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If the PGA Tour was looking to start the new year with a bang, then starting the Sentry Tournament of Champions at The Plantation Course at Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii, is the way to begin. The par-73 course was the easiest on Tour during the 2021-22 season relative to par with a scoring average of 4.783-under. That is more than one stroke lower than the next easiest (-3.566 / The Summit Club / The CJ Cup at Summit). The course record entering the 2022 event was 62 and three players recorded 61s last year — Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and Matt Jones.
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Promoted: By Foxhills Club and Resort, Sean Graham as its new director of golf. Graham, who previously served as the club's head of golf operations and retail, will oversee the Chertsey, England, club's major golf course modernization project.
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Announced: By NBC Sports, it will air more than 16 hours of coverage from this week's Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort's Plantation Course in Maui, Hawaii. First- and second-round coverage will be shown live in primetime from 6-10 p.m. ET Thursday and Friday on Golf Channel and Peacock. Saturday and Sunday’s coverage will begin on NBC and Peacock from 4-6 p.m. ET and continue from 6-8 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and Peacock.
Announced: By the LPGA, that Stephen C. Mills, former president and general manager of the New York Knicks, has been elected to the LPGA Board of Directors as an independent director for 2023. Retiring from the LPGA Board of Directors is Diane Gulyas, chair and former senior executive for DuPont, LLC. John Veihmeyer, retired chairman of KPMG International, replaces Gulyas as the new Board chair. Also, Gemma Dryburgh, Mel Reid, Elizabeth Szokol and Kelly Tan have been elected to the LPGA Board as player directors, succeeding Lydia Ko, Amy Olson, Alena Sharp and Michelle Wie West, whose terms expired.
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PGA Tour: Sentry Tournament of Champions
Site: Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Hawaii.
Television (ET): Today-Friday, 6-10 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m. (NBC Sports), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel).
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