Sentry Tournament of Champions - Front 9

Greetings fellow golfers,

This week, we kick off the 2023 PGA Tour season with the Sentry Tournament of Champions from beautiful Maui, Hawaii The field is stacked with last year's winners (except Rory) and a new format including the top 30 players who qualified for last year's TOUR Championship all vying for the $15m purse. Let's tee off!

Weather

Weather shouldn't be a factor - Maui should be very nice with temps between 66-81. Wind will pick up in the afternoon, as it always does. Link here to confirm any updates in the forecast.

The full field was announced this weekend and can be found here. 39 players but the big name not playing this year is Rory. Twitter thinks this may be LIV related, but others have debunked this noting that Rory has skipped this tournament in the past. Tee times start at 9:30am local time / 2:30pm EST.

• Previous Winners in this week's field:

  • Justin Thomas - 2020, 2017

  • Xander Schauffele - 2019

  • Jordan Spieth - 2016

• Notable previous winners absent (cough cough LIV for some):

  • Cam Smith - 2022

  • Harris English - 2021 (not LIV related)

  • Dustin Johnson - 2018, 2013

  • Patrick Reed - 2015

  • Zach Johnson - 2014 (not LIV related)

  • Steve Stricker - 2012 (not LIV related)

  • Jonathan Byrd - 2011 (not LIV related)

The tournament socials can be found here for Twitter, Instagram, and their own website. Feel free to give them a follow!

ESPN Plus starting at 2:15pm through 6pm EST (featured groups)Golf Channel starting at 6pm through 10pm EST

• The Plantation Course at Kapalua Golf Resort is the #1 ranked golf course in Hawaii and is open to the public meaning it can be played! It's also affiliated with Troon Golf, if that tickles your fancy.

• First course the Coore and Crenshaw team built. Confirmed via their Instagram.

• Golf rates range from $429 up to $529 for The Plantation Course and from $259 to $319 for The Bay Course.

• Here is the PDF directly from the golfatkapalua.com website.

Betting Odds provided by Bovada.lv at this link (not sponsored)Some notable players to consider:

• Justin Thomas +1000 - previous winner

• Will Z is back at +2200

• Crowd favorite Sahith Theegala is at +5000

Enjoy the golf!

Cheers,One Putts Golf