2026 Sony Open in Hawaii - Player Deep Dives
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Odds - Betting Odds as of publication
Stats: Non Filtered Last Season Stats
Rank: Based on Last Season Stats Rank in this Field
SG Gains: Number of weeks where played Gained in that Strokes Gained Statistic
OTT 4/4 = Gained Off The Tee in 4 of his last 4 starts/weeks/tournaments
FORM: Results from a players last 4 starts
Tournament Results: Finishes at the Sony Open in Hawaii
Comp Results: Finishes at following courses: Austin Country Club, Colonial Country Club & Harbour Town Golf Links
Ben Griffin
Odds: +1900
Stats: Top 100! exclude APP 150175 (121), PROX (150), BOB 150175 (139)
Rank: Top 75 exclude PROX, BOB 150175; Top 25: TG, APP, GIR, SCR, ARD/SCR AVG, PUTT, BOB, BA, P3, P4
SG Gains: OTT 3/3, APP 3/3, ARD 2/3, PUTT 2/3 (No SG for WWT start)
FORM: 1/32/2/10
Sony Results: 45/30/12 (8 of 12 Rds in 60s, Low: 62)
Comp Results: 1/31/31/52/MC
Insights: One of the hottest golfers on Tour last year looks to prove that it wasn’t just a fluke. Griffin had some quality finishes early in the season, but he really caught fire after winning the Zurich with Andrew Novak. In the 17 non-Ryder-Cup events since that Zurich win, Griffin missed the cut just 3 times (one immediately following the win, which is understandable) and finished outside the Top 20 just twice outside of those missed cuts. Outside of those results, he won at Colonial in May and at El Cardonal in November, along with a couple 2nd place finished at the Memorial and the Procore. Has been a top-20 machine really for the better part of 6+ months, but again, will it carry over to this year, specifically this week on the heels of getting married in December? Sub-20, the price really isn’t all that appealing for me to bank on BG continuing his run, but I’m not exactly doubting his talents either. Will use this week as a datapoint rather than a betting opportunity, especially given his good-but-not-great results at this event. -S
Russell Henley
Odds: +1200
Stats: Top 100! exclude BOB 175200 (102)
Rank: Top 75 across, Top 25: TG, APP, GIR, APP 150175, PROX, APP AVG, ARD, SCR, ARD/SCR AVG, BOB, BOB 150175, BOB AVG, BA, P3, P4
SG Gains: OTT 4/4, APP 4/4, ARD 4/4, PUTT 3/4
FORM: 19/2/15/17
Sony Results: 10/4/32/2/11/MC/66/MC/13/MC/17/51/1 (16 last 16 Rds in 60s, Low: 62)
Comp Results: 6/8/9/12/16/17/19/23/26/28/36/58/60/MC/MC/MC/MC/MC
Insights: The Russ-Bus is back, and the odds-on favorite at that! Like Griffin, Russ ended the season on a Top 20 terror, finishing ahead of that mark in every event he played from June to September. He also found the winners circle at the API with Top 5 finishes at Memorial, Travelers, and East Lake. Issue is, we haven’t seen him in a competitive setting since the Ryder Cup. Now, how much does that layoff affect professional golfers? I guess we shall see. Russ has one of the best course histories on what most consider to be a sticky Waialae layout with 3 Top 10s in his last 4 starts here, and he even won here back when he debuted at this course in 2013. However, since 2021, he at least played Kapaula or a couple fall swing events ahead of every Sony Open start, which obviously is not happening here. I’m expecting some rust, so I won’t be betting him at these odds, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him win, either. -S
J.J. Spaun
Odds: +1800
Stats: Top 75!! exclude ARD (86), BOB 150175 (86)
Rank: Top 75 across, Top 25: TG, TD, OTT/TD AVG, APP, GIR, APP 175200, PROX, APP AVG, BS, BA, P3, P4
SG Gains: OTT 3/3, APP 2/3, ARD 2/3, PUTT 2/3 (No SG for WWT start)
FORM: 4/11/6/25
Sony Results: 3/MC/12/MC/MC/MC/47/MC (10 last 16 Rds in 60s, Low: 64)
Comp Results: 6/6/9/28/42/63/MC/MC/MC/MC/MC/MC/WD/WD
Insights: Another guy who had a great year last year, somewhat out of nowhere. He started the year with a 3rd-place finish at this event, but he really announced his presence with his 2nd place finish at the Cognizant and a 2nd-place, playoff loss to Rory at the Players 2 starts later. His floor was much lower than the aforementioned players, but he went on to win the US Open at Oakmont in surprising fashion (Sam Burns somewhere is still bitching about his puddle situation) and was right in he mix at the St. Jude playoff event as well. All that being said, not a guy I’m trying to bet this week sub-20. His Sony history is made up of more cuts than not, and while 2 of his last 3 here have been Top 12 finishes, I worry most about his putting here. Not the best on Bermuda, and has lost strokes on the greens in 5 of 6 measured events since early August. Price is too rich for my blood, maybe more of a DFS option than a bet. -S
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