PGA DFS First Look: Sony Open - PGA Odds Preview

The PGA First Look is complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, Official World Golf Rankings, and course history.

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Cut Rule: The top 65 and ties move on after the first two rounds.

Recent Winners of this Event:Matt Kuchar (2019), Patton Kizzire (2018), Justin Thomas (2017), Fabian Gomez (2016), Jimmy Walker (2015)

Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

1) Strokes Gained Approach
2) Strokes Gained Off the Tee (or Good Drive %)
3) Birdie or Better %
4) Strokes Gained Putting

Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2015-2019)

Golfer Odds DK FD YH DK % +/- FD % +/- YH % +/- Cuts 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Justin Thomas 5 $12,000 $12,300 $50 0% 0% 0% 4/5 16 14 1 113 6
Patrick Reed 12 $10,800 $11,700 $42 33% 0% 60% 1/1 13 500 500 500 500
Webb Simpson 12 $11,100 $11,500 $45 -50% 0% 0% 4/4 500 4 13 13 13
Hideki Matsuyama 16 $10,500 $11,300 $46 0% 0% -100% 3/3 51 500 27 500 78
Collin Morikawa 18 $10,300 $10,900 $39 0% 17% 38% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Matt Kuchar 21 $9,900 $11,100 $41 0% -20% 0% 3/3 1 500 500 13 3
Sungjae Im 22 $9,600 $10,700 $43 0% 13% -75% 1/1 16 500 500 500 500
Joaquin Niemann 33 $9,400 $10,800 $38 0% -14% 20% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Charles Howell 37 $9,100 $10,700 $40 10% -13% -29% 5/5 8 32 8 13 26
Marc Leishman 39 $9,200 $10,600 $39 -11% 0% -25% 5/5 3 47 20 28 37
Corey Conners 41 $8,900 $10,500 $38 8% 0% -10% 2/2 3 39 500 500 500
Abraham Ancer 42 $9,000 $10,400 $32 -9% 0% 45% 1/2 29 119 500 500 500
Kevin Kisner 42 $8,700 $10,300 $38 7% 0% -30% 5/5 69 25 4 5 84
Alexander Noren 43 $8,800 $10,200 $24 -8% 0% 76% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Brandt Snedeker 44 $8,600 $10,100 $37 0% 0% -15% 2/3 16 500 98 2 500
Cameron Smith 47 $8,500 $9,900 $33 0% 6% 16% 4/4 22 18 27 81 500
Chez Reavie 47 $8,400 $10,000 $36 6% 0% 0% 5/5 3 18 8 42 26
JT Poston 48 $8,100 $9,900 $31 10% -6% 33% 2/2 20 500 64 500 500
Brendon Todd 49 $8,300 $9,800 $37 -6% 0% -46% 1/2 500 500 500 123 44
Brian Harman 52 $8,200 $9,800 $30 -5% -5% 39% 4/5 131 4 20 13 13
Sebastian Munoz 55 $7,900 $9,700 $30 5% 0% 36% 1/1 10 500 500 500 500
Andrew Putnam 55 $8,000 $9,700 $33 -5% -5% -16% 2/3 2 69 500 500 116
Brian Stuard 63 $7,900 $9,600 $25 -5% 0% 57% 3/4 8 4 45 500 101
Russell Knox 65 $7,800 $9,600 $32 0% -4% -9% 4/5 43 10 11 88 13
Dylan Frittelli 69 $7,700 $9,500 $31 4% 0% 7% 1/1 51 500 500 500 500
Carlos Ortiz 70 $7,700 $9,500 $20 0% -4% 64% 1/3 29 500 500 131 133
Ryan Palmer 72 $7,500 $9,400 $32 10% 4% -23% 3/4 500 58 120 13 17
Aaron Wise 75 $7,800 $9,500 $29 -17% -12% 30% 0/1 500 107 500 500 500
Rory Sabbatini 75 $7,600 $9,400 $36 -4% -4% -81% 4/5 33 32 45 96 6
Lanto Griffin 77 $7,500 $9,300 $31 0% 0% -11% 1/1 500 58 500 500 500
Emiliano Grillo 78 $7,600 $9,300 $31 -11% -3% -15% 3/3 22 47 500 33 500
Vaughn Taylor 79 $7,400 $9,100 $31 3% 6% -19% 2/3 118 76 57 500 500
Pat Perez 81 $7,400 $9,200 $30 0% -3% 0% 3/4 82 500 69 81 17
Kevin Na 84 $7,500 $9,200 $36 -13% -6% -113% 3/4 500 107 36 28 64
