How To Watch The Sentry: Live Streams For PGA Tour Opener

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last updated 5 January 2025

Watch The Sentry to see the 2025 PGA Tour season and FedExCup get underway with this prestigious tournament in Hawaii. Here, Golf Monthly brings you all the information on how to watch The Sentry golf live streams and TV broadcasts wherever you are in the world.

The Sentry key information

• Dates: January 2–5, 2024

• Venue: Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, USA

• TV & Streaming: Golf Channel, NBC, Peacock (US) | Sky Sports (UK) | Kayo Sports (Aus)

• Watch from anywhere: Try NordVPN risk-free

The final round, which is set to challenge the PGA Tour’s low-scoring record, is all teed up to be a shootout between Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa after they traded blows on a windless, record-breaking third day. Matsuyama enters the final round a shot ahead of Morikawa at 27 under after setting a new 54-hole scoring record at the Sentry. Matsuyama's 27-under also ties the lowest 54-hole score on the PGA Tour since 1983. Both players carded 62s in the third round.

In third place is Thomas Detry, on 22 under, and the bookies are offering 40-1 on him winning.

The Sentry is the first of this season’s eight Signature Event status tournaments, and is played for an elevated $20 million prize fund, with the winner earning $3.6m. Entry is restricted to those who won on the PGA Tour during the previous season or who came in the top 50 in last season’s FedExCup standings.

This event used to be known as the Tournament of Champions, and restricted only to PGA Tour tournament winners in the past 12 months, but, with the opening up of the field to the top 50 in the FedExCup, it was renamed last year.

Since 1999, this tournament has been held at the Plantation Course at the Kapalua Resort on the island of Maui in Hawaii. With only three par 3s, the 7,596-yard layout has a par of 73 and, unless the wind blows, scoring tends to be low on this Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw design. The past three winning scores have been 29, 27 and 34 under par. The defending champion is Chris Kirk.

Scottie Scheffler misses the tournament after cutting his hand on a glass on Christmas Day. Rory McIlroy is again skipping the event – he’s only played The Sentry once, in 2019 when he came fourth – and will make his seasonal debut on the DP World Tour. His fellow Europeans Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry are also not taking up their places in The Sentry.

Read on for our guide on how to watch The Sentry online, on TV, and from anywhere.

Are there any free live streams for The Sentry?

There are no free live streams for The Sentry 2025. The closest you're going to get is through Fancode in India, a streaming platform where a monthly subscription costs just ₹199 – that's just over $2 and just under £2.

The service is geo-restricted so will only work in India. If you're away from India right now, you can still access your Fancode subscription by using a VPN – more on that below.

Watch The Sentry from anywhere

If you are outside your usual country, you can still access the streaming services you subscribe to, even when you're away from home, thanks to a handy piece of software known as a VPN.

A Virtual Private Network – to give it the full name – can make your devices appear to be in any location, bypassing geo-restrictions so you can watch the things you've signed up for. It's perfect for watching golf from anywhere, and it comes with a host of internet security benefits, too.

Our expert colleagues over at TechRadar have tested loads of VPNs and they reckon NordVPN is the best VPN provider out there right now.

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Watch The Sentry golf in the US

NBC will televise the action from The Sentry live on television and via live stream on Peacock. NBC is available on cable TV plans, as is its Golf Channel.

If you already have the Golf Channel as part of your cable TV package, then you're all set. No cable? No problem. Try a cord-cutting TV service. There are plenty of good cord-cutting streaming services that allow you to watch cable TV channels online.

The Sentry TV Timings

January 5: 4pm–6pm (NBC/Peacock), 6pm-8pm (Golf Channel)

One of the leading providers is Sling TV, which comes with two plans: Sling Orange at $40 per month and Sling Blue at $45 per month. To get the Golf Channel you'll need the Sports Extra add-on, which is an additional $11 per month. Both plans, however, come with a half-price discount for your first month.

Fubo is another cord-cutting streaming service through which you'll be able to watch The Sentry. Subscriptions cost $79.99 per month but you can take advantage of a free trial.

NBC will also have a live stream for The Sentry on its streaming platform, Peacock, although only selected rounds. Peacock costs $7.99 per month or $79.99 for a year.

Watch The Sentry golf in the UK

Golf fans in the UK can watch The Sentry on Sky Sports. The action will be shown on the dedicated golf channel, Sky Sports Golf, while action from the first two days can also be found on Sky Sports Main Event.

You can get Sky Sports on your television by adding a Sky Sports plan to your existing TV package - prices will vary by provider.

