The PGA TOUR visits a classic venue, the Seth Raynor-designed Waialae Country Club, for this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii. Several big names made the short trip from Honolulu to Maui after competing in last week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions, while the majority of the field is making its first start of the calendar year. RELATED: Full tee times Below are some of the players to keep an eye on this week, including Sentry champion Harris English, the man he beat in a sudden-death playoff (Joaquin Niemann) and defending champion Cameron Smith. We’ve assembled our team of writers to answer a question about each Featured Group, as well. Enjoy. THURSDAY Collin Morikawa, Webb Simpson, Marc Leishman – Leishman is 37. Webb is 35. Collin is just 23. What will Collin’s resume look like when he’s 36? SEAN MARTIN: For reference, Dustin Johnson is 36 years old. He’s also a generational talent. He has 24 wins, including two majors. Morikawa is already ahead of Johnson’s pace – DJ didn’t win a major until 2016 – but I think anything over 15 wins and two majors is a big success for Morikawa. That’s a resume that will get in the World Golf Hall of Fame, after all. CAMERON MORFIT: Impossible to say, but Morikawa is such a special case because his mental game is as sharp as his iron play. I’m confident in saying he’ll have at least 10 TOUR wins by then, and we’ll see him representing the Stars and Stripes on multiple Ryder and Presidents Cup teams. Also, he’s so good from tee to green, like Garcia, that I’m going to say Morikawa wins THE PLAYERS Championship somewhere in there, too. BEN EVERILL: Double digit TOUR wins is on his horizon and I wouldn’t be surprised if he follows in Dustin Johnson’s footsteps by way of winning at least once every season. I think he will be a major presence in the big tournaments and perhaps jag a few more but history shows you can be one of the best and still have the stars not align in those. Sergio Garcia, Joaquin Niemann, Hideki Matsuyama – Matsuyama tied for last at Kapalua. Niemann tied for first (before losing in a playoff). Matsuyama is 21st in the world ranking. Niemann is 31st. Who ends 2021 ranked higher? MARTIN: Niemann is trending in the right direction, with seven top-25s in his last nine starts, but I’m not selling Matsuyama yet. He and Niemann both tied for third at the BMW and Matsuyama also was runner-up at the recent Vivint Houston Open. It was an awful putting performance last week but I think his ball-striking is enough to keep him among the game’s elite. MORFIT: Matsuyama is dangerous at the Sony, where he went 74-67-67-66 for T12 last year, but I’m going to have to go with Niemann based on their massive disparity on the greens. Matsuyama needs to figure something out with the putter; Niemann is already there. EVERILL: Man, this is a tough call. I’m all in on Niemann being a star and rising through the ranks but Hideki is usually so rock solid. I expect a bounce back from Matsuyama this week. Kapalua greens are not for him. And he has Phoenix coming up. So Hideki – but just. FRIDAY Carlos Ortiz, Sungjae Im, Cameron Smith – They’re Nos. 16, 17 and eight in the FedExCup, respectively. Who finishes the season ranked highest? MARTIN: Sungjae Im. The Super Season means more opportunities for golf’s iron man. He seems to have turned things around after struggling for a few months. He was T5 at the Sentry in addition to his runner-up at the Masters. MORFIT: Im looks like he could be lining up for a massive season, and I see he’s No. 1 in this week’s Power Rankings. Still, I’ll go ahead and pick Ortiz here on the theory that he’s streaky and dangerous once he’s full of self-belief, as he was when he won three times in one season on the Korn Ferry Tour. EVERILL: Smith. This is certainly with some bias as Im is no doubt going to play more and have a chance at more points but I think Smith will shake off some of his mid-season lethargy this time around and finish high in some big events. He was runner-up at the Masters (along with Im), after all. Harris English, Adam Scott, Matt Kuchar – Who has more wins in the remainder of the season? English or Kuchar and Scott combined? MARTIN: English. To be honest, this win probably should have come sooner. His 11 top-10s since the start of last season are the third-most on TOUR (behind only Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau). I expect another win out of him this season, while I’m not sure we can say the same about Scott and Kuchar. Scott’s win at last year’s Genesis was his first since 2016, and Kuchar has been winless in five of the last six seasons. MORFIT: English is going to have a big year, and I’ll say he has more wins than those other two guys combined. In a way, he’s riding a hot streak of two straight wins after his victory with Kuchar in the (unofficial) QBE Shootout. And I think it’s very possible English will win the Sony, where he had three straight top-10 finishes from 2013-15. EVERILL: I rate English highly after seeing him close up last week but if the measure is from now on – I’ll go with Scott/Kuchar. And by that I mean Adam Scott. I see Scotty winning again this season and while English is by all means capable, multiple-win seasons are hard to come by.
