Sentry Tournament of Champions
January 6th – 9th, 2022
Plantation Course at Kapalua
Kapalua, Maui,, HI
Par: 73 / Yardage: 7,596
Purse: $8.2 million
with $1,476,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Harris English

This week’s field includes:
The field of 38 has 36 players in the top-100 of the world rankings including 27 of the top-50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with eight players from the top-ten: #1 Jon Rahm, #2 Collin Morikawa, #4 Patrick Cantlay, #5 Bryson DeChambeau, #6 Xander Schauffele, #7 Viktor Hovland, #8 Justin Thomas and #10 Sam Burns. The other top-100 players are #12 Harris English, #14 Jordan Spieth, #15 Tony Finau, #16 Brooks Koepka, #17 Abraham Ancer, #18 Hideki Matsuyama, #19 Daniel Berger, #20 Jason Kokrak, #21 Cameron Smith, #23 Billy Horschel, #25 Patrick Reed, #26 Sungjae Im, #29 Kevin Na, #32 Talor Gooch, #33 Phil Mickelson, #35 Max Homa, #36 Marc Leishman, #41 Lucas Herbert, #43 Kevin Kisner, #52 Stewart Cink, #53 Siwoo Kim, #61 Garrick Higgo, #63 K.H. Lee, #66 Erik van Rooyen, #70 Branden Grace, #73 Seamus Power, #78 Cameron Davis and #93 Joel Dahmen.
#83 Cameron Champ was forced to WD after a postive COVID test.
Last year there were 29 top-50 players in the field
The field includes 11 of the Top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2022. Those players are #1 Talor Gooch, #2 Sam Burns, #3 Sungjae Im, #4 Hideki Matsuyama, #5 Viktor Hovland, #6 Max Homa, #8 Jason Kokrak, #9 Lucas Herbert, #15 Collin Morikawa, #18 Marc Leishman, and #25 Seamus Power
The field includes five past champions: Harris English (2021), Justin Thomas (2017 & 20) Xander Schauffele (2019), Jordan Spieth (2016), and Patrick Reed (2014).
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 the 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 | Hero World Challenge | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | Houston Open | Mayakoba | Bermuda Champ. | Zozo Champ. | CJ Cup | Shriners Children’s | Sanderson Farms | Fortinet Champ. | Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Burns (198.67 pts) |
T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
T14 (12) |
Win (44) |
DNP | T18 (16) |
8 (25) |
Viktor Hovland (196.17 pts) |
Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
T44 (2) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (35) |
T17 (16.5) |
Collin Morikawa (176.33 pts) |
T5 (46.67) |
Win (66) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (12) |
T63 (0) |
Justin Thomas (141.33 pts) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 3 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 (40) |
T22 (14) |
Sungjae Im (135.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
Win (44) |
T31 (6.33) |
DNP | T20 (15) |
3 (45) |
Patrick Cantlay (132 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (66) |
Win (66) |
Talor Gooch (120 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
60 (0) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
Patrick Reed (111.5 pts) |
T3 (60) |
T32 (9) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
T56 (0) |
T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | 25 (12.5) |
DNP |
Abraham Ancer (107.5 pts) |
T14 (24) |
T27 (11.5) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (22.5) |
T9 (22.5) |
Bryson DeChambeau (101.5 pts) |
T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 7 (27.5) |
2 (50) |
Cameron Smith (79.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
T15 (11.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (18) |
T34 (8) |
Xander Schauffele (78.83 pts) |
T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (7.33) |
T18 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (35) |
T49 (0.5) |
Hideki Matsuyama (78 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T59 (0) |
T67 (0) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
T26 (12) |
T46 (2) |
Jason Kokrak (77.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (19.5) |
T15 (17.5) |
Tony Finau (73.67 pts) |
T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (19.5) |
T15 (17.5) |
Marc Leishman (71 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (4) |
T3 (30) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | 51 (0) |
Jon Rahm (69.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
2 (50) |
T9 (22.5) |
Daniel Berger (68.17 pts) |
T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (19.5) |
T26 (12) |
Kevin Na (58.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (0.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
3 (45) |
T17 (16.5) |
Seamus Power (55.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T11 (13) |
T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Erik Van Rooyen (54.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
T25 (8.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (14) |
5 (35) |
