Marc Leishman among players worth a wager at Sony Open in Hawaii

Cameron Smith, priced wherever from 20/1 to 25/1, received the Sentry Match of Champions by taking pictures the bottom below par rating in a four-round occasion in PGA Tour historical past (34 below par). 

Smith stays on the islands for the second portion of the Aloha swing to play the Sony Open in Hawaii and is the event favourite at 9/1. He'll try to be solely the third participant to finish the Aloha Slam, becoming a member of Ernie Els (2013) and Justin Thomas (2017). 

Different favorites within the event at Waialae Nation Membership embrace Sungjae Im and Webb Simpson, each 14/1 and Hideki Matsuyama (16/1). 

Listed here are some gamers who're price a wager this weekend. 

Marc Leishman (18/1)

Marc Leishman holds up his ball and acknowledges the gallery after saving par on the first green during the final round of the Tournament of Champions golf event, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.
Marc Leishman
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Is available in with good kind posting a prime 10 final week at Kapalua (rating second for GIR solely behind Jon Rahm) plus T-3 with one other Australian Jason Day on the QBE Shootout in December. As well as, he was third on the Shriners Open and fourth on the Fortinet Championship over the course of the autumn. 

His kind right here at Waialae Nation Membership is great. In 12 appearances, he has completed twelfth in his course debut (2009), ninth (2013), fifth (2014), third (2019) and fourth (2020). 

Kevin Kisner (33/1)

Is just not a really lengthy hitter off the tee so there are few programs on the tour the place he has an opportunity for victory, however Waialae is certainly one of them. Actually, he has three prime 5s in his final six appearances right here. He leads this week’s area for Driving Accuracy and is constantly among the best Bermuda grass putters on the PGA Tour. Kisner has victories at each Sea Island and Sedgefield, that are strongly correlated programs to Waialae. 

Billy Horschel (40/1)

Completed seventh right here final 12 months gaining eight strokes on the Bermuda greens. 4 of his six PGA Tour victories have been on Bermuda, together with TPC Louisiana (2013 and 2018), East Lake (2014), and Austin Nation Membership (2021). He was lifeless final within the area on strategy final week, however that appeared extra of an aberration than a pattern. 

Seamus Energy (40/1)

Seamus Power plays his shot on the second tee during the third round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Golf Club on Jan. 8, 2022 in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Seamus Energy
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Has by no means completed higher than forty ninth at Waialae, however seven of his 12 profession rounds right here have been within the 60s. Finishes of fourth on the RSM Basic and sixth on the RBC Heritage on correlating programs point out that he may do effectively right here. He is available in with 4 prime 15s in his final 5 begins, together with final week at Kapalua. 

Joel Dahmen (66/1)

Has two prime 15s in 4 appearances at Waialae and has proven he can win on a coastal format having received the Corales Puntacana final 12 months. He was fifth at Houston simply three begins in the past. 

Brian Harman (66/1)

Was T-4 right here within the 2018 occasion. He charges fifth for Strokes Gained: Quick Sport over the course of the final 36 rounds. 

Branden Grace (80/1)

Has an amazing historical past on coastal programs together with a victory final 12 months on the Puerto Rico Open, a 2016 win on the RBC Heritage, and a 2012 trophy collected within the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship. He ranks thirteenth for Strokes Gained: Quick Sport and seventeenth for SG: Placing over the course of the final 36 rounds.

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