Hideki Matsuyama is the favorite at the Sony Open in Hawaii after winning The Sentry last week. Dennis Esser has picks for the tournament.

Hideki Matsuyama opened the PGA Tour season in record-breaking style last weekend at the Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. The Japanese star will ride a wave of birdies to Honolulu this week as he tries to make it a two-week sweep at the Sony Open in Hawaii, beginning Thursday at Waialae Country Club.

The Sony Open in Hawaii marks the PGA Tour’s first full-field event of the season. Here’s a look at second-round tee times and groupings at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu ( click here for how to wat