Hideki Matsuyama is the favorite at the Sony Open in Hawaii after winning The Sentry last week. Dennis Esser has picks for the tournament.

Hideki Matsuyama goes for a second win a row as we continue our our PGA Tour odds series with a Sony Open prediction and pick.

The PGA Tour’s “Aloha Swing” continues this week with the Sony Open in Hawaii, the first full-field event of the 2025 season. A total of 144 players will take on Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. This marks the first tournament where players can earn points toward the Aon Swing 5,

The flip of the calendar brings a new PGA Tour season as the top 60 players from the 2024 campaign make their way to the Plantation Course at Kapalua for the 2025 Sentry. No longer exclusive to tournament winners from the previous season,

The PGA Tour's Hawaiian Swing makes its second stop this week at the Sony Open, at the historic Waialae Country Club. Last week's winner at The Sentry, Hideki Matsuyama, leads 35 players who competed at the short-field opening event in Maui and are making the quick hop to Honolulu for the first full-field tournament of the season.

This is the first full-field event of the PGA Tour season with 144 players eligible to compete. Click below for the initial field list (for updates to the field, click here ): Here’s a look at the initial field list for the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Sony Open in Hawaii marks the second event of the season on the PGA Tour, with the first full-field event unfolding from Thursday through Sunday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii. This week's PGA Tour event has an $8.