2017 Sentry Tournament of Champions winner Justin Thomas is looking to get his 2019 off to a blistering start in the select field event at the Kapalua resort.
Thomas, whose triumph in Hawaii sparked a run of five wins, his maiden Major at the PGA Championship and the Player of the Year title, is back in action for the first time since the Hero World Challenge; the last event of a late season flurry which included a losing effort at the Ryder Cup.
‘It is always great to start the year here at Kapalua. This is a great place to start the year,’ said Thomas.
‘It doesn’t get any better than being in Hawaii. It is a small field, a great chance to get a lot of FedEx Cup points and get a good jump start to the year if you have either been behind or haven’t played yet.
‘It has been a nice little off season and I am excited to get going. It was very busy come the end of the 2017-2018 season and then the Ryder Cup, and then the Asia swing for me and then Tiger’s event and a couple of weeks after. It was good, really from Tiger’s event to now was great.
‘I was home almost the entire time, I had a family vacation after that. I was home twenty straight nights, which I think is the longest I have been since I became a professional. I was pretty excited about that. I was able to get a good routine, get a good amount of rest and work on my game, work on my body. Like I said, I am just happy to be here. Crazy it has all started already.’
Local bookmakers BETcoza have installed Thomas as third favourite at 8.5/1 behind 2018 winner Dustin Johnson (5.25/1) and Jon Rahm (7.25/1).