Jordan Spieth (53.67 pts) |
20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (15) |
T34 (8) |
Lucas Herbert (48.5 pts) |
DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Si Woo Kim (47.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
76 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T8 (16.67) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | T29 (10.5) |
K.H. Lee (46.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
T25 (8.33) |
T14 (12) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (19) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Sentry Tournament of Champions
Player | Hero World Challenge | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | Houston Open | Mayakoba | Bermuda Champ. | Zozo Champ. | CJ Cup | Shriners Children’s | Sanderson Farms | Fortinet Champ. | Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Kisner (-6.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
Cameron Champ WD COVID (-3.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
Lucas Glover (4.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
T67 (0) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (6) |
Phil Mickelson (4.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (4.67) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
Cam Davis (8.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
T27 (7.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T29 (10.5) |
Stewart Cink (8.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (0.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (12) |
T38 (6) |
Branden Grace (11.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
Garrick Higgo (16.5 pts) |
DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
T34 (5.33) |
T75 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matt Jones (21.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T18 (10.67) |
T38 (4) |
T27 (7.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (6) |
Billy Horschel (37.17 pts) |
DNP | T32 (9) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (22.5) |
T52 (0) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Sentry Tournament of Champions
Best Bets:
Jordan Spieth
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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9 | T3 | Win | 2 |
Historically always plays well at Kapalua. In four starts has not finished higher than 9th, won in 2016, was 2nd in 2014, and T-3rd in 2017. Only played twice since the Ryder Cup, T-18th at the C.J. Cup and 20th at Hero World Challenge. Has been one of the best putters on the PGA Tour, at Sentry Tof C in 2017 when he finished T-3rd, was 3rd in Strokes Gained Putting, in 2016 when he won the Sentry TofC was 1st in Strokes Gained Putting and in 2014 when he finished 2nd was 4th in Strokes Gained Putting so he does well on the greens at Kapalua.
Justin Thomas
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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3 | Win | 3 | T22 | Win | T21 |
Has played at Kapalua the last six years and has two wins and two 3rd place finishes. Has worked hard on his game, was 3rd at Mayakoba, and T-5th at the Hero World Challenge. Key for his great play at Kapalua, hitting lots of greens and making lots of birdies, 139 in 24 rounds which is one for every four holes played.
Xander Schauffele
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T5 | T2 | Win | T22 |
He has played four times, T-22nd in his first year, won in 2019, T-2nd in 2020, missing out in a playoff, and T-5th last year. In those four starts is 62 under par. Since Ryder Cup was T-18th at CJ Cup, T-28th at Zozo Championship, and T-12th at Hero World Challenge. In his 16 rounds at Kapalua has hit 221 of 288 greens for an impressive 76.7%. Has dominated the par 5s, playing them in 42 under par.
Best of the rest:
Collin Morikawa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T7 | T7 |
T-7th at Kapalua last year and T-7th in 2020. Has had a good fall, was 2nd at the CJ Cup, T-7th at the Zozo Championship, and T-5th at the Hero World after leading going into the final round. His putter has always been what kept him back, but he has drastically shown improvements at the British Open and in the fall. In 2022 is 10th in Strokes Gained putting.
Jon Rahm
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T7 | 10 | T8 | 2 |
Seems to always play well at Kapalua, but has never been spectacular. After he finished 2nd in his first start in 2018 has finished T-8th, 10th, and T-7th last year. Has struggled since the Ryder Cup, after he missed the cut at the Andalucia Masters in October took the rest of the year off to rest up. Is not a great putter, but always in the top-50 in Strokes Gained putting. The key to him playing well is a great tee-to-green game if that comes together with some timely putting could win.
