2009 Sony Open Picks, Odds, & Predictions.

Written January 13, 2009 by Jason Lowry

The PGA TOUR is back in action as Geoff Ogilvy ran away with the first win of the 2009 season, winning the Mercedes-Benz Championship last week shooting 24 under for the tournament. This week golfers stay in beautiful Hawaii for the 2009 Sony Open from Waialae Course One. Last year K.J. Choi was able to tackle the difficult course, and will be in the field looking to defend his title this weekend. Waialae plays short and tight, so hitting fairways an greens is a must to have success on this course. To get you going on the Sony Open this weekend, I am going to give you my 3 favorites to win this weekend.

Ernie Els +800 to win at Sportsbook.com

Els had a pretty rough 2008 by his standards as he had to miss some time early with an injury. Els only win on the PGA TOUR in 2008 came at the Honda Classic last February, so there is no question this guy is due. Els finished the 2008 season strong with 3 finishes better than 6th in his last 4 TOUR starts, including a 6th place finish at the TOUR Championship. One other reason to like Els this week, is this guy has been lights out at Waialae, as he has finished in the top 5 in all his starts on this course.

Davis Love III +1200 to win at Sportsbook.com

Love also had a pretty rough 2008, as he missed 7 cuts last season, and didn’t notch a win till the final tournament of the season at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic. Though the course doesn’t exactly fit Love’s game, this guy has finished in the top 10 five times at Waialae since 1993, and is coming off a tie for 2nd last week at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. This guy is really playing some solid golf, and I see no reason to expect nothing but another solid 4 days of golf from this guy.

Zach Johnson +3000 to win at Sportsbook.com

I am going with a slight sleeper in Johnson for my final pick, as his excellent ball striking is perfect for this course. Johnson also only had one win last season, but it came late in the year at the Valero Texas Open. Johnson had a real slow start to the 2008 season, as he didn’t finish in the top 10 till the end of March at the WGC -CA Championship, but he already has a top 10 finish in 2009, as he finished tied for 6th last week at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Johnson was excellent over the final two rounds finishing with 13 birdies, an eagle, and zero bogeys.

Be sure to check back each and every week for more previews and predictions for the upcoming PGA Tour Events. I have provided a complete list of each golfers odds at Sportsbook.com.

Adam Scott +2000
Andres Romero +5000
Arron Oberholser +6000
Bart Bryant +8000
Billy Mayfair +8000
Bo Van Pelt +8000
Boo Weekley +4000
Brian Gay +6000
Bubba Watson +6000
Carl Pettersson +4000
Charles Howell III +4000
Chris DiMarco +8000
Colt Knost +10000
DJ Trahan +5000
Daniel Chopra +8000
David Toms +2500
Davis Love III +1200
Dean Wilson +8000
Ernie Els +800
Geoff Ogilvy +1000
George McNeill +6000
Heath Slocum +8000
JB Holmes +5000
Jeff Overton +8000
Jerry Kelly +4000
John Senden +6000
Johnson Wagner +4000
KJ Choi +2000
Kenny Perry +1800
Kevin Streelman +8000
Luke Donald +3000
Mark Wilson +8000
Nathan Green +8000
Parker McLachlin +6000
Pat Perez +4000
Paul Goydos +8000
Rory Sabbatini +1800
Ryuji Imada +5000
Sean OHair +3000
Shigeki Maruyama +8000
Steve Marino +5000
Steve Stricker +2000
Stewart Cink +3000
Tim Clark +2500
Tim Herron +8000
Tim Wilkinson +6000
Troy Matteson +5000
Vaughn Taylor +10000
Zach Johnson +3000
zx Field (Any Other Golfers) +350

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