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Jan 1, 2025 1:00 pm

Golf Glance: PGA Tour tees off 2025 schedule in Kapalua

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PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Hero World Challenge (Scottie Scheffler)
THIS WEEK: The Sentry, Kapalua, Maui, HI
Course: The Plantation Course (Par 73, 7,596 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Chris Kirk
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 6-10 p.m. (Golf Channel
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday: 12:30-6 p.m. ET; Friday: 12:45-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 1-4 p.m.
X: @TheSentry
NOTES: This is the 27th consecutive year the PGA Tour has held an event in Kapalua. … The field is comprised of winners on the PGA Tour last year along with players who finished inside the top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings and those ranked Nos. 51-60 through the FedEx Cup Fall. It’s also the first of the year’s eight signature events, featuring increased prize pools and FedEx Cup points … Scheffler withdrew from the event after undergoing surgery to repair a cut on his hand. Viktor Hovland has remained in the field despite posting pictures on social media that showed an apparent broken toe. … Kirk is seeking to become the first player to successfully defend at The Sentry since Geoff Ogilvy in 2009-10. … There are three healthy players who qualified for The Sentry but are not teeing it up this week: Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry.
BEST BETS: Xander Schauffele (+550 at DraftKings) is coming off a career year in which he won two majors and posted 15 top-10s in 22 starts. He also won this event in 2019. … Justin Thomas (+900) has won this event twice and has five career top-fives at The Plantation Course. … Collin Morikawa (+1100) is seeking his first victory since the Zozo Championship in 2023, but did finish solo second and T5 here the past two years. … Ludvig Aberg (+1400) did not record a win in 2024 but did have three runner-up finishes and six other top-10s in 22 starts.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Sony Open, Honolulu, Jan. 9-12

–Field Level Media

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