Golf Top Plays: Sony Open

Editor’s Note: We may not write up every player we consider to be a top play. Be sure to consult the chart at the bottom of the page. This article will update to reflect any injury or weather news.

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Below, you will find the players we consider the best for the slate. These do NOT account for ownership, but they do account for salary. In other words, Jon Rahm could be our No. 1 play in the high range… but he could also be a bad tournament play because he projects for 60% ownership in an extreme example.

This article is for cash games (contests in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as a head-to-head or double-up). For tournaments, our focus should be more on the projected ownership and projected ceiling columns in our projections table.

With that said, these are our Top Plays considering the following factors: median projection, lower volatility, upside, and value. They are listed in price descending order. At the bottom, you’ll find suggested rankings by site once salary is accounted for.

HIGH PRICED

Russell Henley ($10,300 DK, $12,000 FD) – On DraftKings, where pricing is generally tighter, there are two standout golfers at the top of the board, headlined by Henley, who clears the next-best-projected golfer by nearly eight DraftKings points. Henley is the best golfer in the field and is a strong fit at Wai’alae Country Club, ranking eighth over the last 12 months in Driving Accuracy while not being penalized for his lack of Distance (109th). He’s also third in this field during that same time frame in Data Golf’s True Strokes Gained: Approach and Around-the-Green, also boasting the field’s 16th-best putting numbers over the last 12 months. He’s a golfer who should consistently keep himself out of trouble off the tee, fire approach shots in close, and give himself plenty of opportunities to convert with the putter.