Corey Conners at 14/1, and Tom Kim and Russell Henley at 20/1. The Japanese star is just the seventh player to win both Hawaii events.

The new PGA Tour season continues this week with the 2025 Sony Open, the second event on the calendar. It will once again be held at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, with the first round beginning on Thursday morning.

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We'd love to be celebrating a Week 1 cash right now on Collin Morikawa, who two of our experts were on at The Sentry. Unfortunately, Hideki Matsuyama had other plans. With his dominant victory, Matsuyama has earned top favorite honors for the Sony Open,

The PGA Tour's Hawaiian Swing makes its second stop this week at the Sony Open, at the historic Waialae Country Club. Last week's winner at The Sentry, Hideki Matsuyama, leads 35 players who competed at the short-field opening event in Maui and are making the quick hop to Honolulu for the first full-field tournament of the season.

The PGA Tour moves to its second stop in Hawaii. Who are the First Coast and South Georgia players are in the field?