Sony Open betting guide: 4 picks our expert loves at Wai’alae

The Sony Open is taking place at Wai’alae Country Club in Hawaii. The field features 144 players, including defending champion Hideki Matsuyama and rising star Tom Kim. Neither Matsuya nor Kim are the current betting favorite. Chirp is a free-to-play mobile platform that offers an array of enticing prizes.

This week's Wai’alae presents a different test from what we saw last week in Maui. The Plantation Course at Kapalua is a massive property with undulations, elevation change, some of the widest fairways on Tour and huge greens. Waialae is narrow, short, par-70 course with flat, small greens and thick rough. Both courses need the wind to blow to really test the players. It looks like it is going to be windy on Thursday and some more on Sunday.

Brian Harman is 20-1 favorite to win at Wai’alae. He finished second twice at Mayakoba and Sea Island last season. Harmann is 5th on Tour in Driving Accuracy, 14th in Greens in Regulation, 4th in Scrambling and 8th for Birdie Average.

Georgia can win back-to-back National Championships. Russell Henley won at Mayakoba two months ago and at Sony. Henly has two top 10s at Harbour Town and three at Sea Island.

Keegan Bradley is a 36-1 favorite to win Sony Open at Wai'alae. Bradley won the Zozo in mid-October. Five of the last eight Sony winners have had a win in the previous fall.

Andrew Putnam is 50-1 to win the Sony Open at Wai’alae. He played well during the Fall Series and finished second at the Zozo and 12th at Shriners in Las Vegas.

There are more than 50% of users who picked this player to win in Chrip’s “Favorite” category.