Featured Groups roundtable: Sony Open in Hawaii
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2nd Round 3-Balls – R. Werenski / R. Sloan / C. Young | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Carson Young | +125 |
Richy Werenski | +185 |
Roger Sloan | +230 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Walker / A. Smalley / S. Gutschewski | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Smalley | -135 |
Jimmy Walker | +250 |
Scott Gutschewski | +330 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Vegas / B. Hossler / D. Wu | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Beau Hossler | +150 |
Jhonattan Vegas | +180 |
Dylan Wu | +200 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – G. Higgo / L. Griffin / D. Thompson | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson | +140 |
Garrick Higgo | +185 |
Lanto Griffin | +200 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Kang / D. Lipsky / S. Stevens | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Stevens | +120 |
David Lipsky | +170 |
Sung Kang | +280 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – H. Buckley / J. Suh / H. Hall | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Suh | +150 |
Hayden Buckley | +185 |
Harry Hall | +190 |
2nd Round Match-Up – S. Stevens vs J. Suh | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Stevens | -125 |
Justin Suh | +105 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Power / R. Brehm / J. Dahmen | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Seamus Power | +135 |
Joel Dahmen | +160 |
Ryan Brehm | +250 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Knapp / L. List / A. Schenk | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Schenk | +140 |
Jake Knapp | +185 |
Luke List | +200 |
2nd Round Six-Shooter Group A – SW Kim / BH An / A. Schenk / S. Jaeger / A. Scott / N. Dunlap | |
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | +350 |
Si Woo Kim | +350 |
Adam Schenk | +425 |
Stephan Jaeger | +425 |
Adam Scott | +475 |
Nick Dunlap | +600 |
2nd Round Match-Up – N. Hardy vs J. Dahmen | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Nick Hardy | -120 |
Joel Dahmen | +100 |
2nd Round Match-Up – L. List vs R. Fox | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Luke List | -115 |
Ryan Fox | -105 |
2nd Round Match-Up – A. Schenk vs C. Kim | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Schenk | -130 |
Chan Kim | +110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – N. Hardy / J.J. Spaun / B. Snedeker | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
J J Spaun | +130 |
Nick Hardy | +140 |
Brandt Snedeker | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Jaeger / N. Dunlap / B. Hun An | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | +145 |
Stephan Jaeger | +150 |
Nick Dunlap | +250 |
2nd Round Match-Up – S. Jaeger vs K.H. Lee | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Stephan Jaeger | -120 |
K.H. Lee | +100 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S.W. Kim / K.H. Lee / A. Scott | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Si Woo Kim | +140 |
Adam Scott | +190 |
K H Lee | +200 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – D. Riley / C. Ramey / Z. Johnson | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Riley | +150 |
Chad Ramey | +165 |
Zach Johnson | +210 |
2nd Round Match-Up – A. Scott vs S.W. Kim | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Si Woo Kim | -125 |
Adam Scott | +105 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – B. Cauley / K. Kraft / B. Burgoon | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Bud Cauley | +160 |
Kelly Kraft | +180 |
Bronson Burgoon | +185 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – K. Tway / T. Detry / M.W. Lee | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Min Woo Lee | +105 |
Thomas Detry | +170 |
Kevin Tway | +320 |
2nd Round Match-Up – T. Detry vs A. Rai | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Rai | -110 |
Thomas Detry | -110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. Laird / A. Cook / R. Moore | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Martin Laird | +140 |
Ryan Moore | +170 |
Austin Cook | +225 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – T. Merritt / V. Whaley / A. Novak | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Novak | +145 |
Troy Merritt | +190 |
Vince Whaley | +200 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S.H. Kim / C. Yuan / T. Alexander | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
S H Kim | +130 |
Carl Yuan | +190 |
Tyson Alexander | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Ryder / H. Norlander / A. Rai | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Rai | +115 |
Henrik Norlander | +220 |
Sam Ryder | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C. Kim / H. Endycott / J. Highsmith | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chan Kim | +125 |
Harrison Endycott | +200 |
Joe Highsmith | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. Fox / H. Springer / A. Dumont de Chassart | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Fox | +125 |
Hayden Springer | +200 |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart | +225 |
Insperity Invitational | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | +450 |
Padraig Harrington | +600 |
Stephen Ames | +1200 |
Jerry Kelly | +1400 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +1400 |
David Toms | +1600 |
Ernie Els | +1600 |
Alex Cejka | +2000 |
Retief Goosen | +2000 |
KJ Choi | +2200 |
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2nd Round 3-Balls – N. Lindheim / C. Phillips / A. Bjork | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alexander Bjork | +165 |
Chandler Phillips | +175 |
Nicholas Lindheim | +185 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. Campos / A. Tosti / Pi. Coody | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alejandro Tosti | +115 |
Rafael Campos | +200 |
Pierceson Coody | +240 |
1st Round 3-Balls – J. Leonard / S. Ames / P. Harrington | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Padraig Harrington | +105 |
Stephen Ames | +170 |
Justin Leonard | +330 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Alker / R. Goosen / E. Els | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | -105 |
Ernie Els | +230 |
Retief Goosen | +260 |
