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Morikawa, Matsuyama, Cantlay commit to Sentry TOC

World No. 2 Collin Morikawa, shown during a pro-am tournament ahead of the Hero World Challenge last week, is headed back to the Kapalua Plantation Course for the Sentry Tournament of Champions for the third straight year. AP file photo

The Maui News

The Sentry Tournament of Champions today announced reigning FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay, 2021 British Open champion Collin Morikawa and 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama are among the latest commits to the 2022 champions-only event when it returns to the Kapalua Plantation Course from Jan. 6-9.

Adding to the field on Maui are Max Homa, Sam Burns and Jason Kokrak, who each earned two victories during the 2021 calendar year. All three are currently ranked inside the top 40 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

During the 2021 calendar year, Cantlay earned three victories on the PGA Tour, which culminated with his first FedEx Cup title and the Jack Nicklaus Award as the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year. In three previous trips to Maui, the six-time Tour winner finished tied for 15th in 2018, fourth in 2020 and T13 in 2021.

Over the course of 2021, Morikawa captured two Tour titles. The 24-year-old’s win at the World Golf Championships Workday Championship at Concession in February originally qualified him for his third appearance at the Sentry.

The California native who is currently ranked No. 2 in the world went on to collect his fifth career Tour victory and second career major title at Royal St George’s in July to become the first player to win two different majors in his first attempt. In two previous appearances at Kapalua, Morikawa owns two top-10 finishes, tying for seventh in each of the last two years.

In what was a historic year for the Japanese star, Matsuyama’s two victories on Tour during the 2021 calendar year secured his fifth trip to Maui. The 29-year-old picked up his first career major championship title at the Masters to become the first male major championship winner from Japan.

In four previous trips to the Sentry, Matsuyama finished tied for third in 2015, second in ’17, T4 in ’18 and T41 in ’21.

A two-win campaign for Homa in 2021 was made more special with both victories coming in his home state of California. His first victory came in a playoff win against Tony Finau to capture the Genesis Invitational in February in his native Los Angeles, which qualified him for a return trip to the Plantation Course. In September, the 31-year-old picked up his third career victory at the Fortinet Championship in Napa. In his lone start at the Sentry TOC, Homa finished tied for 25th in 2020.

Burns experienced a breakthrough year in 2021 — the Louisiana rising star collected two Tour wins in the calendar year. His maiden victory came in his 76th start at the Valspar Championship in May to officially qualify for his first trip to Kapalua. The 25-year-old went on to capture the Sanderson Farms Championship in October, which elevated him inside the top 20 in the world for the first time in his career.

After earning his long-awaited first Tour victory in late 2020, Kokrak continued the momentum by picking up two more wins in 2021. The 36-year-old secured a return trip to Maui with his victory at the Charles Schwab Challenge. The Ohio resident went on to capture his second victory of the calendar year at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open. In his lone start at the TOC, Kokrak finished tied for 35th in 2021.

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