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Field Level Media’s Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.

PGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: The RSM Classic (Tyler Duncan)

THIS WEEK: Sentry Tournament of Champions, Jan. 2-5
The Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii (Par 73, 7,596 yards)
Purse: $6.7 million (Winner: $1.34M)
Defending Champion: Xander Schauffele
FedEx Cup leader: Brendon Todd
TV: Thursday-Friday, 6-10 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday, 4-6 p.m. (NBC), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel). Sunday, 6-10 p.m. (All times Golf Channel)

NOTES: The event is limited to winners on the PGA Tour in 2019. Brooks Koepka (knee), Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods each qualified but opted not to play, as did Justin Rose, Francesco Molinari and The Open champion Shane Lowry. … The 34-player field includes 15 first-time winners. … Schauffele overcame a five-shot deficit entering the final round last year by posting a tournament-record 62 on Sunday. … Dustin Johnson is making his first start of the 2019-20 PGA Tour season and has seven consecutive top-10 finishes in the event. … World No. 3 Jon Rahm is the top-ranked player in the field. … Rickie Fowler has finished in the top six in each of his previous three starts in the event. … Ernie Els (261 in 2003) holds the tournament scoring record.



BEST BETS: Rahm (+400 at DraftKings) enters 2020 as the hottest player on the planet with three wins 10 top-10s in his past 13 starts worldwide that has vaulted him to a career high No. 3 in the world rankings. … Justin Thomas (+575) isn’t far behind Rahm in the world rankings (No. 4) or in terms of momentum. After winning the BMW Championship in August, he won The CJ Cup and has three other top-10s in his past six starts. … Schauffele (+850) is trying to become the first player since Geoff Ogilvy (2009-10) to repeat as the event’s champion.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Sony Open, Honolulu

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