Sentry Tournament of Champions
January 7th – 10th, 2021
Plantation Course at Kapalua
Kapalua, Maui, HI
Par: 73 / Yardage: 7,596
Purse: $6.7 million
with $1,340,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Justin Thomas

This week’s field includes:
The field of 42 has 34 players in the top-100 of the world rankings including 29 of the top-50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with eight players from the top-ten: #1 Dustin Johnson, #2 Jon Rahm, #3 Justin Thomas, #5 Bryson DeChambeau, #6 Xander Schauffele, #7 Collin Morikawa, #8 Webb Simpson and #9 Patrick Cantlay. The other top-100 players are #11 Patrick Reed, #13 Daniel Berger, #14 Viktor Hovland, #18 Sungjae Im, #19 Hideki Matsuyama, #20 Tony Finau, #21 Adam Scott, #23 Abraham Ancer, #25 Jason Kokrak, #26 Kevin Kisner, #27 Cameron Smith, #28 Marc Leishman, #29 Harris English, #30 Ryan Palmer, #32 Scottie Scheffler, #37 Kevin Na, #42 Billy Horschel, #45 Joaquin Niemann, #46 Sergio Garcia, #47 Brendon Todd, #49 Mackenzie Hughes, #60 Carlos Ortiz, #61 Sebastian Munoz, #63 Lanto Griffin, #72 Cameron Champ and #85 Martin Lair.
Last year there were 13 top-50 players in the field
The field includes 18 of the Top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2021. Those players are #1 Dustin Johnson, #2 Bryson DeChambeau, #3 Viktor Hovland, #4 Stewart Cink, #5 Patrick Cantlay, #6 Carlos Ortiz, #7 Jason Kokrak, #8 Justin Thomas, #10 Sergio Garcia, #11 Robert Streb, #12 Martin Laird, #13 Xander Schauffele, #15 Cameron Smith, #16 Brian Gay, #18 Harris English, #20 Sungjae Im, #22 Jon Rahm and #23 Hideki Matsuyama
The field includes five past champions: Justin Thomas (2017 & 20) Xander Schauffele (2019), Dustin Johnson (2018 & ’13), Patrick Reed (2014) and Sergio Garcia (2002).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Sentry Tournament of Champions field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. For our fantasy golf players looking to pick six players, check out our GOLFstats IQ section for the Sentry Tournament of Champions, it will help you make those Draft Kings picks.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Sentry Tournament of Champions
Player | Mayakoba | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | Masters | Houston Open | Bermuda Champ. | Zozo Champ. | CJ Cup | Shriners Hospitals | Sanderson Farms | Corales | U.S. Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viktor Hovland (228 pts) |
Win (88) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | T47 (1) |
T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
Dustin Johnson (161.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
Justin Thomas (158 pts) |
T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | 4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
Patrick Reed (153.33 pts) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
Sungjae Im (142.67 pts) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T2 (66.67) |
T50 (0.33) |
DNP | T41 (3) |
T45 (1.67) |
T13 (12.33) |
T28 (7.33) |
DNP | 22 (18.67) |
Harris English (137.33 pts) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (7.33) |
10 (13.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | 4 (53.33) |
Cameron Smith (123 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
11 (13) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
Bryson DeChambeau (115.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
Xander Schauffele (113 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 5 (46.67) |
Jon Rahm (99 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
Tony Finau (96.33 pts) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
Hideki Matsuyama (93.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T28 (7.33) |
T21 (9.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
Carlos Ortiz (93 pts) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
T48 (0.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T8 (16.67) |
DNP |
Abraham Ancer (92 pts) |
T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (5) |
T28 (7.33) |
4 (26.67) |
DNP | T41 (3) |
T56 (0) |
Patrick Cantlay (91.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T38 (4) |
T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
Webb Simpson (87.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
T10 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
Joaquin Niemann (81.33 pts) |
T23 (18) |
DNP | T44 (2) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
6 (20) |
T13 (12.33) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
Billy Horschel (70 pts) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | DNP | 69 (0) |
T28 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
Jason Kokrak (63.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
Win (44) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
Sebastian Munoz (54.33 pts) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T19 (20.67) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
9 (15) |
T27 (7.67) |
T23 (9) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
Daniel Berger (47 pts) |
T23 (18) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
T28 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (10.67) |
Collin Morikawa (47 pts) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | T44 (4) |
DNP | DNP | T50 (0.33) |
T12 (12.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Brendon Todd (46.67 pts) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T37 (4.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T47 (1) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
Sergio Garcia (46 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
T43 (2.33) |
Win (44) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Martin Laird (44.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T28 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Robert Streb (40.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Brian Gay (40.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Scottie Scheffler (38.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (20.67) |
T32 (6) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
T52 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T37 (4.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Ryan Palmer (36.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
T17 (11) |
T34 (5.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Kevin Kisner (33.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Sentry Tournament of Champions
Player | Mayakoba | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | Masters | Houston Open | Bermuda Champ. | Zozo Champ. | CJ Cup | Shriners Hospitals | Sanderson Farms | Corales | U.S. Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hudson Swafford (-13.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Richy Werenski (-6 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
T28 (7.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Nick Taylor (4 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T29 (14) |
DNP | DNP | T63 (0) |
T61 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Mackenzie Hughes (11.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T41 (3) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Marc Leishman (11.33 pts) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | T70 (0) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Michael Thompson (13 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | 77 (0) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 48 (1.33) |
Lanto Griffin (22.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
T7 (18.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T43 (4.67) |
Adam Scott (24.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (10.67) |
T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
Andrew Landry (24.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T50 (0.33) |
T61 (0) |
T27 (7.67) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP |
Kevin Na (29.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | T28 (7.33) |
T45 (1.67) |
T43 (2.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Cameron Champ (30 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (20.67) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Stewart Cink (32.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Sentry Tournament of Champions
Best Bets:
Dustin Johnson
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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T7 | T4 | Win | T6 | T10 | T6 | Win | T9 | T16 | 11 |
Who else would be the favorite? Has played the best of anyone at Kapalua, in his last seven starts he is 108 under par. In his last seven starts hasn’t finished worst than 10th. In his last starts on the PGA Tour has not finished worth than 6th, won the FedExCup and the Masters. Yes he is the best and favorite.
