Overview
- The 120-player season opener in Honolulu offers a $9.1 million purse and 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner.
- World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is out after a Christmas hand cut and plans to start at The American Express in California.
- Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry will open on the DP World Tour in Dubai, and Justin Thomas remains sidelined following a November microdiscectomy.
- DraftKings lists Henley at +1100 and Ben Griffin at +1300, with Collin Morikawa and Hideki Matsuyama next at +1700 and Jordan Spieth at +4000.
- SportsLine’s 10,000-simulation model projects the betting favorite Henley to underperform and flags J.J. Spaun at 19-1 as a top-three contender, framing early wagering narratives.