Twenty-one of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Ranking will competing in the no-cut event with an overall prizemoney payout of $US20 million.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said the tour remains committed to playing its season-opening event in Maui amid the devastation to the island from recent wildfires.
For three days at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Collin Morikawa was composing a veritable symphony. It was a thing of beauty. Pitch perfect. Something that left peers and spectators alike in awe.
The 28-year-old Spaniard claimed the title at the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Sunday, posting a 10-under 63 to win for a 27-under 265 total to grab his eighth career victory on the PGA Tour—a year after finishing second in this event.
Rahm came to Kapalua with a revamped top end of the bag, swapping all of his woods for Callaway’s new Paradym Triple Diamond model – a bold move considering Rahm led the tour in strokes gained/off-the-tee last season with his Callaway Rogue ST driver.
With a five-shot buffer to the next-best player, American Daniel Berger, and a further shot back to Australian Matt Jones, it seems likely to be a two-man tete-a-tete again tomorrow.
We’re sure the advice itself is pretty solid, but “get to the 18th hole early” isn’t exactly useful for a PGA Tour winner who is competing in the event.
It has been 12 years since Geoff Ogilvy won the second of his ToC titles at Kapalua, but a strong Aussie presence this week opens the door for a drought-breaking win.
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