The PGA Tour’s fortnight in Hawaii continues with the Sony Open. Here are the key stats and information for this week’s event at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
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How to watch on Golf Channel
Thursday, Round 1: 7-10:30 p.m. ET; live stream: http://www.golfchannel.com/pgastream
Friday, Round 2: 7-10:30 p.m. ET; live stream: http://www.golfchannel.com/pgastream
Saturday, Round 3: 7-10:30 p.m. ET; live stream: http://www.golfchannel.com/pgastream
Sunday, Round 4: 6-10 p.m. ET; live stream: http://www.golfchannel.com/pgastream
Tee times, pairings
THURSDAY (OFF NO. 1) / FRIDAY (OFF NO. 10)
- 7 AM / 11:40 AM: Matt Jones, Kenny Perry, Steve Marino
- 7:10 AM / 11:50 AM: Sam Saunders, Abraham Ancer, Sam Ryder
- 7:20 AM / 12:00 PM: Jerry Kelly, Jamie Lovemark, Kelly Kraft
- 7:30 AM / 12:10 PM: Troy Merritt, Brice Garnett, Ryan Armour
- 7:40 AM / 12:20 PM: Jonas Blixt, Russell Knox, Luke Donald
- 7:50 AM / 12:30 PM: Andrew Putnam, Kevin Na, Scott Piercy
- 8:00 AM / 12:40 PM: Michael Kim, Adam Hadwin, Jimmy Walker
- 8:10 AM / 12:50 PM: Jason Dufner, Brian Harman, Jim Herman
- 8:20 AM / 1 PM: J.J. Henry, Ben Martin, Rory Sabbatini
- 8:30 AM / 1:10 PM: Roberto Díaz, Roger Sloan, Joey Garber
- 8:40 AM / 1:20 PM: Cameron Davis, Seth Reeves, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
- 8:50 AM / 1:30 PM: Carlos Ortiz, Adam Schenk, Yuta Ikeda
- 11:40 AM / 7 AM: Ollie Schniederjans, Ryan Blaum, Dominic Bozzelli
- 11:50 AM / 7:10 AM: Chris Kirk, Scott Brown, Keith Mitchell
- NOON / 7:20 AM: Brian Stuard, Michael Thompson, Chez Reavie
- 12:10 PM / 7:30 AM: Andrew Landry, Hudson Swafford, Sangmoon Bae
- 12:20 PM / 7:40 AM: Cameron Champ, Paul Casey, Si Woo Kim
- 12:30 PM / 7:50 AM: Marc Leishman, Ian Poulter, Hideki Matsuyama
- 12:40 PM / 8 AM: Charles Howell III, Matt Kuchar, Justin Thomas
- 12:50 PM / 8:10 AM: Nick Taylor, Brandon Harkins, Sungjae Im
- 1 PM / 8:20 AM: Wes Roach, Adam Svensson, Adam Long
- 1:10 PM / 8:30 AM: Nicholas Lindheim, Talor Gooch, Shugo Imahira
- 1:20 PM / 8:40 AM: Sebastian Munoz, Stephan Jaeger, Yuki Inamori
- 1:30 PM / 8:50 AM: Jim Knous, Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, Rikuya Hoshino
THURSDAY (OFF NO. 10) / FRIDAY (OFF NO. 1)
- 7 AM / 11:40 AM: James Hahn, Vaughn Taylor, Harris English
- 7:10 AM / 11:50 AM: Fabián Gómez, Scott Langley, J.T. Poston
- 7:20 AM / NOON: John Huh, Tom Hoge, Joel Dahmen
- 7:30 AM / 12:10 PM: Kyle Stanley, Russell Henley, Zach Johnson
- 7:40 AM / 12:20 PM: Brandt Snedeker, Pat Perez, Adam Scott
- 7:50 AM / 12:30 PM: Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, Patton Kizzire
- 8 AM / 12:40 PM: Bryson DeChambeau, Gary Woodland, Jordan Spieth
- 8:10 AM / 12:50 PM: Danny Lee, Shawn Stefani, Seamus Power
- 8:20 AM / 1 PM: Peter Malnati, Robert Streb, Josh Teater
- 8:30 AM / 1:10 PM: Sam Burns, Chris Thompson, Sepp Straka
- 8:40 AM / 1:20 PM: Kyle Jones, Hank Lebioda, John Chin
- 8:50 AM / 1:30 PM: Brady Schnell, Martin Trainer, Peter Jung
- 11:40 AM / 7 AM: Brian Gay, Y.E. Yang, Tyler Duncan
- 11:50 AM / 7:10 AM: Johnson Wagner, Sean O’Hair, Sung Kang
- NOON / 7:20 AM: Patrick Rodgers, Colt Knost, Trey Mullinax
- 12:10 PM / 7:30 AM: Kevin Kisner, Davis Love III, Steve Stricker
- 12:20 PM / 7:40 AM: Mackenzie Hughes, Stewart Cink, Vijay Singh
- 12:30 PM / 7:50 AM: Kevin Tway, Keegan Bradley, Ted Potter Jr.
