The Sentry Odds & Favorites 2023: Scheffler, Hovland Lead Elite Field in Hawaii
The 2024 PGA Tour schedule opens, as usual, with back-to-back events in Hawaii and we're looking at The Sentry odds from our best golf betting sites with Scottie Scheffler set as a heavy favorite.
There is a 59-man field at the Plantation Course at Kapalua in Maui, HI competing in the PGA Tour's first signature event of the year. Defending champion Jon Rahm is not among the contingent after departing for LIV Golf, leaving a $20 million purse and 700 FedEx Cup points up for grabs.
Scottie Scheffler is the consensus betting favorite by The Sentry odds with Rahm removed from competition. Outside of Rahm, Rory McIlroy - No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking - is the most notable absentee this week.
Thirty-five golfers in this field are in via PGA Tour wins last year - the other 24 qualified by finishing in the top 50 of last season's FedEx Cup standings.
Here's our breakdown of the 2024 Sentry odds to help with all of your golf picks.
The Sentry odds
Odds last updated Monday at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Sentry field notes
The PGA Tour schedule opens with a bang, with The Sentry gaining signature event status. As such, the field is up to 59 competitors for the $20 million purse from a previous standard of 39.
For the second straight year, the defending champion of this event bolted for LIV Golf. Cameron Smith won the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions before his departure. Rahm won last year's event at Kapalua as the first of his four victories from January to April, culminating with the Masters.
To help increase the number of competitors in the field, the Sentry Tournament of Champions has been renamed The Sentry and is allowing an additional 24 entrants based on their finish in last year's FedEx Cup standings. Viktor Hovland, who won the 2023 FedEx Cup and enters this event at No. 4 in the OWGR, has the second-shortest odds to win this week.
The Sentry picks
Plantation Course at Kapalua course info
- Par: 73
- Length: 7,596 yards
- Greens: Bermuda
- Architect: Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw
The Sentry tournament info
- Where: Plantation Course at Kapalua
- When: Thursday, Jan. 4 - Sunday, Jan. 7
- Field: 59
- 2023 champion: Jon Rahm
- Purse: $20 million
- FedEx Cup points: 700
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