THE SENTRY
FIRST LOOK
The shortest off-season in all of sports has come and gone as the PGA tour heads to Hawaii for The Sentry formerly The Sentry Tournament Of Champions.
The Sentry is the first official PGA Tour event of the new year, and 60 of the best players in the world will be travelling to Maui and fighting over the elevated prize purse.
THE COURSE
Course: The Plantation Course at Kapalua
Location: Lahaina, Hawaii
Designer: Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
Length: Par 73; 7,596 yards
Hazards: Water does not come into play
Fairways: Bermuda-grass
Rough: Bermuda-grass
Greens: Bermuda-grass
Comp Course: Augusta National
Likely Winning Score: 27 Under
Cut: No Cut
The Plantation Course at Kapalua is the only course on the PGA Tour schedule that plays as a par 73, and at 7,596 yards, it is amongst the longest courses on the PGA Tour schedule.
Its Greens are the largest on the PGA Tour schedule, and with its wide-open fairways we can expect a low scoring this week.
Kapalua features lots of undulations and is one of the hardest walks in golf. Other than that the Plantation course offers a gentle reintroduction to the PGA Tour.
Kapalua’s only real defence is the weather.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2024: Chris Kirk
2023: Jon Rahm
2022: Cameron Smith
2021: Harris English
2020: Justin Thomas
2019: Xander Schauffele
2018: Dustin Johnson
2017: Justin Thomas
2016: Jordan Spieth
2015: Patrick Reed
KEY STATS
SG APPROACH - Kapalua is a second-shot golf course. You are not going to win here if you can drive the ball 380 yards. You’re going to win here if you are an awesome iron player and an awesome putter.
SG PUTTING (BERMUDA) - This will be a birdie and eagle fest so you are not gonna get it done this week if you can’t putt. As usual, I will be weighing into my model putting between the 5-10ft range and will also take a look at the best Bermuda putters in the field.
OTHERS TO CONSIDER - Birdies or better, SG approach proximity 50-100 yards and SG approach proximity 200 plus yards.
Thanks for taking this course preview I will be back later in the week with weather updates my favourite DFS plays and Bets.
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