Justin Thomas
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 3 | T22 | Win | T21 |
Defending champion also has won this event twice. He is 69 under in five Kapalua starts.
Bryson DeChambeau
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 26 |
More info:
Conventional wisdom says that bombers don’t win this event. But he hits the ball so long he has a great advantage over the field. His ability of hitting par 5s in two with irons, he also with the right wind can drive three of the par 4s makes Kapalua a par 67 for him.
Off the wall picks that many will miss:
Hideki Matsuyama
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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T4 | 2 | T3 |
In three starts at Kapalua was T-3rd in 2015, 2nd in 2017 and T-4th in 2018. In those three starts is 53 under par. Yes he is a weak putter, but at Kapalua has putted better. In 2017 was 5th in 3-putt avoidance and 8th in putts made inside ten feet. In 2015 was 1st in 3-putt avoidance and 11th in putts made inside ten feet. In 2018 he had 3, three-putts and was 9th in putting average which means he putts a lot better at Kapalua than most courses on the PGA Tour.
Patrick Cantlay
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | T15 |
Was 4th in 2020 and T-15th in 2018. In those two starts was 20 under par. Won the Zozo Championship just two months ago
Adam Scott
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | T21 | T18 |
Played at Kapalua six times, was 2nd in 2007, T-5th in 2005, T-6th in 2014 and 7th in 2004. In those four events was 58 under par.
Solid contenders
Webb Simpson
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | T3 | T11 | T3 |
In four starts was T-3rd in 2012 & ’14, T-8th in 2019 and T-11th in 2013. In those four events was 53 under par. 2020 was a good year for him with two wins at Phoenix and Heritage.
Patrick Reed
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | T25 | T6 | 2 | Win | T16 |
In six starts won in 2015, was 2nd in 2016 and 2020 were he lost in a playoff. In thos six starts is 84 under par.
Joaquin Niemann
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 |
Was T-5th last year at the Sentry TofC. Stats from last year’s Sentry TofC, Niemann was 7th in Proximity to Hole, T-10th in Greens in Regulation, 7th in Strokes Gained Putting and 2nd in Putting inside ten feet.
Harris English
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 |
Has played great in the last year, was T-11th at Kapalua in 2014
Long shots that could come through:
Martin Laird
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 2 | T4 |
Has a great record at Kapalua including 2nd in 2012 and T-4th in 2010.
Abraham Ancer
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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Everytime he pops up at some event, seems to play well. First time at Kapalua.
Robert Streb
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 |
A good putter that surprised us by finishing T-8th in 2015.
Has this one problem which will hold him back:
Xander Schauffele
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | Win | T22 |
Great record at Kapalua, won in 2019 and lost in a playoff last year. Was my favorite until the world found out he had COVID-19 last week and was dragging. Got better over the weekend, past the COVID test which allows him to play this week. Only thing he has missed a lot of practice, I also don’t like that Kapalua is one of the hardest courses in the world to work and it may fatigue Xander.
Jon Rahm
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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10 | T8 | 2 |
If anything he seems to be getting worst on each start at Kapalua. Was runner-up the first year he played in 2018, was T-6th in 2019 and down to 10th last year. But what made my mind up on not backing him, after playing his five year professional career with TaylorMade clubs, he has switched to Callaway clubs and ball. Yes he shot 59 in a practice round playing the clubs at home in Scottsdale, and yes Rahm played Calloway clubs while in College. But in most cases, making a complete change of clubs sometimes has growing pains and that could be the case for Rahm this week.
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