He Sony Open he has logged 41 laps of 62 strokes or less in this century. Of all of them, eleven occurred between 2000 and 2010 and thirty between 2011 and 2020. In the last six years, they have been seen in the Waialae Country Club Hawaii a total of 26 laps of 62 strokes or less. Serve this note to endorse the statement that on the route you visit this week the PGA Tour very low results are made. It is the trend. So much so that a 59 has been seen, by Justin Thomas in 2017, a 60, held by Kevin Kisner in that same 2017 and several 61.
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There are several reasons that justify this cataract of such low turns. The first and most obvious is that it is a par 70 course. The second is that it is a relatively short course, under 7,100 yards. The third is that when it is not windy it is relatively easy to attack him, despite the fact that from the tee, for example, it is much narrower than the Plantation course of Kapalua from last week.
Putting these bases on the table and taking a look at the weather forecast in Honolulu Thursday through Sunday, it’s not hard to come to the conclusion that we shouldn’t rule out attending a 59 this week. This result is a rarity, but there are all the conditions: the tendency to make lower and lower laps in this field and a fairly benign part of the time. The day with the most wind expected is Thursday, although without reaching 25 kilometers per hour at most. It’s windy, but nothing over the top. Friday and Saturday are almost dead calm and on Sunday the air reawakens somewhat, although without reaching 20 kilometers per hour. To this situation we must add that some rain is expected, but very light, nothing forceful, that is to say, that water that reduces firmness to the course, fairways and greens, but does not make the game difficult for golfers.
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With all these reasons, it is reasonable to think that it will be a week of low laps and with a winner that will easily move between -20 and -25. “In this field, very low laps are made even when there is a lot of wind blowing so it seems obvious to think that this week we will have to play with the pedal fully depressed every day and in all the holes to fight for victory,” he confessed this week Collin Morikawa.
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The World Number 5 is one of the favorites, although Webb Simpson, Sergio García, Adam Scott, Kevin Kisner, Harris English, Joaco Niemann, Matt Kuchar, Charles Howell III or Abraham Ancer, among others, should also be highlighted.
