John Oda will complete quite the trifecta when he tees off in the Sony Open in Hawaii on Thursday.

Oda made his debut in the PGA Tour’s annual stop on Oahu in 2012 as a promising 15-year-old junior golfer. The Moanalua graduate returned last year in the midst of an All-America season to close his college career.

Oda will be back at Waialae Country Club in two days — this time as a professional — after again playing his way into the Tour’s first full-field event of the year with a round of 5-under-par 67 on Monday at Hoakalei Country Club in Ewa Beach.

“Growing up watching the Sony Open, always wanting to be there, and to get a third chance it means a lot to me and just shows that I’ve been on the right path and putting in a lot of work toward it and just very thankful for the opportunity,” the 21-year-old said after securing one of four berths available in the qualifier.

Oda made his first Sony Open start as a Na Menehune sophomore when he claimed the Governors Cup exemption reserved for a local amateur. He was the medalist in last year’s Monday qualifier and carded rounds of 70 and 69 to finish two shots off the cut line.

Oda went on to help UNLV reach the eight-team match-play bracket at the NCAA championship and was named a first-team All-American. He announced his decision to turn professional shortly after his junior season and made it official in September. He promptly earned $220,100 with an eighth-place finish at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in his first PGA Tour start as a pro.

He’ll have another shot at a paycheck this week after playing his back nine at 4 under on Monday.

Oda missed a 4-foot putt for birdie on No. 3 and another for par on No. 4 and made the turn at 1 under.

“I just stayed as patient as I could and knew that if I kept giving myself opportunities it would work out,” Oda said.

He birdied the par-5 10th, then dropped putts from 3 and 6 feet on the next two holes to make it three consecutive circles on the scorecard. After five consecutive pars, he drilled a 6-iron on the 203-yard par-3 18th to within 6 feet to set up his sixth birdie of the day.

“I worked so hard to get to this point, to have an opportunity to get into the tournament,” Oda said of standing over his final putt. “So I just thought about it very positively and made the best stroke that I could and kept my head down, kept my head still and it went in.”

That putt kept him one shot clear of a playoff for the final spot in the field. Gunn Yang, the 2014 U.S. Amateur champion and former San Diego State standout, claimed the berth with a par on the first playoff hole when Ben Corfee struggled on the 17th green.

Steve Allan played in the first group of the day and the 44-year-old Australian set the pace for the rest of the field with a 7 under 65 to earn a spot in his fifth Sony Open and first since 2005. Ricky Barnes also took advantage of benign morning conditions to card a 66 and will make his ninth start at Waialae in the past 10 years.

Oda joins former Moanalua teammate Tyler Ota in this week’s field. Ota captured the Governors Cup exemption in the qualifier in November.

“When I’m in college he’ll shoot me a text and we’ll just trade ideas on golf stuff,” Oda said. “So it’s nice to get that support. I’m really happy he got in. He deserves it because he’s one of the best amateurs in Hawaii and he’s been doing it for a long time.”