- 12:40 PM / 8 AM: Satoshi Kodaira, Cameron Smith, Emiliano Grillo
- 12:50 PM / 8:10 AM: Anirban Lahiri, Whee Kim, Alex Prugh
- 1 PM / 8:20 AM: Chase Wright, Kramer Hickok, Eric Dugas
- 1:10 PM / 8:30 AM: Corey Conners, Julian Etulain, Takumi Kanaya
- 1:20 PM / 8:40 AM: Max Homa, Wyndham Clark, Brent Grant
- 1:30 PM / 8:50 AM: Ben Silverman, Dylan Frittelli, Jared Sawada
Trends to know
- Waialae yielded the fourth-most eagles of any course on the PGA Tour last season, with 59 (Glen Abbey was first with 78).
- Waialae also yielded the fourth-lowest average total score of any course on the PGA Tour last season. Among par 70s, it was third-easiest on average in relation to par (68.9).
- One place where Waialae can penalize players is around the green. Last year, the field scrambled to make par from the rough just 40.4 percent of the time, the third-lowest percentage by any course on Tour last season.
- James Hahn and Patton Kizzire played a six-hole playoff last season (Kizzire won), the longest in tournament history.
- Brian Harman is a combined 57 under in this tournament in the past five years, best of any player in that span.
- Charles Howell III has the most rounds of 66 or lower at Waialae over the previous decade, with 15.
Players to watch
Justin Thomas
- In the past 10 years, no player with at least 12 rounds played has a better scoring average at Waialae (66.4).
- Is a combined 83 under in Hawaii PGA Tour events since the beginning of 2017, 25 shots better than any other player in that span.
- Has 116 birdies and eagles in Hawaii PGA Tour events during that same span – also 25 more than any other player.
- Ranked second on the PGA Tour last season in birdie or better percentage on par 5s (55.9 percent).
Bryson DeChambeau
- Led the field in strokes gained: putting, but struggled in some key ball striking statistics, including ranking 19th in strokes gained: tee-to-green.
- Has five wins over the last three PGA Tour seasons. Only JT and DJ have more victories in that span.
- One of just eight players in the past 30 years to win five or more times on the PGA Tour before turning 26 years old.
Jordan Spieth
- Ranked second on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: putting during the 2015-16 season. He was tied for 123rd last season.
- Led the PGA Tour in approach shot proximity from 125 to 150 yards last season (19 feet, 1 inch).
- Has one win and no finish worse than eighth in year-opening events since 2014.
Cameron Champ
- Has 17 rounds in the 60s this season on the PGA Tour, most of any player.
- Ranks first on the PGA Tour in clubhead speed (129.8 mph) and second in driving distance (323.7 yards)
- Averaged 343.1 yards in driving distance last season, a Web.com Tour record.
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