My people! Make I quickly gist you about wetin dey happen for the Sony Open wey dey go down for Waialae Country Club, Hawaii. Dis tournament no be small matter; e don dey grow since 1965, and gunners from all over dey gather.
First of all, no forget say dis course dey special and e dey unpredictable sometimes. Players wey don dey relax for month na im go come face the winds and waves for Hawaii, fit scatter their game. E fit shine today, rain tomorrow; wetin you go see na breeze wey fit turn everything upside down! Winning scores don dey range from 13-under to 27-under in a span of just 14 years. So you fit see say anybody fit win.
As e be, true golfers go focus on hitting fairways because dem no dey joke when e come to scoring well. If you dey play from the grass, you dey gain extra strokes, plus getting shots within 150-175 yards go help plenty. Wedges and short irons no go dey waste for dis course. Na only thing wey remain now na putting. If dem fit control the putts, dem go shine!
Na here we go fit yarn about the players to watch: J.J. Spaun na one of dem wey dey gather strokes like say na competition. Last year, e get one of di best seasons, with serious gains from tee-to-green. E dey accurate, and Waialae no dey punish if your distance no strong, na accuracy dey matter here. If you dey wahala for betting, Spaun wey dey +1900 for DraftKings na good option.
Kurt Kitayama too na guy wey we fit look sharp. E come finish di last season with strong showings, including T5 wey e get for di John Deere Classic. E don even win di 3M Open, though e no dey putt too well. Na im ball-striking wey dey carry am go places, and e dey +370 to finish inside di top 10 in dis tournament.
Enter Sahith Theegala wey carry plenty pressure for him last season, gree say e don become lost soul. But based on wetin I see this fall, I go bet say di guy go show himself again. From 2020 to 2024, e dey gain on average half a stroke per round, and e fit downplay dat bad season. Don’t sleep on dis dude, he dey +330 for top 20 finish.
Harry Hall, wey don win di ISCO Championship before, still dey find him groove. But na only 76% of di round e dey beat di field average, and e no dey separate as e supposed. For dis weekend, if you fit roll di ball well for Bermuda grass, you fit shine. E dey good option for top 20 at +125.
Last-last, nobody wan miss di chance wey dey for Waialae. With so many players fit distill dem game, it dey always be close finish. Seven out of di last eight tournaments end for playoff or one stroke win; na why I go lay my bet for di playoff possibility at +400.
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