1st Round 3-Balls – M.A. Jimenez / J. Kelly / P. Broadhurst | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jerry Kelly | +160 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +160 |
Paul Broadhurst | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – V. Singh / K.J. Choi / D. Toms | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Toms | +130 |
K.J. Choi | +170 |
Vijay Singh | +250 |
1st Round 3-Balls – C. Montgomerie / A. Cejka / D. Clarke | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Cejka | +120 |
Darren Clarke | +170 |
Colin Montgomerie | +280 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. Kim / A. Noren / J. Lower | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | +100 |
Justin Lower | +185 |
Michael Kim | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – K. Chappell / T. Pendrith / K. Yu | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Pendrith | +120 |
Kevin Yu | +160 |
Kevin Chappell | +300 |
2nd Round Six-Shooter Group B – J. Spieth / J. Day / A. Noren / T. Hoge / T. Kim / K. Mitchell | |
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | +375 |
Alex Noren | +400 |
Jason Day | +400 |
Tom Hoge | +425 |
Tom Kim | +475 |
Keith Mitchell | +500 |
2nd Round Match-Up – K. Yu vs T. Pendrith | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Pendrith | -120 |
Kevin Yu | +100 |
2nd Round Match-Up – A. Noren vs J. Day | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | -110 |
Jason Day | -110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C.T. Pan / M. Trainer / G. Sigg | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Greyson Sigg | +130 |
C T Pan | +140 |
Martin Trainer | +320 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. Palmer / P. Kizzire / B. Taylor | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Palmer | +120 |
Patton Kizzire | +145 |
Ben Taylor | +330 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – B. Garnett / T. Hoge / D. Berger | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Hoge | +110 |
Daniel Berger | +175 |
Brice Garnett | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. Wallace / K. Kisner / C. Champ | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Wallace | +115 |
Cameron Champ | +135 |
Kevin Kisner | +400 |
2nd Round Match-Up – K. Mitchell vs T. Hoge | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell | -110 |
Tom Hoge | -110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C. Villegas / T. Kim / M. Hughes | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Kim | -105 |
Mackenzie Hughes | +140 |
Camilo Villegas | +500 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – V. Norrman / S. Cink / M. Kuchar | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Kuchar | +150 |
Vincent Norrman | +165 |
Stewart Cink | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Day / J. Spieth / S. Noh | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jason Day | +120 |
Jordan Spieth | +125 |
Sungjae Im | +400 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – N. Echavarria / C. Reavie / K. Mitchell | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell | -105 |
Nico Echavarria | +200 |
Chez Reavie | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. Hubbard / M. NeSmith / D. Ghim | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Doug Ghim | +145 |
Mark Hubbard | +165 |
Matt NeSmith | +225 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – N. Lashley / A. Baddeley / M. Schmid | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nate Lashley | +135 |
Matti Schmid | +160 |
Aaron Baddeley | +250 |
2nd Round Match-Up – N. Lashley vs M. Schmid | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Nate Lashley | -120 |
Matti Schmid | +100 |
2nd Round Match-Up – M. McNealy vs D. Ghim | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Maverick McNealy | -120 |
Doug Ghim | +100 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – K. Streelman / B. Wu / R. Shelton | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brandon Wu | +160 |
Robby Shelton | +160 |
Kevin Streelman | +210 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Hahn / Z. Blair / T. Montgomery | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Montgomery | +150 |
Zac Blair | +175 |
James Hahn | +200 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. McNealy / J. Bramlett / B. Kohles | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Maverick McNealy | +135 |
Joseph Bramlett | +175 |
Ben Kohles | +225 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – B. Martin / C. Hadley / C. Tarren | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chesson Hadley | +150 |
Ben Martin | +165 |
Callum Tarren | +215 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. MacIntyre / T. Crowe / P. Fishburn | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Robert MacIntyre | +130 |
Patrick Fishburn | +190 |
Trace Crowe | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – Z. Dou / C. Gotterup / R. Pereda | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chris Gotterup | +110 |
Zecheng Dou | +175 |
Raul Pereda | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Bridgeman / B. Hale / M. McGreevy | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jacob Bridgeman | +105 |
Max McGreevy | +145 |
Blaine Hale Jr | +400 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Stanger / M. Meissner / R. McCormick | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jimmy Stanger | +150 |
Mac Meissner | +160 |
Ryan McCormick | +225 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – T. Olesen / W. Furr / P. Kuest | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thorbjorn Olesen | +140 |
Peter Kuest | +160 |
Wilson Furr | +240 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – A. Smotherman / S. Valimaki / B. Hopfinger | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sami Valimaki | +145 |
Austin Smotherman | +160 |
Brad Hopfinger | +225 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
Win Any Remaining Signature Event | -200 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
All Remaining Signature Events – Top 10 Finish | +200 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
Win 2 Remaining Signature Events | +450 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy – RBC Canadian Open Winner | +1000 |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +3500 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +50000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |