Tournament of Champions (golf)

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golf tournament The Tournament of Champions, currently titled as The Sentry, is the calendar-year opening tournament of golf's PGA Tour season, played in Hawaii on the island of Maui.[1] The tournament was founded in 1953; for most of its history the field was restricted to golfers who won a tournament on the tour during the previous calendar year, but players who qualified for the preceding Tour Championship are now invited as well.[2][3] From 1986 through 2013, it was the opening event of each tour season; the PGA Tour switched to its wrap-around season (starting season in September and ending in August) in the fall of 2013. In 2025, Hideki Matsuyama shot the lowest 72-hole to-par score in the history of the PGA Tour (−35) to win the tournament.

History

The tournament is held during the first week of January and, since 1999, has been played over the Plantation Course at the Kapalua Resort near Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Unlike most PGA Tour events, it is a par 73 course.

Previous venues have been the Desert Inn Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, from the event's inception until 1966, and the Stardust Country Club, also in Las Vegas, in 1967 and 1968. For the following thirty years, it was played at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California; it moved from May in 1985 to January in 1986, and relocated to Maui in 1999.

The tournament has had several title sponsors, the first being Mutual of New York (MONY) between 1975 and 1990. After three years of sponsorship by Infiniti, German car maker Mercedes-Benz began a sixteen-year association with the event and the Tournament of Champions name was dropped. In 2010 the tournament entered a new ten-year agreement with Korean broadcasting company Seoul Broadcasting System, with the tournament being renamed as the SBS Championship.[2] Hyundai took over title sponsorship in 2011 with SBS remaining a sponsor.[4] In 2017, SBS became title sponsor again after Hyundai took over title sponsorship of the PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club.[5] Sentry Insurance signed on as the event's title sponsor with a five-year agreement starting in 2018,[6] later extended through 2030.[7]

From 2012 to 2015, the tournament used a Friday–Monday format, joining the Deutsche Bank Championship as the only two PGA Tour events with this format. The format allowed the tournament to have its own day to finish, and not compete against the second day of the NFL Wild Card Playoff round.

For the 2021 tournament, the PGA Tour announced that the field would be expanded to include the 30 players qualifying for the 2020 Tour Championship in addition to tournament winners during the 2020 calendar year. The change was made following the cancellation of ten tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The 2022 edition reverted to the usual winners-only field, but the addition of Tour Championship qualifiers was made permanent in 2023.[3] The tournament had a name change for 2024 as a result, dropping the traditional Tournament of Champions name again. For the 2025 tournament, The Sentry will be an official Signature Event. By rule, the 50 players who qualified for the 2024 BMW Championship, in addition to all winner of the previous year, are eligible. In addition, if a player who qualified for the BMW Championship is deemed not in good standing and ineligible to participate on the PGA Tour, the 51st place player in FedEx Cup standings will be elevated, and so forth.

