Can Hideki Matsuyama win back-to-back on PGA Tour at the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025?

The latest season of the PGA Tour is set to teed off last weekend with The Sentry 2025. Hideki Matsuyama clinched victory at the competition in Maui with a circuit record 72-hole score of 35-under par. The ace golfer returns this weekend for the latest edition of the Sony Open in Hawaii and he is the outright favorite to win.

Matsuyama, who secured two wins in 2024, tops the odds list to win the $1.566 million winner’s paycheck from the of the $8.7 million purse. As per SportsLine, the reigning FedEx St. Jude Championship winner comes into the weekend with 9-1 odds. Corey Conners follows him with 14-1 odds.

It is pertinent to note that World No.5 Matsuyama is the highest-ranked player on the Sony Open as top names like Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy remained on the sidelines. For the unversed, the 32-year-old Japanese star contested the Sony Open in 2024 and finished T30.

The in-form golfer will be looking to turn this result around and continue his successful start to the 2025 season in Hawaii.

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Listed below is Hideki Matsuyama’s 2024 PGA Tour season with earnings:

• The Sentry - 58th - $50,500
• Sony Open in Hawaii - T30 - $44,751
• Farmers Insurance Open - T13 - $156,536
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - T71 - $33,875
• WM Phoenix Open - T22 - $82,133
• The Genesis Invitational - 1st - $4,000,000
• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard - T12 - $389,667
• THE PLAYERS Championship - T6 - $875,000
• Valero Texas Open - T7 - $289,033
• Masters Tournament - T38 - $86,000
• PGA Championship - T35 - $79,183
• the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday - T8 - $579,000
• U.S. Open - 6th - $748,154
• Travelers Championship - T23 - $183,500
• Genesis Scottish Open - Missed Cut
• The Open - T66 - $40,280
• FedEx St. Jude Championship - 1st - $3,600,000
• BMW Championship - Withdrawn
• TOUR Championship - T9 - $0
• ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP - T46 - $20,358

Apart from this, Matsuyama also made an appearance at the Olympic Men's Golf Competition held at Le Golf National, France in August. He bagged the bronze medal in the competition after finishing behind winner Scottie Scheffler and runner-up Tommy Fleetwood.

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Sony Open in Hawaii 2025 odds

Matsuyama tops the Sony Open odds list, while Corey Conners and Tom Kim follow. The top three will face some competition from the likes of Russell Henley (20-1), Byeong Hun An (20-1) and Keegan Bradley (25-1), among others. Sahith Theegala enters the competition as a longshot favorite with 35-1 odds.

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Listed below are the top odds for the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025 (As per SportsLine):

• Hideki Matsuyama +900
• Corey Conners +1400
• Tom Kim +2000
• Russell Henley +2000
• Byeong Hun An +2200
• Keegan Bradley +2500
• Robert MacIntyre +2800
• Maverick McNealy +2800
• Si Woo Kim +3500
• Kurt Kitayama +3500
• Sahith Theegala +3500
• Taylor Pendrith +3500
• Luke Clanton +4000
• J.T. Poston +4000
• Austin Eckroat +4500
• Davis Thompson +4500
• Brian Harman +4500
• Harry Hall +5000
• Ben Griffin +5000
• Chris Kirk +5500
• Sepp Straka +6000
• Cam Davis +6000
• Daniel Berger +6500
• Denny McCarthy +6500
• Tom Hoge +6500
• Harris English +6500
• Thomas Detry +7000
• Billy Horschel +7000
• Andrew Novak +7000
• Mackenzie Hughes +7000
• Michael Thorbjornsen +7000

More details on the PGA Tour event will be updated as it progresses.