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

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Jan 5, 2018; Maui, HI, USA; PGA golfer Jon Rahm reacts as he narrowly misses an eagle putt on the 18th hole during the second round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort – The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s hard to envision Jon Rahm failing to qualify for this event anytime soon. The Spaniard’s reached the Tournament of Champions every year starting in 2018. He made a splash as a debutant, finishing solo second (71-70-66-69). While he couldn’t punch his ticket back to Hawaii right then and there, he assured his return just two weeks later with a win at the CareerBuilder Challenge.

Rahm’s next two Tournament of Champions appearances ended in T-8th (70-71-69-69) and T-9th (67-68-68-70).

He reacted positively to Kapalua’s new greens in 2020.

“It’s great to be back here in Maui and to see the greens being as good as they are,” Rahm was transcribed last year by ASAP Sports. “I feel like this place has been good to me in the past, and right now the greens are firming up beautifully, so it’s a lot of fun.”

The former Arizona State Sun Devil closed out his 2020 strong. He won the second of two PGA Tour events this year at the BMW Championship in August. That was part of an ongoing streak of eight top-25s, which also features a T-2nd at the Zozo Championship and T-7th at the Masters.

He’ll be able to bomb it off the tee here at Kapalua. That fits the style of a man who ranked fourth last season on the PGA Tour in strokes gained off the tee (.756).

Rahm has no glaring weaknesses in his game Last season he improved from 78th to 24th in SG around the green, which was a big factor in helping him stay ranked in the top three in the world throughout 2020.

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