Daniel Berger 85 $7,300 $9,000 $28 3% 3% 19% 4/4 500 14 45 42 13
Zach Johnson 85 $7,400 $9,100 $25 -9% -6% 33% 4/5 82 14 6 9 64
Keegan Bradley 88 $7,200 $9,000 $31 3% -3% -37% 2/4 29 39 120 123 500
Matt Jones 90 $7,200 $9,000 $32 0% -6% -73% 3/3 29 39 500 500 70
Brian Gay 92 $7,200 $8,900 $29 -3% 0% 3% 3/4 22 58 13 96 500
Shugo Imahira 92 $7,300 $8,900 $37 -8% 0% -200% 2/2 33 54 500 500 500
Scott Piercy 95 $7,100 $8,900 $30 0% -5% -24% 5/5 33 25 57 13 2
Kyle Stanley 99 $7,000 $8,800 $24 5% 0% 28% 4/4 22 10 36 13 500
Ryan Armour 103 $7,000 $8,700 $22 2% 4% 33% 2/2 22 39 500 500 500
Brice Garnett 106 $6,900 $8,700 $21 4% 2% 36% 1/3 33 119 500 500 123
Russell Henley 107 $7,100 $8,800 $20 -10% -7% 38% 3/5 66 77 13 131 17
Joel Dahmen 109 $7,100 $8,800 $30 -12% -10% -39% 2/2 22 73 500 500 500
Bud Cauley 113 $6,900 $8,700 $26 -2% -4% 4% 0/1 500 500 132 500 500
Tyler Duncan 115 $6,800 $8,600 $27 6% 2% -7% 1/2 57 125 500 500 500
Nate Lashley 117 $6,800 $8,700 $33 4% -9% -158% 1/1 500 39 500 500 500
Graeme McDowell 118 $6,800 $8,600 $30 2% -2% -52% 0/1 500 500 500 131 500
Patton Kizzire 119 $6,900 $8,500 $20 -11% 4% 30% 2/3 13 1 500 88 500
Sung Kang 122 $6,900 $8,600 $29 -13% -6% -30% 1/3 10 500 83 88 500
Keith Mitchell 124 $6,800 $8,500 $30 -4% 0% -61% 2/2 16 25 500 500 500
Fabian Gomez 126 $6,900 $8,600 $20 -17% -10% 26% 4/5 57 77 72 1 71
Adam Long 127 $6,800 $8,500 $22 -8% -4% 14% 0/1 94 500 500 500 500
Nick Taylor 136 $6,700 $8,400 $20 5% 2% 23% 2/4 126 500 98 74 68
Henrik Norlander 139 $6,700 $8,300 $20 3% 5% 22% 1/2 500 500 20 104 500
D.J. Trahan 139 $6,700 $8,400 $20 2% -2% 21% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Jimmy Walker 139 $6,800 $8,500 $23 -14% -9% 5% 3/5 51 87 83 13 1
Harry Higgs 143 $6,700 $8,300 $27 -2% 0% -33% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Chris Kirk 143 $6,700 $8,400 $23 -2% -5% 2% 2/5 82 10 120 96 26
Kevin Tway 144 $6,800 $8,300 $25 -22% -3% -15% 1/3 82 69 120 500 500
Xinjun Zhang 146 $6,700 $8,300 $26 -7% -5% -29% 1/1 500 25 500 500 500
Zac Blair 147 $6,700 $8,200 $24 -8% 0% -10% 3/3 500 500 57 3 6
Charley Hoffman 149 $6,700 $8,200 $27 -10% -2% -44% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Talor Gooch 151 $6,800 $8,200 $20 -29% -3% 10% 1/2 82 18 500 500 500
Luke List 162 $6,600 $8,100 $22 0% 0% -5% 1/3 500 96 13 88 500
Doc Redman 165 $6,600 $8,100 $27 -1% -1% -51% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
David Hearn 172 $6,600 $8,100 $20 -3% -3% 5% 2/4 82 500 98 75 51
Troy Merritt 175 $6,500 $8,000 $26 7% 1% -43% 1/5 114 96 132 137 30
Sam Burns 175 $6,600 $8,000 $20 -4% 1% 4% 0/1 94 500 500 500 500
Robby Shelton 178 $6,600 $8,000 $25 -7% -1% -33% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Kramer Hickok 178 $6,500 $8,000 $20 3% -3% 0% 0/1 131 500 500 500 500
Robert Streb 182 $6,600 $7,900 $20 -10% 1% -1% 2/4 109 107 49 500 17
Scott Brown 182 $6,500 $8,100 $20 0% -12% -3% 3/4 33 65 64 500 86
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 185 $6,600 $7,900 $20 -13% -1% -4% 0/1 114 500 500 500 500
Aaron Baddeley 185 $6,500 $7,900 $20 -3% -3% -5% 0/1 500 107 500 500 500
