PGA Tour Brunch | The Sentry
Final Round Coverage | 2025 PGA Tour Season Opener
It’s Opening Weekend for the 2025 PGA Tour Season
KAPALUA, HAWAII - Welcome to the final round of The Sentry, the first tournament of the 2025 PGA Tour season.
The Good News: At 27-under, Hideki Matsuyama (65-65-62-192) has equalled the lowest 54-hole score in relation to par on the PGA TOUR (on record), and he joins Nick Dunlap (2024 American Express) and Patrick Reed (2014 American Express). The score also marks lowest 54-hole score to par at The Sentry since the event moved to Kapalua in 1999.
The CRAZY News: Matsuyama is only one stroke ahead of Collin Morikawa (66-65-62-193). Morikawa’s (193) marks his career-low 54-hole score, previously had (195) on two occasions, first at The Sentry in 2023 and later at the 2024 Travelers Championship. Morikawa hit 52 of 54 greens in regulation through three rounds of the tournament.
In his tournament debut, Thomas Detry (3rd) posted a career-low 54-hole score (197), with his previous best a (199) at the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Detry is seeking his first PGA TOUR title in his 64th career start.
Sungjae Im (4th) drained nine birdies and one eagle to post an 11-under (62) on Saturday, which ties his career-low round on TOUR. He’s carded (62) three times previously, most recently during R3/2024 Baycurrent Championship - (Yokohama, Japan). The mark also ranks as his lowest score in 19 rounds at The Plantation Course at Kapalua.
As a signature event on Tour, The Sentry will be distributing a tournament purse of $20,000,000 today, with the winner collecting a check for a cool $3,600,000 and 700 FedEx Cup points.
The Sentry | Leaderboard After 54 Holes
1 Hideki Matsuyama 65 65 62 192 (-27)
2 Collin Morikawa 66 65 62 193 (-26)
3 Thomas Detry 67 65 65 197 (-22)
4 Sungjae Im 69 67 62 198 (-21)
5 Harry Hall 68 65 66 199 (-20)
Full Leaderboard (HERE)
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: $20,000,000; Winner: $3.6 million.
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Chris Kirk
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @Sentry_TOC
Sentry Tournament of Champions | Basics
The Tee Times for the final round of The Sentry are from 1:20pm (ET) to 3:08pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temps ranging from 60-71 degrees. Winds 2-to-5 mph. No rain expected.
Tournament Overview: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) tomorrow, January 6, with a recap of The Sentry and a quick look at the SONY Open in Honolulu.
The Sentry: How to Watch
SUNDAY, January 5, 2025
2:08pm to 8:00pm (ET) - ESPN+ Streaming
3:00pm to 8:00pm (ET) - Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio
4:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) - NBC and Streaming on Peacock
6:00pm to 8:00pm(ET) - Golf Channel
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio has live coverage of the final round of The Sentry Tournament of Champions beginning at 3:00pm today and broadcasting until 8:00pm (ET) or until the tournament is completed. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 92 or online via PGATourCom.
How to Watch: Final Hour is Commercial Free - In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
Field, Tee Times and Updates
The Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
Update:
Scottie Scheffler - OUT (hand injury)
Viktor Hovland - Is PLAYING with a broken toe
What They’re Saying
Matsuyama Sets Scoring Record (PGATourCom)
A Pair of (62s) (Golf Week)
Sunday TV, Tee Times and How to Watch (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
January 5, 2013 - The start of the 2013 PGA Tour season was delayed for two days as winds over 40 mph prevented play here at the Plantation Course at Kapalua. “On the 10th hole, we dropped a ball on the back of the green and it rolled 20 yards off the front,” said Tour official Slugger White.
Parting Putt
Highlights from R-3 from The 2025 Sentry:
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