Sony Open Betting Preview 2023

Hideki Matsuyama is 16/1 this week to retain his Sony Open trophy from 2022

Sony Open golf betting tips (headlines):

  • Hideki Matsuyama – Each-way (2 points e/w @ 16/1 – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

  • Sungjae Im – Each-way (1.5 points e/w @ 12/1 – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

  • Jordan Spieth – Each-way (1.5 points e/w @ 14/1 – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

  • Matt Kuchar – Each-way (1 point e/w @ 50/1 – 8 places, 1/5 odds).


Sony Open key information:

  • PGA Tour.

  • Thurs 12th – Sun 15th Jan 2023.

  • Venue – Waialae Country Club (Honolulu, Hawaii). 

  • Starts at 17:10 GMT (07:10 local time) on Thurs 12th Jan.

  • Watch live coverage on Sky Sports Golf from 17:00 GMT on Thurs 12th Jan (UK viewers).

Sony Open golf betting tips (in more detail):

Hideki Matsuyama:

  • Each-way (2 points e/w @ 16/1 – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

  • Current form (last 5 starts): T25 – T40 – T34 – WD – T21.

  • Tournament form (last 5 starts): DNP – T51 – T12 – T19 – 1.

  • Reasons to believe:

      • Course form.

      • PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22) – Birdies or better conversion (Ranked 16th).

      • PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22) – Par 4 scoring (Ranked 10th). 

  • ParUp Golf’s resident tipster ‘Big Dal’ on why he can win – “It’s a tough week to find golfers that tick the boxes I am looking for, but Hideki just about edges it for me in terms of my headline tip. Last year’s winner here can go low when needed. He was T21 last week and started well, just running out of steam going into the weekend. Hopefully he can put 4 good rounds together this week and contend”. 

Sungjae Im:

  • Each-way (1.5 points e/w @ 12/1 – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

  • Current form (last 5 starts): 7 – T29 – T34 – T8 – T13.

  • Tournament form (last 5 starts): DNP – T16 – T21 – T56 – MC.

  • Reasons to believe:

      • Course form.

      • PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22) – Rounds in the 60s (Ranked 10th).

      • PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22) – Par 4 scoring (Ranked 3rd).

  • ParUp Golf’s resident tipster ‘Big Dal’ on why he can win – “His record here isn’t spectacular, but he has made 3 out of 4 cuts in his last four starts. His best finish here is T16. I am encouraged by his recent form, with three top 15 finishes in his last 5 starts, including two top 10s. I think he could be in the mix come the weekend”. 

Jordan Spieth:

  • Each-way (1.5 points e/w @ 14/1 – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

  • Current form (last 5 starts): T19 – T13 – T52 – 15 – T13.

  • Tournament form (last 5 starts): T18 – MC – DNP – DNP – DNP.

  • Reasons to believe:

      • PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22) – Birdies or better conversion (Ranked 19th).

      • PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22) – Par 4 scoring (Ranked 10th).

  • ParUp Golf’s resident tipster ‘Big Dal’ on why he can win – “Not played here in the last 3 years and missed the cut the year before that. However he does have a T3 finish here, he is showing signs of coming back to his old form and is always dangerous with the putter, so cannot be ruled out”.  

Big Dal’s, big price outsider – Matt Kuchar:

  • Each-way (1 point e/w @ 50/1 – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

  • Current form (last 5 starts): T35 – T12 – T29 – T27 – MC.

  • Tournament form (last 5 starts): DNP – 1 – MC – MC – T7.

  • Reasons to believe:

      • Course form. 

      • PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22) – Strokes gained: Putting (Ranked 11th).

  • ParUp Golf’s resident tipster ‘Big Dal’ on why he can win – “Previous winner here, T7 last year and great with the putter in hand, so fancy a speculative chance of him getting a top 8, place finish”.

All odds quoted were correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. Player current form and tournament form reads left to right (e.g. most recent start displayed to far right). MC = missed cut. WD = withdrawn. DNP = did not play. KFT = Korn Ferry Tour. If you enjoyed reading this golf betting tips preview, keep an eye on our main golf betting tips page, where new articles and previews will be added each week. 

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