Ludvig Aberg<\/strong> - Obviously, the sky is the limit for Aberg\u2019s career, but I\u2019m not ready to put him as the betting favorite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nI wondered last week how he would perform on a course that comes down to putting, and he was really bad coming in a -0.65 strokes gained putting which put him in 47th place in a short field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
On this short Par 70 course with no win, his driving distance isn\u2019t going to give him a huge advantage, and this tournament will come down to putting. He\u2019s inconsistent on the greens, I will not be betting on Aberg this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Will Zalatoris<\/strong> - Zalatoris missed most of the 2023 season with serious back surgery, and he came back at the Hero World Challenge where he finished in last place, but he had glimpses of great play as he had rounds of 68 and 71 mixed in with rounds of 81 and 79. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nI\u2019m surprised he\u2019s priced this high at 35-1, and 10th highest in DFS lineups. I\u2019m interested in fading him this week, not betting on him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
His putting has always been a struggle at these easy courses as he thrives at the tough courses with his incredible ball striking. I think this week is a \u201cknock off the rust\u201d week for him, there\u2019s no chance I bet on him this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Si Woo Kim<\/strong> - He will probably be a popular pick this week because he won last year, but he had finished 55th, 25th, MC, and 58th the 4 previous years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nHis putting has been awful the last 6 months as he\u2019s -0.55 strokes gained, and his approach is about even which won\u2019t work this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
In order for him to repeat his great performance last year, he\u2019ll have to putt way better than usual, and last week he wasn\u2019t very good leading to a 25th place finish in a short field. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to repeat as winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sony Open in Hawaii: DraftKings Darlings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Maverick McNealy $6800<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nMcNealy hasn\u2019t been in good form, but I can\u2019t ignore how much he likes playing here. He\u2019s finished 27th and 7th the last two years, and at this price I just need him to make the cut and get us weekend points. His putting has been terrible, and so has his driving, but his approaches haven\u2019t been that bad, and there appears to be something about this course that he likes. He finished 2023 with some lousy finishes, but this time last year he had 8 finishes of 31st or better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Patton Kizire $6800<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nKizzire has made the cut in 5 straight tournaments, and he\u2019s made the cut in 5 out of 6 years here so I\u2019ll roll with him this week. This is the player I\u2019m most concerned about in this lineup, but it allows me to put some big names in my lineup with potential to win so
I\u2019m depending on his familiarity and success on this course to get him through the cut this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Taylor Montgomery $7100<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nMontgomery can be hot and cold with the putter, and over the last 6 months he\u2019s been hot as he\u2019s +0.71 strokes gained putting. His driving and approach numbers aren\u2019t great, but he finished 12th last year at this tourney, and he has 4 straight finishes of 35th or better. Putting can mask a lot of shortcomings on this course, if he putts great, he\u2019ll make the cut and get us weekend points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Final Lineup: Maverick NcNealy $6800, Patton Kizzire $6800, Taylor Montgomery $7100, JT Poston $9100, Brian Harman $9900, Tyrell Hatton $10300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nSony Open in Hawaii: Additional Betting Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
-Chris Kirk, winner last week, has two top 3 finishes here in the last 3 years. -We mentioned fading Matsuyama last week, and he was awful finishing 2nd to last and -2.17 strokes gained putting
-Corey Conners has finished top 12 in 4 straight tournaments here
-JT Poston and Brian Harman are the top 2 PGA Tour guys in this field in strokes gained putting this week<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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