This is the Daily Overlay PGA Expert Consensus. We crowdsource expert opinions and condense them down into a simple, easy to use article. If you want to do a little research of your own, we’ve got you covered with recommended stats to target. Click on a stat title below and the full leaderboard for that category will pop-up. Dig a little deeper and find some sleepers of your own. If you’re short for time, no worries. Scroll down and you’ll find a list of names that experts think you should be playing this week; ranked by frequency of suggestion.
Course: Waialae Country Club
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Yardage: 7,020
Par: 70
Defending Champion: Jimmy Walker (2015 Results)
*****RECOMMENDED STATS TO TARGET*****
- Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green
- Strokes Gained: Putting
- Total Driving
- GIR
- Proximity
- Birdie or Better %
- Par 4 Scoring Average
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
At the time of this post, 13 experts from our grading pool have made selections for the Sony Open. The frequency with which each golfer was suggested will be denoted in parenthesis below.
Highly Touted
Matt Kuchar $11,500 (69.23%)
Jerry Kelly $7,400 (53.85%)
Recommended
Jimmy Walker $12,200 (46.15%)
Justin Thomas $10,800(46.15%)
Kevin Kisner $11,700 (46.15%)
Tony Finau $8,300 (46.15%)
Will Wilcox $9,000 (46.15%)
Ryan Palmer $8,900 (38.46%)
Suggested
Charles Howell III $9,700 (30.77%)
Harris English $10,200 (30.77%)
Pat Perez $6,500 (30.77%)
Peter Malnati $7,500 (30.77%)
Rory Sabbatini $6,500 (30.77%)
Shawn Stefani $6,400 (30.77%)
Steve Stricker $7,200 (30.77%)
Chad Campbell $6,500 (23.08%)
Chris Kirk $9,400 (23.08%)
David Hearn $7,000 (23.08%)
Fabian Gomez $7,200 (23.08%)
Luke Donald $8,700 (23.08%)
Russell Henley $10,300 (23.08%)
Zac Blair $6,700 (23.08%)
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