Hudson Swafford 186 $6,600 $7,800 $20 -16% 1% -7% 4/5 3 54 13 9 101
Matthew NeSmith 190 $6,400 $7,800 $20 5% 0% -8% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Jason Dufner 190 $6,500 $7,800 $20 -5% 0% -8% 3/4 72 18 83 9 500
Chesson Hadley 198 $6,400 $7,600 $22 2% 7% -27% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Scott Harrington 198 $6,400 $7,700 $23 1% 1% -34% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Mark Hubbard 200 $6,500 $7,600 $26 -11% 5% -69% 2/3 500 500 98 56 60
Cameron Davis 200 $6,400 $7,700 $20 0% 0% -14% 0/1 126 500 500 500 500
Cameron Percy 200 $6,400 $7,800 $20 -2% -8% -16% 1/2 500 500 80 500 116
Adam Schenk 201 $6,500 $7,700 $20 -15% -4% -18% 1/2 136 39 500 500 500
Sam Ryder 207 $6,500 $7,900 $20 -16% -16% -19% 1/2 94 58 500 500 500
Brendan Steele 208 $6,400 $7,600 $20 -6% -1% -21% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Andrew Landry 208 $6,300 $7,500 $20 3% 3% -21% 0/2 131 119 500 500 500
Tom Hoge 214 $6,300 $7,500 $20 1% 1% -23% 2/4 82 3 500 123 71
Hank Lebioda 214 $6,400 $7,700 $20 -10% -10% -25% 1/1 43 500 500 500 500
Matt Every 218 $6,300 $7,600 $20 -1% -6% -26% 1/2 500 75 120 500 500
Michael Thompson 219 $6,300 $7,500 $21 -2% -2% -35% 3/4 69 142 20 56 500
Bo Hoag 219 $6,200 $7,500 $20 7% -3% -29% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Patrick Rodgers 229 $6,300 $7,400 $20 -4% 0% -30% 0/2 141 500 83 500 500
J.J. Spaun 236 $6,400 $7,400 $20 -16% -1% -32% 1/2 500 47 120 500 500
Roger Sloan 238 $6,200 $7,300 $20 4% 2% -33% 2/2 33 500 500 500 67
Chase Seiffert 241 $6,300 $7,300 $20 -8% 1% -34% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Doug Ghim 243 $6,300 $7,300 $20 -9% 0% -36% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Anirban Lahiri 247 $6,200 $7,200 $20 1% 3% -37% 1/2 43 500 132 500 500
Peter Malnati 250 $6,300 $7,400 $20 -11% -6% -38% 2/4 109 87 27 79 500
Mac Hughes 250 $6,300 $7,400 $20 -11% -6% -38% 2/3 72 87 27 500 500
James Hahn 258 $6,300 $7,300 $20 -13% -4% -41% 4/5 94 2 36 28 26
Sepp Straka 267 $6,200 $7,200 $20 -3% -1% -42% 0/1 94 500 500 500 500
Jamie Lovemark 286 $6,200 $7,200 $20 -4% -2% -44% 2/4 94 77 4 7 500
Ben Martin 294 $6,100 $7,100 $20 5% 1% -45% 4/5 109 7 36 50 51
Jim Herman 300 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -6% 4% -47% 4/5 43 96 10 84 78
Jerry Kelly 306 $6,200 $7,100 $20 -7% -1% -48% 3/5 82 14 83 9 6
Kristoffer Ventura 308 $6,200 $7,000 $22 -8% 2% -70% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Brandon Hagy 314 $6,200 $7,200 $20 -9% -7% -51% 1/1 500 500 80 500 500
Tyler McCumber 315 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -10% 0% -52% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Rafael Campos 317 $6,100 $7,100 $20 0% -5% -53% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Satoshi Kodaira 319 $6,200 $7,000 $21 -12% -2% -64% 2/4 118 143 49 81 500
Ryuko Tokimatsu 322 $6,100 $7,000 $32 -2% -3% -418% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Rhein Gibson 325 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -3% -4% -58% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Joseph Bramlett 325 $6,100 $7,100 $20 -3% -7% -58% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Rob Oppenheim 325 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -3% -4% -58% 0/2 500 77 500 137 500