Television

While being played at LaCosta, the weekend rounds were traditionally televised by ABC Sports. However, after moving to Hawaii in 1999, the time difference was not conducive to network television. The event moved to ABC's cable partner ESPN for four-round coverage. In 2007, the event moved to four-round coverage on the Golf Channel. In 2012, NBC Sports began showing weekend play, while also producing the new Monday final round for sister network Golf Channel. Starting in 2018, Thursday-Sunday coverage split between Golf Channel and NBC, with the latter picking up weekend coverage when not in conflict with the network's broadcasts of NFL playoff games.[9]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
The Sentry
2025 Template:Flagicon Hideki Matsuyama 257 −35 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Collin Morikawa 3,600,000
2024 Template:Flagicon Chris Kirk 263 −29 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Sahith Theegala 3,600,000
Sentry Tournament of Champions
2023 Template:Flagicon Jon Rahm 265 −27 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Collin Morikawa 2,700,000
2022 Template:Flagicon Cameron Smith 258 −34 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jon Rahm 1,476,000
2021 Template:Flagicon Harris English 267 −25 Playoff Template:Flagicon Joaquín Niemann 1,340,000
2020 Template:Flagicon Justin Thomas (2) 278 −14 Playoff Template:Flagicon Patrick Reed
Template:Flagicon Xander Schauffele		 1,340,000
2019 Template:Flagicon Xander Schauffele 269 −23 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gary Woodland 1,300,000
2018 Template:Flagicon Dustin Johnson (2) 268 −24 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Jon Rahm 1,260,000
SBS Tournament of Champions
2017 Template:Flagicon Justin Thomas 270 −22 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Hideki Matsuyama 1,220,000
Hyundai Tournament of Champions
2016 Template:Flagicon Jordan Spieth 262 −30 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Patrick Reed 1,180,000
2015 Template:Flagicon Patrick Reed 271 −21 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jimmy Walker 1,140,000
2014 Template:Flagicon Zach Johnson 273 −19 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jordan Spieth 1,140,000
2013 Template:Flagicon Dustin Johnson 203Template:Efn −16 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Steve Stricker 1,140,000
2012 Template:Flagicon Steve Stricker 269 −23 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Martin Laird 1,120,000
2011 Template:Flagicon Jonathan Byrd 268 −24 Playoff Template:Flagicon Robert Garrigus 1,120,000
SBS Championship
2010 Template:Flagicon Geoff Ogilvy (2) 270 −22 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Rory Sabbatini 1,120,000
Mercedes-Benz Championship
2009 Template:Flagicon Geoff Ogilvy 268 −24 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Anthony Kim
Template:Flagicon Davis Love III		 1,120,000
2008 Template:Flagicon Daniel Chopra 274 −18 Playoff Template:Flagicon Steve Stricker 1,100,000
2007 Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh 278 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Adam Scott 1,100,000
Mercedes Championships
2006 Template:Flagicon Stuart Appleby (3) 284 −8 Playoff Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh 1,080,000
2005 Template:Flagicon Stuart Appleby (2) 271 −21 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jonathan Kaye 1,060,000
2004 Template:Flagicon Stuart Appleby 270 −22 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh 1,060,000
2003 Template:Flagicon Ernie Els 261 −31 8 strokes Template:Flagicon K. J. Choi
Template:Flagicon Rocco Mediate		 1,000,000
2002 Template:Flagicon Sergio García 274 −18 Playoff Template:Flagicon David Toms 720,000
2001 Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk 274 −18 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Rory Sabbatini 630,000
2000 Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (2) 276 −16 Playoff Template:Flagicon Ernie Els 522,000
1999 Template:Flagicon David Duval 266 −26 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara
Template:Flagicon Billy Mayfair		 468,000
1998 Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson (2) 271 −17 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods		 306,000
1997 Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods 202Template:Efn −14 Playoff Template:Flagicon Tom Lehman 216,000
1996 Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara 271 −17 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo
Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch		 180,000
1995 Template:Flagicon Steve Elkington (2) 278 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke 180,000
1994 Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson 276 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Fred Couples 180,000
Infiniti Tournament of Champions
1993 Template:Flagicon Davis Love III 272 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Tom Kite 144,000
1992 Template:Flagicon Steve Elkington 279 −9 Playoff Template:Flagicon Brad Faxon 144,000
1991 Template:Flagicon Tom Kite (2) 272 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins 144,000
MONY Tournament of Champions
1990 Template:Flagicon Paul Azinger 272 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ian Baker-Finch 135,000
1989 Template:Flagicon Steve Jones 279 −9 3 strokes Template:Flagicon David Frost
Template:Flagicon Jay Haas		 135,000
1988 Template:Flagicon Steve Pate 202Template:Efn −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Larry Nelson 90,000
1987 Template:Flagicon Mac O'Grady 278 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Rick Fehr 90,000
1986 Template:Flagicon Calvin Peete 267 −21 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara 90,000
1985 Template:Flagicon Tom Kite 275 −13 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark McCumber 72,000
1984 Template:Flagicon Tom Watson (3) 274 −14 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke 72,000
1983 Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins (2) 280 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd 72,000
1982 Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins 280 −8 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Andy Bean
Template:Flagicon David Graham
Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler
Template:Flagicon Ron Streck		 63,000
1981 Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino 273 −15 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd 54,000
1980 Template:Flagicon Tom Watson (2) 276 −12 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Jim Colbert 54,000
1979 Template:Flagicon Tom Watson 275 −13 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke
Template:Flagicon Jerry Pate		 54,000
1978 Template:Flagicon Gary Player (2) 281 −7 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Andy North
Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino		 45,000
1977 Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus (5) 281 −7 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke 45,000
1976 Template:Flagicon Don January (2) 277 −11 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Hubert Green 45,000
1975 Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger 277 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Gary Player 40,000
Tournament of Champions
1974 Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller 280 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Buddy Allin
Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey		 40,000
1973 Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus (4) 276 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino 40,000
1972 Template:Flagicon Bobby Mitchell 280 −8 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus 33,000
1971 Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus (3) 279 −9 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin
Template:Flagicon Gary Player
Template:Flagicon Dave Stockton		 33,000
1970 Template:Flagicon Frank Beard (2) 273 −15 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Billy Casper
Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin
Template:Flagicon Gary Player		 30,000
1969 Template:Flagicon Gary Player 284 −4 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino 30,000
1968 Template:Flagicon Don January 276 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Julius Boros 30,000
1967 Template:Flagicon Frank Beard 278 −6 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer 20,000
1966 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer (3) 283 −5 Playoff Template:Flagicon Gay Brewer 20,000
1965 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer (2) 277 −11 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Chi-Chi Rodríguez 14,000
1964 Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus (2) 279 −9 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger
Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders		 12,000
1963 Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus 273 −15 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Tony Lema
Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer		 13,000
1962 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer 276 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Billy Casper 11,000
1961 Template:Flagicon Sam Snead 273 −15 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Tommy Bolt 10,000
1960 Template:Flagicon Jerry Barber 268 −20 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Jay Hebert 10,000
1959 Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak 281 −7 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr. 10,000
1958 Template:Flagicon Stan Leonard 275 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Billy Casper 10,000
1957 Template:Flagicon Gene Littler (3) 285 −3 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Billy Casper
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret
Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald
Template:Flagicon Billy Maxwell		 10,000
1956 Template:Flagicon Gene Littler (2) 281 −7 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff 10,000
1955 Template:Flagicon Gene Littler 280 −8 13 strokes Template:Flagicon Jerry Barber
Template:Flagicon Pete Cooper
Template:Flagicon Bob Toski		 10,000
1954 Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr. 278 −10 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Al Besselink
Template:Flagicon Lloyd Mangrum		 10,000
1953 Template:Flagicon Al Besselink 280 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Chandler Harper 10,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

