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2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions: Top 10 power rankings at Kapalua

By Mike Randleman

Jan 6, 2019; Maui, HI, USA; The Kapalua butterfly logo in the landscape located near the first hole during the final round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort - The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 6, 2019; Maui, HI, USA; The Kapalua butterfly logo in the landscape located near the first hole during the final round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort - The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 4, 2018; Maui, HI, USA; PGA golfer Patrick Cantlay lines up a putt on the second hole during the first round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort – The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 4, 2018; Maui, HI, USA; PGA golfer Patrick Cantlay lines up a putt on the second hole during the first round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort – The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

Patrick Cantlay has won three times in the last four years, and he might just be scratching the surface.

The former elite collegian at UCLA has had injuries hamper parts of his pro career, but he’s been hitting his stride. He picked up a high profile win last fall in his home state at the Zozo Championship.

Cantlay stared down Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm among others to win the invitation-only event at Sherwood.

The 28 year old only played 16 times in 2020 but finished in the top 10 a quarter of the time. He missed just one cut and played the weekend at all three majors.

Cantlay makes his third Tournament of Champions start this week. He debuted at T-15th in 2018 (70-70-72-71) and jumped up to solo fourth in 2020 (69-71-73-68). That makes for seven under-par rounds and the other right at even.

He epitomizes consistency and ranked 58th or better last season on the PGA Tour in all strokes gained categories. Cantlay was 12th in SG tee to green (1.097). He should feast on the five par-5 opportunities after finishing fourth in 2019-20 par-5 scoring (4.49).

The last time we saw Cantlay in action was at the Masters where he brought home T-17th. About two months away from competition should mean he’s rested and ready to go for Hawaii and the upcoming West Coast swing where he typically plays well.

I don’t envision Cantlay pulling it out this week but I see him as good value for your DFS lineup, per usual.

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