A field of 138 players will tee it up this week at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii for the 2018 edition of the Sony Open.
It’s the second of the two-event Hawaii Swing, and the 10th tournament of the 2017-18 PGA Tour season.
The field includes seven of the top-30 ranked players in the world, headlined by defending champion Justin Thomas, and World No. 2 Jordan Spieth.
As we do each week, here’s a look at the field in Honolulu, by the numbers.
FORMER SONY CHAMPIONS
Ten past winners of the Sony Open are in the field this week:
- Justin Thomas (2017)
- Fabián Gómez (2016)
- Jimmy Walker (2015)
- Fabián Gómez (2016)
- Jimmy Walker (2015, 2014)
- Russell Henley (2013)
- Johnson Wagner (2012)
- Mark Wilson (2011)
- Ryan Palmer (2010)
- Zach Johnson (2009)
- K. J. Choi (2008)
- Vijay Singh (2005)
- Jerry Kelly (2002)
MAJOR WINNERS
There are seven major champions in the field this week:
- Justin Thomas (2017 PGA Championship)
- Jordan Spieth (2017 Open Championship; 2015 Masters, U.S. Open)
- Jimmy Walker (2016 PGA Championship)
- Zach Johnson (2015 Open Championship; 2007 Masters)
- Jason Dufner (2013 PGA Championship)
- Webb Simpson (2012 U.S. Open)
- Vijay Singh (2004, 1998 PGA Championship; 2000 Masters)
WORLD TOP 30
Seven of the top 30 in the world rankings will be teeing it up this week:
- Jordan Spieth (2)
- Justin Thomas (4)
- Marc Leishman (12)
- Brian Harman (23)
- Xander Schauffele (26)
- Kevin Kisner (27)
- Daniel Berger (28)
TOP 10 FROM 2017
Nine of the 10 players who finished among the top 10 at last year’s Sony Open will be teeing it up this week:
- (1st) Justin Thomas (-27
- (3rd) Jordan Spieth (-19)
- (4th) Kevin Kisner (-18)
- (4th) Jamie Lovemark (-18)
- (6th) Zach Johnson (-17)
- (6th) Gary Woodland (-17)
- (8th) Charles Howell III (-16)
- (8th) Chez Reavie (-16)
- (10th) Jim Herman (-15)
MULTIPLE WINNERS IN 2017
The field includes three players with multiple wins during the 2017 calendar year:
- Justin Thomas (5) – Tournament of Champions, Sony Open, PGA Championship, Dell Tech Championship, CJ Cup
- Jordan Spieth (3) – AT&T Pebble Beach, Travelers Championship, Open Championship
- Xander Schauffele (2) – The Greenbrier, TOUR Championship
2017 PRESIDENTS CUP
Seven participants of the recent Presidents Cup will be teeing it up this week – including four from the U.S team:
- Jordan Spieth (USA)
- Justin Thomas (USA)
- Kevin Kisner (USA)
- Daniel Berger (USA)
- Emiliano Grillo (INTL)
- Si Woo Kim (INTL)
- Marc Leishman (INTL)
2018 SONY OPEN
Sorted By World Rank
Rank | Player |
---|---|
2 | Jordan Spieth |
4 | Justin Thomas |
12 | Marc Leishman |
23 | Brian Harman |
26 | Xander Schauffele |
27 | Kevin Kisner |
28 | Daniel Berger |
37 | Siwoo Kim |
41 | Jason Dufner |
43 | Tony Finau |
44 | Webb Simpson |
46 | Russell Henley |
47 | Kyle Stanley |
48 | Zach Johnson |
50 | Yusaku Miyazato |
51 | Satoshi Kodaira |
52 | Peter Uihlein |
55 | Gary Woodland |
56 | Cameron Smith |
57 | Bill Haas |
65 | Charles Howell III |
67 | Wesley Bryan |
70 | Jimmy Walker |
71 | Keegan Bradley |
73 | Emiliano Grillo |
80 | Russell Knox |
83 | James Hahn |
84 | Shugo Imahira |
90 | William McGirt |
91 | Kevin Na |
92 | Hudson Swafford |
95 | Jamie Lovemark |
96 | Chez Reavie |
98 | Sean O'Hair |
105 | Patton Kizzire |
107 | Scott Brown |
109 | Danny Lee |
112 | Meenwhee Kim |
116 | J.J Spaun |
118 | Ollie Schniederjans |
122 | Scott Piercy |
128 | Austin Cook |
136 | Jason Kokrak |
138 | Luke List |
143 | Harold Varner III |
144 | Luke Donald |
145 | Stewart Cink |
146 | Mackenzie Hughes |
148 | Daisuke Kataoka |
155 | Robert Streb |
161 | Chris Stroud |
164 | Ryan Armour |
173 | Andrew Landry |
175 | Patrick Rodgers |
180 | Jim Herman |
189 | Chris Kirk |
190 | Morgan Hoffmann |
191 | Kevin Tway |
194 | Brian Gay |
200 | Ryan Palmer |
208 | Brice Garnett |
210 | Kelly Kraft |
211 | Talor Gooch |
215 | Ted Potter-jr |
216 | Aaron Baddeley |
220 | Brian Stuard |
222 | Aaron Wise |
230 | Billy Hurley III |
235 | Smylie Kaufman |
236 | Benjamin Silverman |
239 | Rob Oppenheim |
246 | Chad Campbell |
250 | Jonathan Randolph |
254 | Dominic Bozzelli |
255 | Ben Martin |
257 | Sam Ryder |
258 | Matt Jones |
261 | Sam Saunders |
262 | Harris English |
263 | Jonas Blixt |
267 | Stephan Jaeger |
268 | Abraham Ancer |
271 | D.A. Points |
275 | Richy Werenski |
280 | Vaughn Taylor |
282 | Nate Lashley |
284 | Jonathan Byrd |
287 | Zhang Xin-jun |
297 | Martin Piller |
301 | Beau Hossler |
304 | Adam Schenk |
305 | Nicholas Lindheim |
311 | Cody Gribble |
326 | Cameron Tringale |
330 | Tyrone van Aswegen |
331 | Michael Thompson |
332 | Marty Dou Zecheng |
333 | Michael Kim |
339 | Kyle Thompson |
340 | Seamus Power |
344 | Tatsuya Kodai |
346 | Blayne Barber |
349 | Brandon Harkins |
353 | Keith Mitchell |
360 | Andrew Putnam |
367 | Lanto Griffin |
369 | Conrad Shindler |
375 | Tyler Duncan |
376 | Ryan Blaum |
377 | Rory Sabbatini |
381 | Vijay Singh |
390 | Tom Lovelady |
392 | Tom Hoge |
402 | Hyungsung Kim |
408 | Andrew Yun |
419 | Matt Atkins |
427 | John Huh |
444 | Bronson Burgoon |
448 | Greg Chalmers |
456 | Fabian Gomez |
473 | Jon Curran |
480 | Jerry Kelly |
486 | Ethan Tracy |
502 | Troy Merritt |
511 | Joel Dahmen |
518 | J.J. Henry |
535 | Colt Knost |
562 | Steve Wheatcroft |
572 | Roberto Diaz |
615 | K.J. Choi |
668 | Brett Stegmaier |
677 | Corey Conners |
688 | Peter Malnati |
707 | Matt Every |
729 | John Peterson |
1039 | Mark Wilson |
1435 | Omar Uresti |
1925 | Sangmoon Bae |
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