Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas are the only two players in this week’s field with a world ranking in the top 10, so it’s not a huge surprise to see the young American stars listed as the heavy favorites to win the Sony Open.
Spieth, the 2017 Open Champion, has been given odds of 5/1 to lift the Sony trophy on Sunday night. Thomas, the reigning Sony and PGA Champion, is right behind at 7/1.
Aussie Marc Leishman, a two-time winner in 2017, is listed with odds of 14-1. A pair of American veterans, Brian Harman and Kevin Kisner, are at 18-1 and the only other players with odds better than 20/1.
Our payoff pick is Zach Johnson at 33/1. The two-time major champion is coming off a T8 at the RSM Classic, and has also played well in his two other starts this season (T23 at OHL Classic and T13 at Safeway). Johnson posted a T6 (-17) at last year’s Sony Open, including a 61 in the second round.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: Sony Open
Dates: Jan. 11-14, 2018
TV Network: GOLF Channel
Course: Waialae Country Club
Where: Honolulu, Hawaii
Distance: 7044 yards, Par 70
Architect: Seth Raynor
Field/Format: 138 players; 72-hole stroke; 36-hole cut
Purse: $6,000,000
Winning Share: $1,116,000
FedEx Cup Points: 500
Defending Champion: Justin Thomas
ODDS: 2018 SONY OPEN
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Jordan Spieth | 5-1 |
| Justin Thomas | 7-1 |
| Marc Leishman | 14-1 |
| Brian Harman | 18-1 |
| Kevin Kisner | 18-1 |
| Cameron Smith | 33-1 |
| Gary Woodland | 33-1 |
| Daniel Berger | 33-1 |
| Russell Henley | 33-1 |
| Tony Finau | 33-1 |
| Webb Simpson | 33-1 |
| Zach Johnson | 33-1 |
| Charles Howell III | 35-1 |
| Xander Schauffele | 40-1 |
| Jason Dufner | 40-1 |
| Si Woo Kim | 40-1 |
| Ollie Schniederjans | 50-1 |
| Jamie Lovemark | 50-1 |
| Kyle Stanley | 50-1 |
| Peter Uihlein | 50-1 |
| Chez Reavie | 50-1 |
| Chris Kirk | 50-1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 50-1 |
| Jimmy Walker | 50-1 |
| Austin Cook | 60-1 |
| Bill Haas | 66-1 |
| J.J. Spaun | 66-1 |
| Patton Kizzire | 66-1 |
| William McGirt | 66-1 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 75-1 |
| Kevin Na | 75-1 |
| Brian Gay | 80-1 |
| Hudson Swafford | 80-1 |
| Jason Kokrak | 80-1 |
| Luke List | 80-1 |
| Russell Knox | 80-1 |
| Scott Piercy | 80-1 |
| Ryan Armour | 90-1 |
| Yusaku Miyazato | 90-1 |
| Aaron Wise | 100-1 |
| Brian Stuard | 100-1 |
| Chris Stroud | 100-1 |
| Danny Lee | 100-1 |
| Harold Varner III | 100-1 |
| James Hahn | 100-1 |
| Jerry Kelly | 100-1 |
| Ryan Palmer | 100-1 |
| Satoshi Kodaira | 100-1 |
| Shugo Imahira | 100-1 |
| Patrick Rodgers | 100-1 |
| Andrew Landry | 125-1 |
| Ben Martin | 125-1 |
| Ben Silverman | 125-1 |
| Blayne Barber | 125-1 |
| Harris English | 125-1 |
| Luke Donald | 125-1 |
| Scott Brown | 125-1 |
| Sean O'Hair | 125-1 |
| Stewart Cink | 125-1 |
| Wesley Bryan | 125-1 |
| Jonas Blixt | 150-1 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | 150-1 |
| Matt Jones | 150-1 |
| Robert Streb | 150-1 |
| Smylie Kaufman | 150-1 |
| Tom Hoge | 150-1 |
| Whee Kim | 150-1 |
| Beau Hossler | 150-1 |
| Brice Garnett | 175-1 |
| Fabian Gomez | 175-1 |
| Kevin Tway | 175-1 |
| Seamus Power | 175-1 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 175-1 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 200-1 |
| Abraham Ancer | 200-1 |
| Cameron Tringale | 200-1 |
| John Huh | 200-1 |
| Kelly Kraft | 200-1 |
| Michael Thompson | 200-1 |
| Tyler Duncan | 200-1 |
| Vijay Singh | 200-1 |
| Cody Gribble | 225-1 |
| Jim Herman | 225-1 |
| Robert Garrigus | 225-1 |
| Adam Schenk | 250-1 |
| Brandon Harkins | 250-1 |
| Chad Campbell | 250-1 |
| Matt Every | 250-1 |
| Michael Kim | 250-1 |
| Morgan Hoffman | 250-1 |
| Richy Werenski | 250-1 |
| Rob Oppenheim | 250-1 |
| Sam Saunders | 250-1 |
| Stephan Jaeger | 250-1 |
| Ted Potter Jr. | 250-1 |
| Tyrone Van Aswegen | 250-1 |
| Corey Conners | 300-1 |
| Daisuke Kataoka | 300-1 |
| John Peterson | 300-1 |
| Jonathan Randolph | 300-1 |
| Martin Piller | 300-1 |
| Nicholas Lindheim | 300-1 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 300-1 |
| Talor Gooch | 300-1 |
| Bronson Burgoon | 350-1 |
| Hyung Sung Kim | 350-1 |
| Jonathan Byrd | 350-1 |
| K.J. Choi | 350-1 |
| Keith Mitchell | 350-1 |
| Peter Malnati | 350-1 |
| Ryan Blaum | 350-1 |
| Sangmoon Bae | 350-1 |
| Andrew Putnam | 400-1 |
| Billy Hurley III | 400-1 |
| Brett Stegmaier | 400-1 |
| Colt Knost | 400-1 |
| Dominic Bozzelli | 400-1 |
| J.J. Henry | 400-1 |
| Lanto Griffin | 400-1 |
| Nate Lashley | 400-1 |
| Steve Wheatcroft | 400-1 |
| Troy Merritt | 400-1 |
| Xinjun Zhang | 400-1 |
| Conrad Shindler | 500-1 |
| Greg Chalmers | 500-1 |
| Joel Dahmen | 500-1 |
| Sam Ryder | 500-1 |
| Tatsuya Kodai | 500-1 |
| Tom Lovelady | 500-1 |
| Zecheng Dou | 500-1 |
| D.A. Points | 600-1 |
| Ethan Tracy | 600-1 |
| Jon Curran | 600-1 |
| Mark Wilson | 600-1 |
| Matt Atkins | 750-1 |
| Robert Diaz | 1000-1 |
| Tyler Ota | 1000-1 |
| Eric Dugas | 1500-1 |
| Omar Uresti | 1500-1 |
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