The Sentry Tournament of Champions: Final Round
Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii – Scoring conditions are off the charts at The Plantation Course, here at Kapalua. The reason? Low winds and great players, great even after the PGA TOUR holiday break.
At 26-under, Cameron Smith and Jon Rahm turned-in the second-lowest opening 54-hole score to par in PGA Tour history (Patrick Reed/27-under/2014 The American Express). Smith and Rahm set the Sentry Tournament of Champions 54-hole record at 26-under 193 (194/Ernie Els/2003).
Meanwhile, Rahm and two-time Sentry Tournament of Champions winner Justin Thomas each set the tournament record with matching 12-under (61s).
The third-round scoring average (67.711) was the lowest in a single round since the event moved to The Plantation Course in 1999.
A purse of $8,200,000 is on the line today with $1,476,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points going to the winner.
Tee times today at 7:50am (local)/12:50pm (ET) with the leaders at 10:55am (local)/3:55pm (ET).
Leaderboard After Round 3:
Cameron Smith 65-64-64 – 193 (-26)
Jon Rahm 66-66-61 – 193 (-26)
Daniel Berger 66-66-66 – 198 (-21)
The Basics:
Weather: The forecast for today calls for sunny skies. Temperatures ranging from 72-79 degrees, with a 2% chance of rain. (link)
PGATourBrunch will post a recap of the Sentry TofC at Noon (ET) Monday.
Later This Week: SONY Open in Hawaii – The Tour stays in Hawaii (link)
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