Harman has more appearances at the Sony Open in Hawaii than anyone else in this week’s power rankings.
The former Georgia Bulldog is at Waialae for the 12th time in a row and 12th overall. He’s made nine of 11 cuts highlighted by T-4th (64-63-68-70) in 2018. In ‘18, he led after 36 holes and was in second place after 54.
In total, he has three top-20s at this event.
Also working in Harman’s favor is the great form he’s shown in the early going of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season. The 35-year-old has finished 23rd or better in all five events, including a solo second at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba and T-2nd at the RSM Classic.
A T-16th (68-69-67-70) last week at the Sentry Tournament of Champions doesn’t jump off the page. However, finishing in the top half of an elite field at a big ballpark like Kapalua that doesn’t suit Harman’s game is a good sign.
He was T-10th in the field in sand saves (75%) and eighth in scrambling (72.22%).
A shorter, tighter layout like Waialae is more conducive.
The lefty was 159th on the PGA Tour last season in driving distance (292.2) but 21st in driving accuracy (66.56%).
Harman gained strokes in every SG category and has no glaring weaknesses aside from a lack of distance.
He was also 10th in sand saves (61.87%) and 17th in par-4 scoring (3.98).
Harman hasn’t won since the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship. Events like the Sony are his best chances to get win No. 3 on the board before it’s too late.