The PGA Tour is back in action. The Tour will remain in Hawaii after last weekend’s Sentry Tournament of Champions for the Sony Open. The experts at OddsShopper have submitted their best 2023 Sony Open bets for this weekend. Make sure to double-check OddsShopper’s tools before placing their wagers to ensure you’re getting the best price on the market!
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Best Golf Bets for the Sony Open
Ben Rasa: Jordan Spieth Top 20 (-110) at DraftKings
Hitting outrights is great, but it helps to have some additional plays on the card to balance out misses. Top 20 markets provide much more stability and can help sustain your bankroll while taking chances on longshots.
Jordan Spieth sits at -110 for a top-20 finish this week over at DraftKings Sportsbook, and that line has my interest. Spieth finished 13th at last week’s Tournament of Champions with average ball striking, but the fact he got in some rounds before this event is a positive.
Spieth now heads to Sony, where he has found some success, including a third-place finish back in 2017. Given the field and the pedigree of a guy like Spieth, I’m happy to back him to land inside the top 20 come Sunday. Getting the -110 at DraftKings is more than enough value.
Eytan Shander: Tom Hoge to Win (+2500) at DraftKings
Nobody is more motivated this week after seeing his alma mater, TCU, absolutely manhandled by Georgia on national television. While the tour boasts plenty of golfers from the Peach State, revenge may not be on Hoge’s mind, as the field still presents some competitive names at the top.
Hoge is familiar with Waialae Country Club but owns only two top-15 finishes in seven tries — including a third-place result in 2018. Hoge has missed the cut here in three of his last four appearances, but he played phenomenal golf last here year.
Hoge remains one of the best approach players on tour. That will benefit him at a course that requires much more accuracy than distance. I have no real concerns with his putting or play overall, so I’ll take him north of 20-1 at DraftKings.
Bryan Berryman: Keith Mitchell to Win (+4000) at DraftKings
Mitchell checks the boxes I’m looking for this week, and I expect him to be in the mix on Sunday. He has finished in the top 25 in four of his five starts at this event, including a seventh-place finish last year
Mitchell is an accurate driver. He hit the fairway 64% of the time last year and ranks 17th in the field in birdie-or-better percentage over his last 50 rounds. His consistency also improved last year — he made 20 of 23 cuts last year and scored five top-10 finishes.
Eric Lindquist: Maverick McNealy to win (+4000) at BetMGM
I’m encouraged by what we saw from young Maverick towards the end of 2022, firing off five consecutive top-30 finishes with two of those being top-10s. And all of this was done with his far-too-prevalent poor iron play, a characteristic he’s going to have to change if he wants to the world’s elite.
But know what needs zero changing? His acumen with the flatstick, as he may be the hottest putter on earth over the past six months. Consider: 2.5 Strokes Gained in that department over his last 20 starts, and a ridiculous 4.6 Strokes Gained over his last five. With perfect weather and benign wind conditions on a flat golf course in Waialae, give me McNealy at 40-1 in a glorified putt-off.
