PGA Tour : The Sentry Tee Times
This 2025 season on the PGA Tour begins this weekend on the Plantation Course at Kapalua resort in Hawaii for the 29th time, a limited field for 31 2024 winners and 29 players in the top 50, the first of 8 signature events worth $20,000,000.
The defending champion is American Chris Kirke.
Xander Schauffele is the headliner with Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler (injured hand). Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry not playing. (Scheffler needed stitches after cutting his hand with a knife prepping Christmas dinner.)
There are 15 first time winners you may have heard of, like Austin Eckroat, Rookie of the Year, Nick Dunlap and Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year, Matt McCarty.
The four Canadians are Adam Hadwin, Nick Taylor Taylor Pendrith and Corey Conners.
LIV player Aussie Cam Smith holds the scoring record at 258 in 2022. Jon Rahm Justin Thomas, Matt Jones and Justin Rose share the 18 hole record 61.
WEATHER
The course relies on the Westerly Trade winds to protect it from low scoring. The 4 day forecast doesn't have the gales that blow in this part of the world, but there is a breeze all week.
Thursday : Sunny hot 81*f, wind SW 20mph.
Friday : Sunny hot 81*f wind SW 13mph
Saturday : Sunny, hot 81*f wind S 10mph
Sunday : Sunny hot 82*f wind E 12mph
Players often bring their families with them for a holiday, a very nice way to ease into the season with next week also in Hawaii at the full field Sony Open on Oahu.
Bryan Angus
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