Past tournament champions include Hall of Famers such as Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson, Phil Mickelson, Johnny Miller, and Tiger Woods. Photo: Stan Badz/Getty Images via PGA TOUR Dustin Johnson poses with the trophy after winning the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua on Jan. The title sponsor has been far less stable in recent years, however, with Hyundai (11-16), SBS (10, 17), and Sentry (18-22) sharing the marquee for the past thirteen editions.
There have been six title sponsors over the years with MONY (75-90), Infiniti (91-93), and Mercedes (94-09) holding the rights for the first 35 years. In 1969 the tournament moved further west to Carlsbad, California, with La Costa Resort and Spa playing host until 1999 when it was moved to Maui. Known for his propensity to gamble, the University of Miami product, however, banked another $12,500 by placing a $500 bet on himself at 25-1.įor its first 16 editions, the limited-field tournament was contested in Las Vegas, Nevada – first at the Desert Inn Country Club from 1953-66, then for two years at the Stardust Country Club (1967-68). For his second career PGA Tour victory, Besselink, then a swashbuckling 31-year-old from New Jersey, was awarded a wheelbarrow of silver dollars worth $10,000. The inaugural winner was Al Besselink who shot a 280 to edge Chandler Harper by a single stroke in 1953. The Sentry Tournament of Champions is annually held during the first week of January, and, since 1999, has been played at the Kapalua’s Plantation Course on the island of Maui. LINKS: Website | Facebook | Instagram Sentry Tournament of Champions History Sergio Garcia poses with the trophy after winning the Mercedes Championships in a playoff on the Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.
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(Photo by Cliff Hawkins via Getty Images) Sentry Tournament of Championsįield: 39 players (2022 winners and Top 30 FEC)Ģ022 Champion: Cam Smith How to Follow the Sentry Tournament of Champions A rainbow appears in front of the first hole during the final round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua on in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Skinny Tony Finau and Jon Rahm during a practice round prior to the Sentry Tournament Of Champions on the Plantation Course at Kapalua Golf Club on in Kapalua, Hawaii. Other big names in the Maui field include Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Will Zalatoris, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tony Finau.Īs we do each week, here’s a roundup of information and data points to prep you for the week in Hawaii. Kapalua winners, who will be teeing it up, include Jordan Spieth (2016), Xander Schauffele (2019), and two-time champ Justin Thomas (2020, 2017). The star-studded field in Hawaii will include a bevy of top-ranked players but will be missing its 2022 record-setting champion Cam Smith, who signed with the LIV Golf League last summer.
The PGA Tour’s 2022-23 season resumes this week in Hawaii with the Sentry Tournament of Champions.Ĭontested at picturesque Kapalua on the island of Maui, the Tournament of Champions will feature a small, but superbly-talented, field of 39 golfers, including tournament winners from 2022 as well as those who finished inside the top 30 of last season’s FedEx Cup race. Justin Thomas plays his shot from the 10th tee during the final round of the Sentry Tournament Of Champions at the Kapalua Plantation Course on in Kapalua, Hawaii.
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