Overview
- The Sony Open takes over as the season opener Jan. 15–18 in Honolulu after The Sentry was canceled due to drought and water-rights issues.
- Four top-10 players are in the field — Russell Henley, J. J. Spaun, Robert MacIntyre and Ben Griffin — with Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth and captain Keegan Bradley also set to play, and defending champion Nick Taylor returns.
- Pre-tournament odds list Henley as the favorite around +1100 to +1200, with analysts and models flagging Spaun, Matsuyama, Morikawa and Griffin as leading contenders.
- The purse is $9.1 million with $1.638 million to the winner, and 500 FedExCup points are on offer.
- Golf Channel provides exclusive TV coverage nightly, with PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ streaming featured groups, on a Waialae par-70 that rewards accuracy and uses a 36-hole cut and a sudden-death playoff starting on the par-5 18th.