Dustin Johnson favourite at Tournament of Champions; Rory McIlroy declines spot

Rory McIlroy may have declined his place at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii next week, but the 2021 opener on the PGA Tour certainly won't lack for strength in depth. 

World No.1 Dustin Johnson will tee up in his first competitive event since slipping on the famous Green Jacket at The Masters in November, and he will be joined at the head of the field by the likes of Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau. 

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The tournament is invite only for all winners on the PGA Tour during the 2020 calendar year, along with the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings last year. 

McIlroy was eligible to compete but chose to bypass on this occasion along with fellow qualifiers Tyrrell Hatton and Jim Herman. 

Check out the full list of runners below for the 2021 Tournament of Champions: 

Abraham Ancer

Daniel Berger

Patrick Cantlay

Cameron Champ

Stewart Cink

Bryson DeChambeau

Harris English

Tony Finau

Sergio Garcia

Brian Gay

Lanto Griffin

Billy Horschel

Viktor Hovland

Mackenzie Hughes

Sungjae Im

Dustin Johnson

Kevin Kisner

Jason Kokrak

Martin Laird

Andrew Landry

Marc Leishman

Hideki Matsuyama

Collin Morikawa

Sebastian Munoz

Kevin Na

Joaquin Niemann

Carlos Ortiz

Ryan Palmer

Jon Rahm

Patrick Reed

Xander Schauffele

Scottie Scheffler

Adam Scott

Webb Simpson 

Cameron Smith

Robert Streb

Hudson Swafford

Nick Taylor

Justin Thomas

Michael Thompson

Brendon Todd

Richy Werenski

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