5 golfers who outperformed their odds at the Sentry 2025 ft. Hideki Matsuyama

Hideki Matsuyama fired 8-under 65 on Sunday, January 5, to win the Sentry 2025. He aggregated at 35-under after four rounds to post a three-stroke win over Collin Morikawa.

In the Sentry 2025, a lot of players performed way better than oddsmakers were expecting them to. In this article, we will look at the five names who exceeded their odds at the Kapalua Plantation Course.

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5 golfers who outperformed their odds at the Sentry 2025

1) Hideki Matsuyama (Winner)

Hideki Matsuyama poses with the trophy The Sentry (Source: Imagn)

Although Hideki Matsuyama had two wins on the PGA Tour in the past ten months, he wasn't a favorite at Kapalua, listed at +2500 for the week. However, he surprised everyone with his remarkable consistency across all four rounds.

Matsuyama didn't shoot worse than 65 and ended up breaking the PGA Tour record with a score of 35-under.

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2) Jhonattan Vegas (4th)

Jhonattan Vegas impressed everyone with his performance at Kapalua (Image Source: Imagn)

Jhonattan Vegas was undoubtedly the most outstanding player of the week. The Venezuelan golfer entered the Sentry 2025 with +17500 odds, one of the longest for the tournament. However, he stunned the star-studded field by shooting 68, 68, 66, and 65 to finish the week at 25-under.

The 40-year-old golfer had recently ended his seven-year winning drought at the 3M Open.

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3) Maverick McNealy (T8th)

Maverick McNealy (Image Source: Getty)

Although Maverick McNealy had won the RSM Classic, the last PGA Tour event of the season, he wasn't among the oddsmakers' favorites this week.

McNealy entered Kapalua with odds of +5000 but finished the week at 23-under after shooting 64, 68, 69, and 68 to tie for eighth.

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4) Tom Hoge (T8th)

Tom Hoge (Image Source: Getty)

Tom Hoge was +7500 at the Sentry 2025 but performed far better than expected. He set the tone for the week with a 9-under 64 in the first round and then carded 68, 68, and 69 over the next three days to finish at 23-under.

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5) Cam Davis (T13th)

Cam Davis during the The Sentry 2025, Final Round (Image Source: Imagn)

Cam Davis was another name who, with odds of +10000, was far down the list, and the first-round 73 wasn't the start he would have wanted. However, with a pair of 64s in the next two rounds, he bounced back and finished T13 after firing a 4-under 69 on Day 4.