If you needed more proof of how ridiculously loaded golf is right now, look no further than the Sentry Tournament of Champions field this weekend in Kapalua, Hawaii. Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm will be in attendance. Good heavens, this is a fun way to start off 2018!
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I think it means something that Spieth and Thomas are co-favorites in a field like this. I think it also says something that Fowler and Johnson have the same odds and that Cantlay (!) is 20-1 with so many big dogs in one place at the same time.
Sleeper — Brian Harman:will make his second showing at this tournament. Three straight winners have been making their second appearances. That probably means nothing, but there are no sleepers this week with a field this good, and Harman leads a group of players that make you say oh yeah, forgot he was here this week, damn, hes good during an event.Odds: 28-1
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3. Kapalua runways:The course at Kapalua has some absurd hills which almost always leads to at least a handful of the 20 longest drives in any given PGA Tour season. Last year it was seven of the top 20. The year before that it was 11 of the top 20. With the field we have — Koepka, Johnson, Rahm and Thomas — Id be surprised if we didnt get at least 10 of the top 20 longest drives for the entire season this week.
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2. History for Justin Thomas?The reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year is going for his third win in a row in Hawaii after sweeping the Tournament of Champions and Sony Open last year. Thats never happened before, but now Thomas is the co-favorite to get it done. And its not like hes cooled off since coming here last year. He had two top 20s including a win in the fall and could make a run at D.J. spot at No. 1 in the world with a couple more wins at the beginning of 2018.
Spieth is the surest bet in golf right now. That doesnt mean hes going to win, but Im excited to watch him fire it back up for what should be another great year in what is quickly becoming an historic career.
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Despite the length of the course, Reed and Zach Johnson have proved in recent years that theres not just one way to win this golf tournament. Im looking forward to seeing how different players attack it over the course of the four-day event.
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Winner — John Rahm:has a level of talent that is honestly terrifying. He will obliterate some drives this week, and his game clearly travels all over the world (he won in California, Ireland and Dubai last year). He will be the No. 1 player in the world someday. Im starting to wonder if someday means 2018.Odds: 12-1
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Top 10 — Jordan Spieth:has played in three of these and finished in the top three each time. He lives the uneven lies that Kapalua provides and could putt well if he was playing on Mars. It would be shocking if he wasnt in one of the final three groups on Sunday.Odds: 6-1
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There are 132 players with 8 or more career rounds played lua.@JordanSpiethis the only one with a career scoring average under 68 (67.7).
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1. Spieths 2017-18 debut:The No. 2 player in the world hasnt played an official PGA Tour event since the Tour Championship last September. He did play in Australia and finished top five at the Hero World Challenge, but this is a tournament he owns. Including his win two years ago, Spieth has two other top-three finishes and is clearly enamored with the first tournament of the season.
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What:Sentry Tournament of ChampionsWhere:Kapalua, HawaiiWhen:Jan. 4-7
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