Sentry Tournament Of Champions Tees Off 2023 New Year Of PGA Tour Winners

Aloha to 2023 as the new year tees off in Hawaii for the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions. The field has been expanded to include last year’s PGA Tour winners plus TOUR Championship finalists as top players take aim at the coastal 7,596 yard Plantation Course (Par 73) in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. Betting odds, picks to win along with TV and tee times are provided for the opening PGA Tour event.

The course was revamped ahead of the 2020 tournament, and the winning scores have been -14, -25 and a record -34 under par last year by Cam Smith when soft conditions and little wind produced record scores.

World no. 1 Rory McIlroy is not playing, but 39 leading golfers and winners take a shot at the hugely increased prize pool of $15 million with $2.75 million to the winner.

Players Odds to Win

Here are the opening round pairings, tee times and current odds to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions, courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

Golf odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.

Types of bets and how to read the odds

• 9:30 am – Adam Svensson (+12000)
• 9:35 – Seamus Power (+4000) and Mackenzie Hughes (+10000)
• 9:45 – Scott Stallings (+10000 ) and Chez Reavie (+30000)
• 9:55 – Tony Finau (+1400) and Colin Morikawa (+1800)
• 10:05 – Patrick Cantlay (+1100) and Hideki Matsuyama (+4000)
• 10:15 – Cameron Young (+2100) and Sam Burns (+2200)
• 10:25 – Adam Scott (+4500) and Sahith Theegala (+6000)
• 10:35 – Tom Hoge (+6500) and Ryan Brehm (+55000)
• 10:50 – Trey Mullinax (+12000) and JJ Spaun (+12000)
• 11:00 – KH Lee (+6000) and Chad Ramey (+47000)
• 11:10 – Aaron Wise (+3400) and Russell Henley (+4200)
• 11:20 – JT Poston (+10000) and Corey Connors (+4200)
• 11:30 – Brian Harman (+4200) and Luke List (+16000)
• 11:40 – Sepp Straka (+10000) and Billy Horschel (+4200)
• 11:55 – Viktor Hovland (+1900) and Keegan Bradley (+4200)
• 12:05 pm – Sunjae Im (+1900) and Max Homa (+3100)
• 12:15 – Scottie Scheffler (+900) and Will Zalatoris (+3100)
• 12:25 – Jordan Spieth (+2700) and Tom Kim (+2700)
• 12:35 – Matt Fitzpatrick (+2100) and Jon Rahm (+600)
• 12:45 – Xander Schauffele (+1000) and Justin Thomas (+1000)

Beyond the live golf action on the Golf Channel, NBC and heard nationwide on Sirius XM radio, millions of fans will watch and wager on the most streamed content of PGA Tour Live on ESPN+.

Golfers Course and Event History

The best strokes gained averages among golfers who have played at least twice here over the past five years, along with best finishing position (data provided by numberFire)

• Jon Rahm (+1.88: 2nd, 7th, 10th, 8th, 2nd)
• Justin Thomas (+1.63: 5th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd)
• Xander Schauffele (+1.58: 12th, 5th, 2nd, 1st)
• Collin Morikawa (+1.42: 5th, 7th, 7th)
• Sungjae Im (+1.39: 8th, 5th)
• Patrick Cantlay (+1.18: 4th, 13th, 4th, 15th)
• Jordan Spieth (+0.47: 21st, 9th)
• Max Homa (0.28: 15th)
• Hideki Matsuyama (-0.17: 13th, 4th)

Past winners in the field include Justin Thomas (2017 and 2020), Xander Schauffele (2019), and Jordan Spieth (2016). The winning scores ranged from 262 and 30-under par (Spieth) to 278 and 14-under par for Justin Thomas in a 2020 playoff win over Schauffele with strong winds. Last year’s winner Cameron Smith is not in the event, and he shot a record 34 under par. The Over/Under winning score prop for this year’s Tournament of Champions is 262.5.

Golf Picks

While the leading favorites of Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau draw more betting action to win, there are plenty of capable dark horses and long shots. Additional ways to bet and win include playing fantasy golf and FanDuel’s golf props, tournament matchups, top finishing position, first round leader and adjusted odds after each round.

Fanshare Sports notes that Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele and drawing the most buzz and interest in daily fantasy golf with correlated betting interest.

But here are some players and picks to win the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions from leading golf experts, analysts and handicappers.

• Ben Coley, SportingLife – Sungjae Im, Jordan Spieth, KH Lee (longshot)
• Jason Sobel, Action Network – Justin Thomas, Russell Henley (longshot)
• Rob Bolton, PGA Tour (Power Rankings) – Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele
• Sal Johnson, Golf Stats – Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas
• Johnny Covers, OddsChecker – Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau, Hideki Matsuyama (longshot)

I like Xander Schauffele’s game and proven performance at the course and event, along with Sungjae Im’s continued rise and affinity to the course and conditions in his two trips to the luxurious Plantation Resort in Kapalua.

You can bet on it.