32 players will start this week in the SBS Tournament of Champions over the Plantation Course at Kapaulua in Hawaii. All the participants are tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the 2016 calendar year. Jordan Spieth is the defending champion.
World Number 1 Jason Day will make his first start of the 2016-17 PGA Tour wraparound season. He’s returning from a break which he took to try and recover from recurring back problems.
U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson and last year’s winner at Kapalua Jordan Spieth will tee it up, as will on-form Hideki Matsuyama. The Japanese player will be hoping to start 2017 where he left off last year – He won four of his last five tournaments in 2016.
The Plantation Course at Kapalua is a Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore design and it opened for play in 1991. It’s a relatively gentle layout although the wind can play a significant role here. If the breeze stays away, look for a winning total in the mid 20s under par. Last year, Jordan Spieth took the title with an incredible score of 30-under.