2023 Sony Open – Round 2 Betting and Showdown Picks

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Cameron Davis +2200 (2 shots back, gained 4.49 ball-striking)
K.H. Lee +8000 (5 shots back, gained 1.59 ball-striking)
Patton Kizzire +10000 (3 shots back, won here in 2018, gained 1.39 ball-striking)
Tom Kim +17500 (8 shots back, gained 2.52 ball-striking)

With outright favorite Tom Kim losing 4.98 strokes putting on Thursday, he has a steep hill to climb over the next three rounds. After scoring birdies on two of his first three holes, he shot 4-over the rest of the round. It was definitely a frustrating start for all that backed him (including yours truly). The good news? If you still think he has a chance to win, his odds have dropped to +17500. Remember, last season he started off the Wyndham Championship with a quadruple bogey and ended up winning by five shots.

These greens are very simple and flat, and he usually gains 0.59 strokes per round on Bermuda. I would expect a nice bounce-back on the greens tomorrow. His ball-striking was tremendous as he gained 2.52 strokes in that area. While his first concern is making the cut, there is no doubt he has the ability to storm up the leaderboard, especially in very calm and scoreable conditions tomorrow.

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Post-Round Player Interviews

#SonyOpen Post Round 1 Interviews

-For Cam Davis, Waialae plays similar to the sandbelt courses in Australia
-Harris English spent a couple weeks over the break playing at next weeks Stadium and La Quinta courses for the AMEX
-Fairways running fast, rough is keeping folks honest pic.twitter.com/Skyj2SJC2T
— Betsperts Golf (@BetspertsGolf) January 13, 2023

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Round 2 Betting Matchups Model

*Strokes Gained Rating (SG RTG) is the key metric that combines all the weighted categories in the model. Some players (or matchups) may not be listed due to not having enough sample size data.