Graham DeLaet 328 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -5% -6% -62% 1/2 500 500 500 7 86
Ryan Brehm 328 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -5% -6% -62% 1/1 500 500 45 500 500
Rikuya Hoshino 331 $6,100 $7,000 $28 -7% -8% -179% 1/1 67 500 500 500 500
Chris Baker 339 $6,000 $7,000 $20 3% -9% -66% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Will Gordon 353 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -9% -10% -67% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ben Taylor 356 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -10% -11% -68% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ted Potter 361 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -11% -12% -70% 1/2 13 107 500 500 500
Tim Wilkinson 367 $6,000 $7,000 $20 0% -13% -71% 2/3 500 500 36 50 86
Mikumu Horikawa 406 $6,100 $7,000 $21 -13% -14% -83% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Mark Anderson 428 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -2% -14% -74% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Kazuki Higa 453 $6,000 $7,000 $26 -2% -15% -161% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Vijay Singh 472 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -16% -77% 2/5 143 87 57 50 110
Michael Gligic 503 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -4% -17% -78% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Michael Gellerman 517 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -5% -18% -79% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Colt Knost 531 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -6% -19% -81% 3/5 94 69 83 75 17
Smylie Kaufman 531 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -6% -19% -81% 0/2 500 107 83 500 500
Bo Van Pelt 536 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -7% -21% -84% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Parker McLachlin 558 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -8% -22% -85% 0/2 500 500 83 113 500
Martin Trainer 628 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -9% -23% -86% 1/1 72 500 500 500 500
Tyler Ota 816 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -10% -23% -88% 0/1 500 125 500 500 500
Alex Beach 892 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -10% -24% -89% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Eric Dugas 1058 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -11% -25% -90% 1/2 72 107 500 500 500

Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside the top 25.
Course history in RED indicates a missed cut.

Legend

Term Description
Site % +/- The percentage differential between a golfer’s salary rank and odds rank. The higher the %, the better.
OWGR Official World Golf Ranking
Cuts Cut record of each golfer at this course in the last five seasons.
2014 – 2018 Columns Course history at this event in the last five seasons.
Cover Image Credit: USA Today Sports Images

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