Power rankings: Sony Open in Hawaii

The PGA Tour remains in the Aloha State for the Sony Open in Hawaii, the second event of 2017 and the first full-field event of the year.

Fabian Gomez defends his title in a tournament where Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas and Justin Rose headline one of the event’s deeper fields in recent memory.

Here are our top five players this week:

1. Hideki Matsuyama – Yes, Matsuyama’s putter didn’t show up when he needed it down the stretch against Justin Thomas. But Justin Thomas is the only guy who has beaten him in the last three months.

2. Jordan Spieth – Spieth had a very nice Sunday to back-door himself a top-three finish. He had a lot of wild numbers on a course where those are hard to pull off. He MC’d here last time in 2014.

3. Jimmy Walker – Walker is a past winner here and absolutely loves this golf course. He’s a no-brainer.

4. Justin Thomas – Thomas has two wins on the season, and they’ve come in tournaments where you have to go low. However, they haven’t been in places quite this tight. Hard to overlook, though.

5. Pat Perez – Perez is a putting machine, folks. He rolls ’em in, and when he doesn’t, he avoids three-putts. Coming off a T-3 at Kapalua is another great sign.

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