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Coverage Begins for the 2023 Season | Sentry Tourney of Champs

@TerryLyons
Jan 4
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KAPALUA, MAUI - Primetime! Yes, the PGA TOUR returns Thursday with Primetime golf coverage in the East, and we’re not talkin’ Deion Sanders.

Although the first event of 2023, the Sentry Tournament of Champions is the 10th event of the FedExCup regular season. It is also the first of 17 designated events with elevated purses and commitments from the Tour’s top players. For the first time, the Sentry Tournament of Champions will award 550 FedEx Cup points to the winner.

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It’s become the fifth tournament with the elevated distinction, with the others, listed chronologically: The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday).

Players who qualify for the previous season's TOUR Championship are now eligible for the Sentry Tournament of Champions. That was the temporarily qualification criteria in effect for the 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions because of the number of tournaments canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. It will remain part of eligibility criteria moving forward. In 2021, Harris English won here in Maui despite not winning a tournament the previous year.

Thirteen players in the field are making their tournament debut, including four players in the Top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking (No. 7 Will Zalatoris, No. 9 Matt Fitzpatrick, No. 15 Tom Kim and No. 16 Cameron Young). The list also includes Adam Svensson, the only first-time winner during the fall portion of the 2022-23 schedule (The RSM Classic), and Luke List, who won his first title at the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open in his 206th career start on Tour at age 37.

Tourney defending champion Cameron Smith posted a pair of (64s) book-ended by a pair of (65s) to post an amazing 258 (-34) to take the honors.


Sentry Tournament of Champions | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Plantation Course at Kapalua

YARDS/PAR: 7,596 yards/Par 73

ARCHITECT(S): Bill Coore / Ben Crenshaw

PRIZE Money - Purse: $15,000,000/$2,700,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Cameron Smith

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 550

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @Sentry_TOC


TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (Jan 5 and 6) are scheduled for TV coverage from 6:00pm to 10:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 6:00pm to 8:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel preceded by 4:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on NBC.

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: ESPN+ will be streaming live coverage from 2:15pm to 10:00pm (ET) on Thursday and 2:30pm (ET) to 10:00pm (ET) Friday. Weekend streaming on ESPN+ from 12:45pm to 8:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the Sentry Tournament of Champions beginning at 4:00pm to 10:00pm (ET) on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage will air 3:00pm to 8:00pm (ET) (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (Golf Week)


Sentry Tournament of Champions | Basics

The Tee Times at the Sentry start Thursday and run from 2:30pm (ET) to 5:45pm (ET).

Weather: Thursday will be partly cloudy and 79-degrees with winds expected to blow 14 mph. There’s a 50% chance of rain. The weekend forecast improves and Friday/Saturday/Sunday should be mostly sunny, 80-degrees with 18 mph winds.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Info: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) Thursday


Field and Tee Times:

The Field: (link)

Tee Times: (link)


Sentry Tournament of Champions | Tournament Odds

Source: CBS Sports

Jon Rahm +800
Scottie Scheffler +1000
Xander Schauffele +1000
Justin Thomas +1000
Patrick Cantlay +1200
Viktor Hovland +1800
Tony Finau +1800
Joo-hyung (Tom) Kim +1800
Matthew Fitzpatrick +1800
Sungjae Im +1800
Collin Morikawa +1800
Jordan Spieth +2000
Cam Young +2000
Max Homa +2800
Sam Burns +2800
Will Zalatoris +2800
Hideki Matsuyama +2800
Sahith Theegala +3300
Billy Horschel +4000
Seamus Power +4500
Aaron Wise +4500
Corey Conners +4500
K.H. Lee +5000
Keegan Bradley +5000
Russell Henley +5000
Sepp Straka +5500
Tom Hoge +6000
Adam Scott +6000
Brian Harman +6000
Mackenzie Hughes +7000
Luke List +7500
Trey Mullinax +8000
J.T. Poston +8500
Adam Svensson +8500
J J Spaun +9000
Scott Stallings +10000
Chez Reavie +12500
Chad Ramey +12500
Ryan Brehm +20000

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: Back to the weekly picks as January brings the re-start of the PGA Tour. The Hawaiian Islands bring a challenge like no other. One day calm, the next day winds are blowing. This week with a limited field, the odds are in our favor but the predictions quite tough. Historically, the Australian players have played well. Remember Stuart Appleby’s streaks here? Let’s see what this week brings: The picks to start: Cameron Smith, Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzgerald and Justin Thomas. Reserves: Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele. For the Tour One and Done? Matt Fitzgerald.


What They’re Saying

New Year on PGA Tour (Associated Press)

Storylines for 2023 (PGATourcom)

Power Rankings for the Sentry Tournament of Champions (PGATourCom)

Five Things to Know about the Plantation Course (PGATourCom)


Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News

Best Bets for the Sentry Tournament of Champions - (Action Net)

Expert Picks for the Tournament of Champions - (PGATourCom)

Draws and Fades (PGATourCom)

Horses for the Course to Start 2023 at the ToC- (PGATourCom)


On This Day in Golf History

January 4, 1962 - Jack Nicklaus teed-it-up for his first round as a professional player at the Los Angeles Open, played at Rancho Park in West LA. He shot three over (74).


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