The Sentry Finest Bets and Golf Odds

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The PGA Tour has began its calendar yr on Maui yearly since 1999 and does the identical this week with The Sentry.

Historically, this has been an occasion reserved solely for the winners of the earlier season’s PGA Tour occasion however modified final yr to incorporate the season-ending Tour Championship qualifier and now consists of the highest 50 within the FedEx Cup level standings.

Sadly (or fortuitously when you’re betting towards him), FedEx Cup Champion and PGA Tour Participant of the Yr Scotty Scheffler will not be enjoying this week as a result of he needed to withdraw from the occasion as a result of he suffered a puncture wound on his proper palm. A hand of damaged glass whereas getting ready dinner on Christmas Day. He’s anticipated to return to American Specific inside two weeks.

Xander Scheufele (5-1), the 2019 winner right here at Kapalua, takes over as favourite.

Collin Morikawa (10-1) has a number of household connections to the islands and has by no means completed outdoors the highest seven right here.

Justin Thomas (11-1) is a two-time champion (2017, 2020) at Kapalua and completed 2024 sturdy with a second place at ZOZO and third on the Hero World Problem.

Ludvig Åberg returned to play in late 2024 after lacking three months to have knee surgical procedure. He is priced at 18-1 with Patrick Cantlay.

Hideki Matsuyama (22-1) completed 2024 with a second-place end on the Dunlop Phoenix Championship held in his native Japan.

Viktor Hovland (33-1) could possibly be a possible withdrawal right here as a result of he fractured his little toe in observe over Christmas. He additionally parted methods once more with swing coach Joe Mayo.

Chris Kirk (80-1) is the defending champion of The Sentry. Different high 5 winners enjoying this week embody Sungjae Im (18-1), Sahith Thegala (30-1), Byung-Hun Ahn (35-1), JT Poston (40-1) and Brian Harman (65-1). ).

Occasion

The Sentry has been performed at Kapalua Resort on Maui since 1999. The occasion was established in 1953 when it was hosted on the Desert Inn Nation Membership, now the location of the Wynn Las Vegas property. He moved to Stardust Nation Membership (now often called Las Vegas Nationwide Golf Membership), earlier than spending the following 30 years at La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California. The checklist of occasion winners is amongst golf legends and icons together with Jack Nicklaus (1963), 1964, 1971, 1973, 1977), Arnold Palmer (1962, 1965, 1966), Tom Watson (1979, 1980, 1984), Gary Participant (1969, 1978), Phil Mickelson (1994, 1998) and Tiger Woods (1997, 2000), in all, there have been 15 gamers A number of winners of the occasion because the starting A number of winners at Kapalua: Stewart Appleby (2004, 2005, 2006), Jeff Ogilvy (2009, 2010), Dustin Johnson (2013, 2018) and Justin Thomas (2017, 2020).

The sector

There are presently 60 gamers within the discipline, together with 37 of the highest 50 gamers within the Official World Golf Rankings.

Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry had been eligible however often start their calendar years in Dubai for a DP World Tour occasion.

This is The Sentry’s discipline this week (supplied by PGA Tour Communications):

Course

The Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort was designed in 1991 by the duo of Invoice Coore and Ben Crenshaw, who additionally designed and renovated Pinehurst No. 2 and Trinity Forest. The course is about on an enormous expanse of terrain on the decrease slopes of the volcanic West Maui Mountains. It was constructed on an previous pineapple plantation. The course has solely three par-3s and is a uncommon par-73 (cut up 36/37) that’s 7,596 yards lengthy however performed as the better course on the PGA Tour final yr.

There are 11 par-4s on the course and eight of them are lower than 425 yards. No course on the PGA Tour has extra elevation adjustments than Kapalua, so gamers will encounter loads of uneven lies and a few blind photographs into the pins, however the ball will carry greater than common. The Celebration Bermudagrass fairways are the second widest and most beneficiant fairways at about 50 yards per spherical. The TifEagle Bermuda greens are the biggest on the tour (averaging 8,700 sq. ft) and the slowest (10.5 stimulant scale).

