The 2026 PGA Tour season is upon us! With the cancellation of the Sentry, the Sony Open kicks off our season in Honolulu, Hawaii at Wai'alae County Club. 120 players will be competing for $9,100,000 and 500 FedExCup points. With great weather and golf finally back, let's not waste any time!

Let's dive in!

 

 

Sony Open in Hawaii 2026: Daily Fantasy Golf Picks & Projections

Having debuted in 1965 as the Hawaiian Open, this event has been a mainstay for most of it's tenure on the PGA Tour. This is the first time it's opening the season however, with the Sentry cancelled due to course conditions. Sony took over title sponsorship of this event in 1999, making it one of the longest title sponsors on tour. One unique feature of this event is that 4 of the last 6 iterations of this event have ended with a playoff, making it the only event on tour with that distinction. 

 

 

Wai’alae Country Club: Breakdown This Week

Wai’alae is one of the shorter courses on the schedule this year. Coming in at just 7,044 yards, this course will require much more accuracy than Kapalua, which required much more firepower. With this distance in mind, the breakdown of the holes is as follows: four par 3's between 175 and 205 yards, twelve par 4s between 350 and 480 yards, and two par 5s playing between 500 and 550 yards. 

WCC is a narrow, tree-lined course with runouts aplenty, causing many “good” drives to end up in the 3.5 inch rough. Over 80 bunkers are placed throughout the course as well, acting as another layer of the defense. Being an island venue, its susceptible to high winds, which likely will come into play if the current forecast holds.

At the time of writing, there is some rain projected during the tournament with each day having at least a %50 chance of precipitation. Wind however projects to be a larger factor here, with the average wind projected between 12-18 miles per hour steady on any given day, and gusts as high as 30 miles per hour.

When building our model for this week, it's clear which stats are of major importance this week. Being that WCC is a 2nd shot course, two key stats are at the top of weighted model. Strokes Gained: Ball-striking, and Good Drives Gained are key to determine who is not only the most likely to hit the green after the tee shot, but also set them self up for success. Proximity in the ranges of 125 to 200 yards also sees nearly 50 percent of the approach shots, meaning that this range will be key to scoring well here. Strokes Gained: Putting on Bermuda is important as well, as Bermuda putting is unlike other surfaces. As always, Birdies or Better Gained and Bogey Avoidance will give us a great idea of who is capable of going low here.

 

 

Sony Open in Hawaii 2026 Field: Golf DFS

Being the first full field event of the season, we will see 120 players teeing it up this weekend, with one of the strongest Sony Open fields we've ever had. Russell Henley is the highest ranked player in the field at 5th in the OWGR, and is joined by J.J. Spaun, Robert Macintyre, and Ben Griffin as other top 10 ranked players. Other notable names in the field include Hideki Matsuyama, Nick Taylor, and Si Woo Kim as former winners in the field. Overall 20 players in the field are in the top 50 of the OWGR, and there is a good chance we see a highly ranked player take the win this week. 

 

 

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PGA Best Bets & Predictions: 2026 Sony Open (0-0 Overall, 0.0 Units)

  • Nick Taylor: Top 20 (+185)
  • Robert Macintyre: Missed Cut (+300) 

 

 

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: Top Tier

Ben Griffin ($11,900 FanDuel/$10,100 DraftKings)

Griffin is my preferred player at the top end of the field. Over his last 36 PGA Tour rounds, Griffin grades out as the best Bermuda putter, and his form in 2025 should carry nicely into 2026. From May on, he only missed two cuts, and had two wins, and 8 top 10 finishes. His overall game lines up very well for this venue, and he's my most comfortable pay-up play.

Russell Henley ($12,000 FanDuel/$10,300 DraftKings)

Unsurprisingly, Henley offers the safest floor amongst players in the field. His only missed cuts in 2025 were the Majors, and his history at this venue is strong with a win here back in 2013, and top 11 or better finishes in 4 of his last 5 starts at Wai'alae. He's an accurate player with strong skills around and on the green and lines up extremely well for success here.

Nick Taylor ($10,500 FanDuel/$9,000 DraftKings)

As the defending champion, it should be no surprise to see his name here. Before that win, he was trending very well here, with finishes of T11, T7th, T7th in his three starts prior to the win. He grades out well in my model for this even, largely due to his scoring prowess on Par 4s. He's going to be a high rostered player, but it's not without good reason. 

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: MID TIER

Chris Kirk ($10,300 FanDuel/$8,800 DraftKings)

Chris Kirk ended up 2nd place in my model, and over the last 36 rounds is leading many of our key stats. He leads the field in SG: Ball-striking, SG: T2G, P4: 400-450 and only 2 of his stats fall outside of the top 40 in the field. He's a former runner up at this venue, and his accuracy should play well at this course yet again given that recent form.

Eric Cole ($9,500 FanDuel/$7,700 DraftKings)

Cole enters this field as the best scoring player over the last 36 rounds, leading this field in Birdies or Better Gained over that time. He's certainly not without his faults, as he's one of the bottom 12 drivers in the field, but his scoring and bogey avoidance are top of the class in this venue. Factor that in with this price, and I'm going to be all over Cole this week.

Rico Hoey ($9,700 FanDuel/$8,100 DraftKings)

Hoey is one of the best ball-strikers on the planet, and if his putter doesn't hold him back this weekend, he's got sneaky upside here. His recent form hasn't been great, and he's the lowest rated player in my model that I'm recommending this week, but when you have a ball-strikers paradise as the venue, he's a guy that I can get behind.

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: VALUE TIER

Mac Meissner($9,300 FanDuel/$7,500 DraftKings)

Meissner has a lot of boom-bust potential this week. While he grades out well for me across most of the board, he's in the bottom section of the field in proximity on approach from 125-200 as well as 3 putt avoidance. Those usually go hand-in-hand, so as long as his iron play is dialed this weekend, he should be in a good spot to succeed.

Daniel Berger ($9,200 FanDuel/$7,500 DraftKings)

Berger ended up as the 3rd highest rated player in model this week. His relatively boring, safe style of golf should line up well with the venue, but his upside can't be ignored either as he ranked 7th in birdies or better gained. With this field playing out how it is, Berger provides some immense plus EV potential.

Mark Hubbard ($8,400 FanDuel/$6,800 DraftKings)

Hubbard snuck into the top 20 in my model this week, and at this price I can't ignore that. He's yet again another player with boring, safe play that should allow for high upside at this venue, and he's top 10 in good drives gained in this field. He's got great value at this price and he's certainly one of the few solid looking names at the bottom of the pricing tiers. 

 

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