The Sentry TV Timings (UK)

January 5: 6pm–1am (Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports+)

To watch online, subscribers can use the Sky Go app, while there are also a number of Sky Sports streaming plans out there. Check out Sky Sports deals and packages for today’s best prices.

Sky Sports is also available via the Now TV streaming service. Now TV’s sports package costs £26 per month right now.

If you’re a Sky Sports subscriber who’s currently outside the UK, you can still watch the coverage via streaming provided you use a VPN, such as NordVPN.

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How to watch The Sentry in Canada

In Canada, The Sentry will be broadcast by TSN, which has rights to the PGA Tour in Canada.

TV packages vary by provider, but if you want a The Sentry live stream, you can sign up to their online platform TSN+. Prices start from $8.99 a month.

How to watch The Sentry in Australia

Golf fans in Australia can watch The Sentry on Fox Sports and Kayo. Fox Sports will carry TV coverage on channel 503, while Kayo Sports will offer live streaming of all the rounds.

Kayo subscriptions start at $25 a month, but there's currently a free trial available.

The Sentry: Format

The Sentry is played over four rounds of strokeplay and there is no halfway cut, so all the field will play all four rounds.

The Sentry: Field

2024 Tournament winners

Akshay Bhatia
Keegan Bradley
Rafael Campos
Wyndham Clark
Cam Davis
Nick Dunlap
Nico Echavarria
Austin Eckroat
Brice Garnett
Chris Gotterup
Harry Hall
Billy Horschel
Stephan Jaeger
Chris Kirk
Patton Kizzire
Jake Knapp
Robert MacIntyre
Peter Malnati
Hideki Matsuyama
Matt McCarty
Maverick McNealy
Matthieu Pavon
Taylor Pendrith
J.T. Poston
Aaron Rai
Davis Riley
Xander Schauffele
Nick Taylor
Davis Thompson
Jhonattan Vegas
Kevin Yu

Top 50 in 2024 FedExCup

Collin Morikawa
Sahith Theegala
Russell Henley
Adam Scott
Sungjae Im
Sam Burns
Viktor Hovland
Justin Thomas
Ludvig Åberg
Patrick Cantlay
Byeong Hun An
Tony Finau
Sepp Straka
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Tom Hoge
Brian Harman
Si Woo Kim
Jason Day
Denny McCarthy
Alex Noren
Will Zalatoris
Corey Conners
Matt Fitzpatrick
Thomas Detry
Cameron Young
Max Homa
Adam Hadwin
Max Greyserman
Eric Cole

Final Round: Leaders' Tee Times

All times ET; scores in brackets

1:20pm: Robert MacIntyre (-14), Patton Kizzire (-13), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (-13)
1:32pm: Adam Hadwin (-15), Max Homa (-14), Aaron Rai (-14)
1:44pm: Sam Burns (-15), Ludvig Åberg (-15), Austin Eckroat (-15)
1:56pm: Taylor Pendrith (-16), Keegan Bradley (-16), Matt Fitzpatrick (-15)
2:08pm: Tony Finau (-17), Wyndham Clark (-17), Patrick Cantlay (-16)
2:20pm: Maverick McNealy (-18), Corey Conners (-18), Jhonattan Vegas (-17)
2:32pm: Adam Scott (-18), Sepp Straka (-18), Cameron Young (-18)
2:44pm: Will Zalatoris (-19), Tom Hoge (-19), Cam Davis (-18)
2:56pm: Sungjae Im (-21), Harry Hall (-20), Max Greyserman (-19)
3:08pm: Hideki Matsuyama (-27), Collin Morikawa (-26), Thomas Detry (-22)

The Sentry: TV schedule and timings

Sunday 5th January - Round Four:

• US (ET): 4pm–6pm (NBC), 6pm–8pm. (Golf Channel)

• Canada (ET): 4pm–8pm (TSN+)

• UK (GMT): 6pm–1am (Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports+)

• Australia (AEDT): 5am–8am (Monday) (Fox Sports / Kayo)

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Contributing Writer Roderick is the author of the critically acclaimed comic golf novel, Summer At Tangents. Golf courses and travel are Roderick’s particular interests. He writes travel articles and general features for the magazine, travel supplement and website. He also compiles the magazine's crossword. He is a member of Trevose Golf & Country Club and has played golf in around two dozen countries. Cricket is his other main sporting love. He is also the author of five non-fiction books, four of which are still in print: The Novel Life of PG Wodehouse; The Don: Beyond Boundaries; Wally Hammond: Gentleman & Player and England’s Greatest Post-War All Rounder.