There are 93 bunkers, the fourth largest on the tour, however there are not any water holes on the format. Onshore winds, elevation adjustments and uneven lies are the course’s fundamental protection. The wind did not blow three years in the past and the profitable rating was beneath 34, and the profitable rating was beneath 29 final yr, so count on a low rating.

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Latest Historical past/Winners

2024: Chris Kirk (-29/263); 125-1

2023: Jon Rahm (-27/265); 7-1

2022: Cameron Smith (-34/258); 25-1

2021: Harris English (-25/267); 33-1**

2020: Justin Thomas (-14/278); 11-2**

2019: Xander Scheufele (-23/269); 22-1

2018: Dustin Johnson (-24/268); 15-2

2017: Justin Thomas (-22/270); 22-1

2016: Jordan Spieth (-30/262); 5-1

2015: Patrick Reed (-21/271); 22-1***

2014: Zach Johnson (-19/273); 14-1

2013: Dustin Johnson (-16/203); 14-1****

2012: Steve Stricker (-23/269); 17-2

2011: Jonathan Byrd (-24/268); 50-1

2010: Jeff Ogilvy (-22/270); 9-1

Playoff win over Joaquin Nyman – *

Playoff wins over Patrick Reed and Xander Scheufele – **

Playoff win over Jimmy Walker – ***

Climate shortened occasion to 54 holes – ****

Tendencies, statistics and angles

Listed here are a few of The Sentry’s profitable tendencies:

• 12 of the final 15 winners had been 33 or youthful.
• 13 of the final 15 winners are ranked within the high 30 or higher on the OWGR.
• 14 of the final 15 winners have a minimum of three PGA Tour victories.
• 15 of the final 15 winners have performed in a minimum of one earlier Event of Champions occasion.
• 10 of the final 15 winners have completed eleventh or higher in a earlier Event of Champions occasion.
• 10 of the final 13 winners completed seventh or higher within the earlier yr’s occasion.
• 6 of the final 9 winners completed 4th or higher within the earlier yr’s occasion.

Statistical evaluation

Kapalua’s common profitable rating the previous 4 years has been near 29 beneath par.

Birdie or higher share (2024 PGA Tour season)

1. Sam Burns 25.69%
2. Max Griserman 25.10
3. Wyndham Clark 24.88
4. Xander Schauffele 24.77
5. Nick Dunlap 24.73
6. Taylor Pendrith 24.68
7. Baton Keizer 24.62
8. Jonathan Vegas 24.37
9. Tony Debate 24.36
10. Maverick McNeely 24.33
11. Colleen Morikawa 24.33
12. Ludwig Aberg 24.30

Kapalua is a par 2 golf course the place gamers will not have a lot hassle off the tee.

Strokes Gained: Strategy – Common per spherical (2024 PGA Tour season)

1. Tony Debates 0.808
2. Corey Conners 0.776
3. Tom Hogue 0.754
4. Xander Schauffele 0.678
5. Arun Ray 0.676
6. Justin Thomas 0.639
7. Si Woo Kim 0.506
8. Hideki Matusyama 0.499
9. Viktor Hovland 0.458
10. Patton Keizer 0.458
11. Ludwig Aberg 0.434
12. Jonathan Vegas 0.433

In line with Ron Kloss @PGASplits101, slightly below half of the approached photographs had been from 200 yards and above.

Proximity to the opening – 200+ yards (2024 PGA Tour season)

1. Robert McIntyre 44′10″
2. Xander Schauffele 45′ 4″
3. Tom Hogue 45′11″
4. Viktor Hovland 46′ 5″
5. Jake Knapp 46′8″
6. Patton Keizer 46′ 11″
7. Byung Hun Ahn 47′ 2″
8. Max Griesserman 47′ 3″
9. Akshay Bhatia 47’10’
10. Christian Bezuidenhout 48′ 0″
11. Tony Finau 48′0″
12. Sungjae Im 48′0″

These low-scoring occasions often turn into wedge festivals.

