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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Corales Puntacana Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Lower | +220 |
Wesley Bryan | +375 |
Greyson Sigg | +1000 |
Davis Thompson | +1800 |
Charley Hoffman | +2200 |
Billy Horschel | +2500 |
Kevin Tway | +3000 |
Alex Smalley | +3500 |
Pierceson Coody | +3500 |
Chan Kim | +4000 |
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3rd Round 2-Balls – K. Kisner / G. Woodland | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Gary Woodland | -130 |
Kevin Kisner | +140 |
Tie | +750 |
The Chevron Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Nelly Korda | +135 |
Atthaya Thitikul | +375 |
Jin Hee Im | +900 |
Hae Ran Ryu | +1200 |
Lydia Ko | +2500 |
Shin Sil Bang | +2500 |
Xiyu Lin | +3000 |
Maja Stark | +3500 |
Minami Katsu | +4000 |
Lauren Coughlin | +5000 |
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3rd Round 2-Balls – K. Bradley / L. Hodges | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Keegan Bradley | -140 |
Lee Hodges | +150 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – J. Knapp / C. Davis | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Cam Davis | -110 |
Jake Knapp | +120 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – J. Rose / T. Fleetwood | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Rose | +165 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -150 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – M. Pavon / A. Schenk | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Schenk | +100 |
Matthieu Pavon | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – G. Murray / S. Lowry | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Grayson Murray | +160 |
Shane Lowry | -145 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – Kurt Kitayama / M. Homa | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Kurt Kitayama | +130 |
Max Homa | -120 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – E. Barnes / E. Grillo | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Emiliano Grillo | -115 |
Erik Barnes | +125 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – N. Taylor / W. Simpson | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Nick Taylor | +100 |
Webb Simpson | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – H. English / R. Fowler | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Harris English | -120 |
Rickie Fowler | +130 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – P. Malnati / C. Conners | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners | -130 |
Peter Malnati | +145 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – S. Burns / A. Putnam | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Putnam | +130 |
Sam Burns | -120 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – A. Tosti / T. Finau | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Alejandro Tosti | +160 |
Tony Finau | -145 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – D. McCarthy / B. Harman | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Brian Harman | +105 |
Denny McCarthy | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Bezuidenhout / B. Todd | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Brendon Todd | +110 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +100 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – L. Glover / W. Clark | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Lucas Glover | +125 |
Wyndham Clark | -115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Young / E. Cole | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Young | -120 |
Eric Cole | +130 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – E. Van Rooyen / A. Svensson | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Svensson | +105 |
Erik Van Rooyen | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 3-Balls – G. Dryburgh / A. Lim Kim / I. Fierro | |
Type: 3rd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Gemma Dryburgh | +150 |
A Lim Kim | +160 |
Isabella Fierro | +220 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – W. Zalatoris / T. Moore | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Moore | +125 |
Will Zalatoris | -115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 3-Balls – L. Duncan / M. Alex / C. Ciganda | |
Type: 3rd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Carlota Ciganda | +125 |
Marina Alex | +185 |
Lindy Duncan | +235 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Phillips / A. Bhatia | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Akshay Bhatia | -145 |
Chandler Phillips | +160 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – J. Spieth / J. Thomas | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | -105 |
Justin Thomas | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 3-Balls – L. Ko / A. Kim / S. Kyriacou | |
Type: 3rd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Lydia Ko | +110 |
Stephanie Kyriacou | +225 |
Auston Kim | +230 |
3rd Round 3-Balls – A. Nordqvist / J. Ewart Shadoff / X. Lin | |
Type: 3rd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Xiyu Lin | +120 |
Anna Nordqvist | +200 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | +230 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – J. Day / S.W. Kim | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Jason Day | +120 |
Si Woo Kim | -110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 3-Balls – Y. Noh / A. Lee / L. Woad | |
Type: 3rd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Andrea Lee | +150 |
Lottie Woad | +175 |
Yealimi Noh | +200 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – A. Hadwin / B. Garnett | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Hadwin | -130 |
Brice Garnett | +140 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 3-Balls – M. Stark / M. Katsu / L. Coughlin | |
Type: 3rd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Maja Stark | +150 |
Minami Katsu | +170 |
Lauren Coughlin | +210 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Kirk / R. Henley | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Chris Kirk | +115 |
Russell Henley | -105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 3-Balls – H. Ran Ryu / S. Sil Bang / W. Zhang | |
Type: 3rd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hae Ran Ryu | +130 |
Shin Sil Bang | +165 |
WeiWei Zhang | +260 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – M. Fitzpatrick / X. Schauffele | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Fitzpatrick | +135 |
Xander Schauffele | -125 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – A. Eckroat / T. Detry | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat | +105 |
Thomas Detry | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 3-Balls – A. Thitikul / J. Hee Im / N. Korda | |
Type: 3rd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nelly Korda | -105 |
Atthaya Thitikul | +180 |
Jin Hee Im | +350 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – S. Im / R. McIIroy | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | -140 |
Sungjae Im | +150 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – T. Kim / S. Power | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Seamus Power | +165 |
Tom Kim | -150 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – S. Scheffler / S. Jaeger | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | -230 |
Stephan Jaeger | +260 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – S. Theegala / B. Hun An | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | +115 |
Sahith Theegala | -105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – M. Hughes / P. Cantlay | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Mackenzie Hughes | +180 |
Patrick Cantlay | -165 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – P. Rodgers / L. Aberg | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Ludvig Aberg | -180 |
Patrick Rodgers | +200 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – C. Morikawa / J.T. Poston | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa | -135 |
J.T. Poston | +150 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – T. Hoge / S. Straka | |
Type: Including Tie – Status: OPEN | |
Sepp Straka | +100 |
Tom Hoge | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
Tiger Woods Retirement | |
Type: To announce retirement in 2024 – Status: OPEN | |
No | -650 |
Yes | +400 |
To Join LIV Golf | |
Type: To Join LIV – Status: OPEN | |
No | -2500 |
Yes | +1000 |
Adelaide | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | +600 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +900 |
Joaquin Niemann | +1100 |
Cameron Smith | +1200 |
Talor Gooch | +1200 |
Tyrrell Hatton | +1200 |
Dustin Johnson | +2000 |
Abraham Ancer | +2200 |
Brooks Koepka | +2200 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +2200 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +400 |
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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US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +400 |
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 |