Viktor Hovland
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T31 |
Yes was T-31st in his only Kapalua start last year, But we like him because in his last two starts won at Mayakoba and Hero World Challenge. Does play well on courses by oceans and Bermuda Greens, winning Mayakoba twice, in Puerto Rico and Hero World Challenge. His tee to green game is good and makes a lot of birdies. He also is weak in putts between seven and 15 feet but has historically been ok in 3-putt avoidance. If he has a great putting week, he will contend.
Solid contenders
Hideki Matsuyama
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T41 | T4 | 2 | T3 |
After finishing T-3rd in 2015, 2nd in 2017, and T-4th in 2018 was a very disappointing T-41st last year. Feel that was a fluke and he will be back to normal this year. Won in his last fall start at the Zozo Championship. Has never been a good putter, but has putted well at Kapalua. Also makes a lot of birdies and is good from tee to green.
Jason Kokrak
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T35 |
Yes played terrible last year in Maui finishing T-35th. But the key to his good play in the last year has been a drastic improvement in his putting, so between that and winning a few weeks ago in Houston have to think he will be picked by a lot of folks.
Marc Leishman
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T24 | T4 | T7 | T23 |
Mixed results at Kapalua, was T-4th in 2019 and T-7th in 2018 but T-24th last year and T-23rd in 2013. Was T-4th at the Fortinet and T-3rd at the Shriners. Putting has always been his weak link, but the rest of his game is good, and plays well in the wind.
Patrick Reed
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T21 | T2 | T25 | T6 | 2 | Win | T16 |
In six starts won in 2015, was 2nd in 2016, and in 2020, he lost in a playoff. Was T-21st last year In these six starts is 105 under par. In the fall was T-2nd at Bermuda and T-3rd at Hero World. Reed for years has been one of the best putters on tour, his success at Kapalua is putting well.
Long shots that could come through:
Sungjae Im
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T5 |
Was T-5th last year at the Sentry TofC. Played well in the fall including a win at the Shriners Children’s Open, T-9th at the CJ Cup. Im is great from tee to green and an average putter, if he can putt above his average he could win and surprise a lot of folks.
Sam Burns
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
has no history at Kapalua but off of his 2022 play is the man to beat. He won the Sanderson Farms and after finishing T-14th at the Shriners, was T-5th at the CJ Cup, T-7th in Houston, and T-3rd at the Hero World. So he is a great pick.
Talor Gooch
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
He had the best fall of anyone, winning for the first time at the RSM Classic and in six starts was in the top-11, five times. In looking at his putting stats, he is in the top 40%, does avoid three-putting, and is solid from 4 to 8 feet.
Those that will struggle this week:
Patrick Cantlay
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T13 | 4 | T15 |
Was 4th in 2020 but struggled with a T-15th in 2018 and T-13th in 2021. Ended his 2021 in spectacular form winning the BMW and Tour Championship to claim the FedExCup, but has not played since the Ryder Cup. Normally a good putter plus a good tee to green game. Cantlay has a nack for taking a lot of time off and he tends to be sluggish after his break. He has been in California the last couple of weeks and hasn’t been able to work on his game with all of the rain out there.
Bryson Dechambeau
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T7 | 7 | 26 |
Was 7th in 2021 and 2019, placed 26th in 2018. Has only played once since the Ryder Cup, T-14th at the Hero World. Rumors had him mentally down and thinking of possible retirement. He does hit the ball a long way, which could give him such a significant advantage that he is left with nothing but wedges to the hole. Between that and he is a good putter, he should do well but his mental attitude will be questioned. Also, we will see if he still believes that bomb and gouge are the best way to play golf in the future.
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For entertainment purposes
I see you have Cam Smith as a WD in the hot list… supposed to be Cam Champ?
Yes, I messed up, it was Cameron Champ that WD not Cameron Smith. Have changed it