Tournament highlights

  • 1953: Al Besselink wins the inaugural Tournament of Champions (TOC) by one shot over Chandler Harper.[10]
  • 1955: Gene Littler is victorious at the TOC for the first time. He wins by 13 shots over Pete Cooper, Jerry Barber, and Bob Toski.[11]
  • 1957: For the third consecutive year, Gene Littler is victorious at the TOC. He finishes three shots ahead of Billy Casper, Jimmy Demaret, Dow Finsterwald, and Billy Maxwell.[12]
  • 1959: Mike Souchak wins by two shots over Art Wall Jr. in spite of his shooting a final round 77.[13]
  • 1960: Jerry Barber shoots 268, a TOC tournament mark for its time in Las Vegas, four shots ahead of Jay Hebert.[14]
  • 1962: Arnold Palmer earns his first TOC title. He birdies the 72nd hole to finish one shot ahead of Billy Casper.[15]
  • 1963: Jack Nicklaus wins the TOC for the first time. He finishes five shots ahead of Tony Lema and Arnold Palmer.[16]
  • 1966: Arnold Palmer successfully defends his TOC title by defeating Gay Brewer 69 to 73 in an 18-hole playoff. For Brewer, it's his second 18-hole playoff loss in a week. In the tournament prior to the TOC, The 1966 Masters Tournament, Brewer was defeated by Jack Nicklaus.[17]
  • 1967: Frank Beard prevents Arnold Palmer from winning a third straight TOC. He holes a seven-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to win by one shot over Palmer.[18]
  • 1969: Gary Player wins in the United States for the first time since his 1965 U.S. Open triumph. He finishes two shots ahead of Lee Trevino.[19]
  • 1972: Bobby Mitchell wins the TOC with a Template:Convert birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Jack Nicklaus.[20]
  • 1973: Jack Nicklaus wins the TOC for a fourth time, one stroke ahead of Lee Trevino.[21]
  • 1977: Jack Nicklaus collects his fifth and final TOC title with a birdie at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Bruce Lietzke.[22]
  • 1978: Just like the week previous at Masters, Gary Player comes back from seven shots behind to win, two shots ahead of Andy North and Lee Trevino.[23]
  • 1980: Tom Watson wins by three shots over Jim Colbert. The original margin of victory was five shots but Watson was penalized two shots by tour officials after he was overheard giving advice to his playing partner Lee Trevino.[24]
  • 1981: Lee Trevino earns his first PGA Tour victory in California, two strokes ahead of Raymond Floyd.[25]
  • 1982: Ron Streck comes to the 72nd hole tied with Lanny Wadkins but three-putts to seemingly lose by one shot. After play is finished, Streck is assessed a two-shot penalty for moving a tree branch in his face on the 70th hole. The penalty drops Streck into a four-way tie for second along with Andy Bean, David Graham, and Craig Stadler and costs him over $14,000 in prize money.[26]
  • 1985: Tom Kite shoots a first round 64 on his way to a six-shot triumph over Mark McCumber.[27]
  • 1986: Calvin Peete shoots a tournament record 267 and finishes six shots ahead of Mark O'Meara.[28]
  • 1991: Tom Kite wins his second TOC after Lanny Wadkins three-putts the 71st green from just Template:Convert.[29]
  • 1995: Steve Elkington birdies the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Bruce Lietzke.[30] During the final round, 54-hole leader John Huston putted his ball into a lake.[31]
  • 1997: Tiger Woods, the PGA Player of the Year for 1997, birdies the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Tom Lehman.[32]
  • 1999: David Duval wins the first edition of the tournament played in Hawaii, nine shots ahead of Mark O'Meara and Billy Mayfair.[33]
  • 2000: Tiger Woods wins his fifth consecutive PGA Tour event. He sinks a Template:Convert birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat Ernie Els.[34]
  • 2003: Ernie Els shoots a tournament record 261 on his way to an eight-shot victory over Rocco Mediate and K. J. Choi.[35]
  • 2006: Stuart Appleby defeats Vijay Singh on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff and joins Gene Littler as the only winners of the tournament for three consecutive years.[36]
  • 2010: Geoff Ogilvy successfully defends his tournament title, one stroke ahead of Rory Sabbatini.[37]
  • 2025: Hideki Matsuyama set the record for the lowest 72-hole score with a 35 under par. During the final round at the fifth hole, Taylor Pendrith made the first albatross in event history.[38]

Notes

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References

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