Near the opening 50-125 yards (2024 PGA Tour season)

1. Hideki Matsuyama 15′1″
2. Tom Hogue 15′ 4″
3. Justin Thomas 15′6″
4. Russell Henley 15′8″
5. Christian Bezuidenhout 15′ 11″
6. Windham Clark 16′ 1″
7. Nick Dunlap 16′ 6″
8. Eric Cole 16′ 7″
9. Keegan Bradley 16′ 9″
10. Max Homa 16’10’
11. Jake Knapp 17′0″
12. GT Boston 17′ 1″

Scoring modifiers at stage 5 will rapidly transfer you up the leaderboard.

Strokes Gained Par-5 (final 50 rounds)

1. Eric Cole 32.3
2. Billy Horschel Could 28
3. Davis Thompson 23.4
4. Patrick Cantlay 22.7
5. Max Griserman 20.5
6. Tony Debate 20.1
7. Jonathan Vegas 19
8. Arun Ray 16.3
9. Sungjae on September fifteenth
10. Nick Dunlap 15.8
11. Taylor Pendrith 15.4
12. Ludwig Aberg 14.5
13. Harry Gap 14.1
14. Davis Riley 14.1

Huge, slow-cooked Kapalua greens, 100% Bermuda.

Strokes gained in Bermudagrass mode — common per spherical (final 50 rounds)

1. Max Griserman 0.81 (28 rounds)
2. Denny McCarthy 0.74
3. Thomas Detry 0.58
4. Billy Horschel 0.55
5. Russell Henley 0.53
6. True Thegala 0.52
7. Maverick McNeely 0.51
8. Christian Bezuidenhout 0.50
9. Xander Schauffele 0.46
10. Brian Harman 0.45
11. Nicolas Echavarría 0.45
12. Adam Scott 0.45
13. Jason Day 0.45
14. Wyndham Clark 0.45

With such huge greens, the delay is much more essential this week.

Keep away from the Three Putts (2024 PGA Tour Season)

1. Russell Henley 99.01%
2. Xander Schauffele 98.95
3. Christian Bezuidenhout 98.68
4. Collin Morikawa 98.45
5. Sam Burns 98.25
6. Robert McIntyre 98.23
7. Brian Harman 98.21
8. Denny McCarthy 98.15
9. Adam Scott 98.12
10. Austin Eckrot 98.02
11. Maverick McNeely 98.01
12. Justin Thomas 98.01

With a few of the widest fairways on tour and pretty non-penalty tough (2.5 inches), gamers can assault the tee with a driver.

Common driving distance (2024 PGA Tour season)

1. Pyong Hun In 317.1
2. Chris Gotrup 316.2
3. Wyndham Clark 314.0
4. Jonathan Vegas 313.9
5. Taylor Pendrith 313.6
6. Max Griserman 311.0
7. Stefan Geiger 310.3
8. Ludwig Aberg 310.1
9. Jake Knapp 309.5
10. Justin Thomas 309.1
11. Cameron Younger 308.9
12. Xander Schauffele 308.5
13. Tony Controversy 308.4
14. Kevin Yu 308.0

Choices

Collin Morikawa (12-1, bet365)

Morikawa did every thing however win right here. Two years in the past, he was main by seven photographs going into the ultimate spherical earlier than collapsing on the again 9.

He did not win in 2024, and that looks as if a very good place to fall out of the race given he has by no means completed outdoors the highest seven within the occasion.

Sahith Thegalla (29-1, Circa Sports activities)

Theegala was runner-up right here to Chris Kirk final yr as he completed with a spherical of 10-under 63.

He’s very inventive everywhere in the golf course, particularly across the greens, and that could be a recipe for achievement at Kapalua.

Akshay Bhatia (35-1, Circa Sports activities)

Bhatia completed 2024 on a excessive word with a second-place end on the Dunlop Phoenix Championships in Japan, in addition to a third-place end within the doubles occasion on the Grant Thornton Invitational and a fourth-place end on the Hero World Problem.

He was a top-15 finisher in each Hawaii occasions final season and his creativity needs to be on show on this wide-open format.

Sepp Straka (90-1, FanDuel)

Straka completed twelfth right here final yr however completed sixth on method.

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