2024 Sentry Tournament of Champions Betting
The first event of the 2024 calendar year is the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. The tournament used to be for golfers who won at least one PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year, but now the field also includes players who finished in the Top 50 in last year’s FedExCup points list. The Sentry Tournament of Champions takes place at Kapalua Resort in Maui, with Jon Rahm the defending champion. Some of the top players eligible for the 2023 event include World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, and Tony Finau, among others. The Sentry will be one of eight signature events that have a prize purse of $8 million dollars. There are a total of eight signature events for 2024, not including the majors, Players Championship and playoff events.
Catch all of the action at the Sony Tournament of Champions from Thursday, January 4 through Sunday, January 7.
2024 PGA Tour Betting Lines
2024 Sentry Tournament of Champions At a Glance
Course: Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui, HI
Par: 73
Course Length: 7,596 yards
Defending Champion: Jon Rahm
Tournament Record: -34 (Cameron Smith, 2022)
The Sentry Tournament of Champions began simply as the Tournament of Champions in 1953. A number of players have won this event more than once, including Jack Nicklaus, who holds the all-time record with five wins. Scoring has been excellent in the Tournament of Champions through the years. Cameron Smith holds the course record with a 34-under par in 2022. The course is unusual because it is a par 73, something rarely seen in golf. The course features large fairways and generous greens, plus the weather is almost always excellent in Maui.
Sentry Tournament of Champions Winners (2000)
| YEAR |
WINNER |
SCORE TO PAR |
| 2023 |
Jon Rahm |
-27 |
| 2022 |
Cameron Smith |
-34 |
| 2021 |
Harris English |
-25 |
| 2020 |
Justin Thomas |
-20 |
| 2019 |
Xander Schauffele |
-23 |
| 2018 |
Dustin Johnson |
-24 |
| 2017 |
Justin Thomas |
-22 |
| 2016 |
Jordan Spieth |
-30 |
| 2015 |
Patrick Reed |
-21 |
| 2014 |
Zach Johnson |
-19 |
| 2013 |
Dustin Johnson |
-16 |
| 2012 |
Steve Stricker |
-23 |
| 2011 |
Jonathan Byrd |
-24 |
| 2010 |
Geoff Ogilvy |
-22 |
| 2009 |
Geoff Ogilvy |
-24 |
| 2008 |
Daniel Chopra |
-18 |
| 2007 |
Vijay Singh |
-14 |
| 2006 |
Stuart Appleby |
-8 |
| 2005 |
Stuart Appleby |
-21 |
| 2004 |
Stuart Appleby |
-22 |
| 2003 |
Ernie Els |
-31 |
| 2002 |
Sergio Garcia |
-18 |
| 2001 |
Jim Furyk |
-18 |
| 2000 |
Tiger Woods |
-16 |
It should come as no surprise that it is a who’s who list of winners in this event since it is a winner’s only tournament. Somewhat surprisingly, there have been some runaway winners in this event. Geoff Ogilvy won by six shots in 2009 and Ernie Els won in 2003 by eight shots.
Most Career Wins
| WINS |
GOLFER |
YEARS |
| 5 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1963, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1977 |
| 3 |
Stuart Appleby |
2004, 2005, 2006 |
| 3 |
Gene Littler |
1955, 1956, 1957 |
| 3 |
Arnold Palmer |
1962, 1965, 1966 |
| 3 |
Tom Watson |
1979, 1980, 1984 |
Jack Nicklaus dominated this event for more than a decade, winning it five times. Four other golfers have won this event three times, but none of those three-time winners are currently active.
Best Winning Tournament Scores
| SCORE |
GOLFER |
YEAR |
| -32 (258) |
Cameron Smith |
2022 |
| -31 (261) |
Ernie Els |
2003 |
| -30 (262) |
Jordan Spieth |
2016 |
| -27 (265) |
Jon Rahm |
2023 |
| -26 (266) |
David Duval |
1999 |
| -24 (268) |
Dustin Johnson |
2018 |
| -24 (268) |
Jonathan Byrd |
2011 |
| -24 (268) |
Geoff Ogilvy |
2009 |
The scores for this event have almost always been excellent, and Cameron Smith shot 34-under par in 2022 to set the record. Ernie Els previously held the record in 2003 at 31-under par. Jordan Spieth nearly matched that score in 2016 when he shot 30-under par. In eight of the last nine years, the winners of this event have shot at least 21-under par.
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