A stellar lineup of the world's best golfers converge on the greens at the Kapalua Resort for the first PGA Tour tournament of 2025 at The Sentry. Who will lift the winning trophy in Hawaii come Sunday?
Chris Kirk returns to defend his title after a one-stroke victory over Sahith Theegala in 2024.
Past and present Major winners who will tee off on the Plantation Course on Thursday include Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Brian Harman, Wyndham Clark, Keegan Bradley, Matt Fitzpatrick, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day and Adam Scott.
These are our four selections that could win the title this weekend.
Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa has been thereabouts in his recent starts, placing T24 at the Paris Olympics, T22 at the FedEx St Jude Championship, T28 at the BMW Championship, 2nd at the Tour Championship and T54 at the ZOZO Championship.
Other notable results achieved by Morikawa on the PGA Tour last season include finishing T14 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T3 at the Masters, 9th at the RBC Heritage, T16 at the Wells Fargo Championship, T4 at the PGA Championship, T4 at the Charles Schwab Challenge and 2nd at the Memorial Tournament.
The American was also T14 at the U.S. Open, T13 at the Travelers Championship, T4 at the Genesis Scottish Open and T16 at the Open Championship.
The world's fourth-ranked golfer has compiled an impressive record at The Sentry, placing T7 in 2020, T7 in 2021, T5 in 20222, 2nd in 2023 and T5 in 2024.
Morikawa should enter calculation as he loves playing on the Plantation Course at the Kapalua Resort.
Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas has bounced back to form on the PGA Tour lately, placing T14 at the Tour Championship, T2 at the ZOZO Championship and T3 at the Hero World Challenge.
Other prominent performances achieved by Thomas last year include finishing T3 at the American Express, T6 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T12 at the WM Phoenix Open, T12 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, T5 at the RBC Heritage, T8 at the PGA Championship and T5 at the Travelers Championship.
The two-time Major winner has a superb record at the Sentry, placing T21 in 2016, victory in 2017, T22 in 2018, 3rd in 2019, victory in 2020, 3rd in 2021, T5 in 2022 and T25 in 2023.
Thomas has every chance of victory in Hawaii after his recent performances.
Ludvig Aberg
Ludvig Aberg has been playing well lately, placing T18 at the Paris Olympics, T40 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, T2 at the BMW Championship, 16th at the Tour Championship, T17 at the RSM Classic and 6th at the Hero World Challenge.
Other noteworthy results achieved by Aberg during 2024 include finishing T9 at the Farmers Insurance Open, 2nd at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 8th at the Players Championship, T14 at the Valero Texas Open, 2nd at the Masters, T10 at the RBC Heritage, T5 at the Memorial Tournament, T12 at the U.S. Open and T4 at the Genesis Scottish Open.
The number five-ranked golfer placed T47 overall on debut at The Sentry in 2023.
Aberg is showing signs he is ready to produce another winning performance on the PGA Tour.
Jason Day
Jason Day has been in solid form on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour lately, placing T13 at the Open Championship, T9 at the Paris Olympics, T22 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, T33 at the BMW Championship, T19 at the Hero World Challenge and 8th at the BMW Australian PGA Championship.
Additional highlights achieved by Day last season include finishing T6 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 9th at the Genesis Invitational, T18 at the RBC Heritage, T4 at the Wells Fargo Championship and T23 at the John Deere Classic.
The former world number one has made six appearances at the Kapalua Resort, placing T9 in 2011, T3 in 2015, T10 in 2016, T12 in 2017, 13th in 2019 and T10 in 2024.
Day appears to have turned the corner and could cause an upset victory at The Sentry this weekend.