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Hideki Matsuyama betting profile: Sony Open In Hawaii
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Hideki Matsuyama enters the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii after shooting 35-under to win The Sentry in his most recent tournament.
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The Sony Open in Hawaii tournament and course info
- Date: Jan. 9-12, 2025
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Course: Waialae Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,044 yards
- Purse: $8.7M
- Previous winner: Grayson Murray
At the Sony Open in Hawaii
- Matsuyama has played the Sony Open in Hawaii seven times of late, with one win. His average score has been 14-under, and his average finish has been 27th.
- Matsuyama last played at the Sony Open in Hawaii in 2024, finishing 30th with a score of 9-under.
- When Grayson Murray won this tournament in 2024, he had 5.093 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 1.854 SG: Approach the Green (31st), and 2.804 SG: Putting (29th).
- Murray's average driving distance was 310.5 (17th in field), he hit 79.17% of greens in regulation (second), with 28.75 putts per round (31st) en route to his win last year.
Matsuyama's recent history at the Sony Open in Hawaii
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2024 | 30 | 70-68-67-66 | -9 |
| 1/12/2023 | 48 | 68-69-65-71 | -7 |
| 1/13/2022 | 1 | 66-65-63-63 | -41 |
| 1/14/2021 | 19 | 66-65-66-68 | -15 |
| 1/9/2020 | 12 | 74-67-67-66 | -6 |
| 1/10/2019 | 51 | 69-67-65-73 | -6 |
Matsuyama's recent performances
- Matsuyama has claimed victory twice while also earning three top-10 finishes over his last five appearances.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Matsuyama has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five tournaments, including two finishes within three strokes of the leader.
- In his last five events, his average score has been 16-under.
- In terms of driving distance, Hideki Matsuyama has averaged 306.1 yards in his past five starts.
- Matsuyama has an average of 1.924 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Matsuyama has an average of 6.747 in his past five tournaments.
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Matsuyama's advanced stats and rankings
- Matsuyama had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.306 last season, which ranked 33rd on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (299.4 yards) ranked 107th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Matsuyama sported a 0.499 mark (15th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Matsuyama registered a -0.118 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 121st on TOUR. In addition, he ranked 29th with a putts-per-round average of 28.46, and he ranked 98th by breaking par 24.25% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 107 | 299.4 | 306.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 100 | 66.74% | 74.51% |
| Putts Per Round | 29 | 28.46 | 27.5 |
| Par Breakers | 98 | 24.25% | 32.35% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 23 | 12.61% | 8.50% |
Matsuyama's best finishes
- Matsuyama played 21 tournaments last season, picking up two wins with three top-five finishes and eight finishes in the top 10.
- In those 21 events, he made the cut 19 times, a success rate of 90.5%.
- Last season Matsuyama had two wins, with one of them coming at The Sentry, where he shot 35-under.
- With 1899 points last season, Matsuyama finished eighth in the FedExCup standings.
Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in March 2024 at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 4.658. He finished sixth in that tournament.
- Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came in March 2024 at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 6.436. He finished sixth in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Matsuyama delivered his best performance last season at The Genesis Invitational, ranking third in the field at 5.833. In that event, he finished first.
- At the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2024, Matsuyama posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (8.201). That ranked No. 1 in the field.
- Matsuyama posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (13.284) at The Genesis Invitational in February 2024, a performance that ranked him No. 1 in the field.
Matsuyama's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 33 | 0.306 | 0.969 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 15 | 0.499 | 4.504 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 1 | 0.580 | -0.650 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 121 | -0.118 | 1.924 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 4 | 1.268 | 6.747 |
Matsuyama's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-68-67-66 | -9 | 21 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 13 | 66-71-76-67 | -8 | 53 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 75-71-70 | E | 5 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 22 | 69-68-68-70 | -9 | 37 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 1 | 69-68-68-62 | -17 | 700 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 12 | 67-70-72-76 | -3 | 133 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 6 | 69-69-68-67 | -15 | 263 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 7 | 73-70-66-71 | -8 | 85 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 38 | 76-74-71-74 | +7 | 20 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 35 | 70-65-70-71 | -8 | 24 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 8 | 73-70-74-70 | -1 | 191 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 6 | 72-66-70-70 | -2 | 275 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 23 | 66-69-69-64 | -12 | 78 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-67 | -2 | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 66 | 75-72-75-74 | +12 | 6 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 3 | 63-68-71-65 | -17 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 1 | 65-64-64-70 | -17 | 0 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | W/D | 67 | -5 | -- |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 9 | 70-70-68-67 | -9 | 0 |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 46 | 71-71-66-68 | -4 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 1 | 65-65-62-65 | -35 | 700 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Matsuyama as of the start of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
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